May 26, 2012   13 notes
Ad for the Moldvay/Cook Basic and Expert D&D sets with module B1 Keep on the Borderlands, back of Dragon No. 63, July 1982.

Ad for the Moldvay/Cook Basic and Expert D&D sets with module B1 Keep on the Borderlands, back of Dragon No. 63, July 1982.

May 25, 2012   6 notes
(From Palace of the Silver Princess, D&D module B3, TSR, 1981.)

(From Palace of the Silver Princess, D&D module B3, TSR, 1981.)

May 24, 2012   3 notes
Interplay: The Metagamer Dialogues, No. 1, May/June 1981, cover by Dave Deitrick, edited by Trace Hallowell, published by Metagaming. Interplay was a small format magazine that replaced The Space Gamer as Metagaming’s in-house zine after they sold TSG to Steve Jackson Games.

Interplay: The Metagamer Dialogues, No. 1, May/June 1981, cover by Dave Deitrick, edited by Trace Hallowell, published by Metagaming.

Interplay was a small format magazine that replaced The Space Gamer as Metagaming’s in-house zine after they sold TSG to Steve Jackson Games.

May 23, 2012   5 notes
Spot The Balrog! These adventurers being flung around by an unseen foe appeared in the Second Citadel Compendium in 1984 with the explanation: This scene of wanton destruction originally featured a huge monster causing mayhem.  As you can see, the mayhem is still there, but we’ve altered the picture to remove the vast and threatening monster.  All you have to do is… SPOT THE BALROG…….. If you clipped out the form and marked the picture with the balrog’s likely location you could enter to win “all of one month’s releases from Citadel - worth at least £60.” (via Stuff of Legends)

Spot The Balrog!

These adventurers being flung around by an unseen foe appeared in the Second Citadel Compendium in 1984 with the explanation:

This scene of wanton destruction originally featured a huge monster causing mayhem.  As you can see, the mayhem is still there, but we’ve altered the picture to remove the vast and threatening monster.  All you have to do is…

SPOT THE BALROG……..

If you clipped out the form and marked the picture with the balrog’s likely location you could enter to win “all of one month’s releases from Citadel - worth at least £60.”

(via Stuff of Legends)

May 22, 2012   17 notes
The party battles two Yochlol, the amorphous handmaidens of Lolth who can assume many forms. (From AD&D module Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits, TSR, 1980.)

The party battles two Yochlol, the amorphous handmaidens of Lolth who can assume many forms.

(From AD&D module Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits, TSR, 1980.)

May 21, 2012   9 notes
Khazad of the Iron Hills travel cautiously through Mirkwood. (Charles Peale, from Northern Mirkwood: The Wood-Elves Realm by John David Ruemmler, supplement for MERP, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1983.)

Khazad of the Iron Hills travel cautiously through Mirkwood.

(Charles Peale, from Northern Mirkwood: The Wood-Elves Realm by John David Ruemmler, supplement for MERP, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1983.)

May 20, 2012   9 notes
Thus spake Loki to Thor:  “Neener neener.” (Jeff Dee, from the Norse mythos section of AD&D Deities & Demigods, TSR, 1980.)

Thus spake Loki to Thor:  “Neener neener.”

(Jeff Dee, from the Norse mythos section of AD&D Deities & Demigods, TSR, 1980.)

May 19, 2012   5 notes
Always carry a few new empty sacks on each dungeon expedition. (Erol Otus, from the Moldvay D&D Basic rules, TSR, 1981.)

Always carry a few new empty sacks on each dungeon expedition.

(Erol Otus, from the Moldvay D&D Basic rules, TSR, 1981.)

May 18, 2012   24 notes
I always liked this early Larry Elmore D&D illustration.  Is she alone or part of a larger ambushing party?  An elf, ranger, or thief?  I want to grab some dice and play out her story. I still don’t think I would let an orc ride a horse in a typical D&D game, at least not a calm and cooperative horse.  This was one of the first times I realized that we all know what an orc is, but we are all thinking of something slightly different. (From the article “Aiming for realism in archery”, Dragon magazine #58, February 1982.)

I always liked this early Larry Elmore D&D illustration.  Is she alone or part of a larger ambushing party?  An elf, ranger, or thief?  I want to grab some dice and play out her story.

I still don’t think I would let an orc ride a horse in a typical D&D game, at least not a calm and cooperative horse.  This was one of the first times I realized that we all know what an orc is, but we are all thinking of something slightly different.

(From the article “Aiming for realism in archery”, Dragon magazine #58, February 1982.)

May 17, 2012   2 notes
Ooh, I love this game (the “ID the 2nd-hand figures in someone else’s collection from one photo” game).  OP may already know this, but I see 3 figures from the Ral Partha boxed set “10-550 Forgotten Realms: Heroes.” Upper left w/ red dot: Drizzt with broken left sword. Center w/ raised hammer: Wulfgar. Lower center w/ red dot: Alias. I think those were released in 1988.  Also, Upper right: Ral Partha AD&D 11-405 Ogre Mage by Dennis Mize, with partial sword.  That thin sword usually is missing or broken today.  The original pack included the girl and a shortsword as options for the left hand.  I think this one was 1987. Lower left: Citadel Norse Dwarf by the Perry brothers; I think it’s the one called “02” in the 1988 catalog, though there was at least one similar variation in later catalogs. Lower right:  GW/CitadelWH40K Imperial Ratling sniper by Alan Perry from 1989 (space halfling). Usually I only do this when someone is asking but it was an intriguing little grab bag.  I still think miniatures ID isn’t as weird as trainspotting, as niche hobbies go.

Ooh, I love this game (the “ID the 2nd-hand figures in someone else’s collection from one photo” game).  OP may already know this, but I see 3 figures from the Ral Partha boxed set “10-550 Forgotten Realms: Heroes.”

I think those were released in 1988.  Also,

Usually I only do this when someone is asking but it was an intriguing little grab bag.  I still think miniatures ID isn’t as weird as trainspotting, as niche hobbies go.

(Source: robotbunnyhero, via knightworg)

May 17, 2012   9 notes
Miniatures from the cover of the Ral Partha 1988 catalog. This is a great diorama of a dark gloomy dungeon scene, though it doesn’t show off the individual figures very well. My copy of this catalog is in pieces since I’ve been using it for reference for 24 years now.

Miniatures from the cover of the Ral Partha 1988 catalog.

This is a great diorama of a dark gloomy dungeon scene, though it doesn’t show off the individual figures very well.

My copy of this catalog is in pieces since I’ve been using it for reference for 24 years now.

May 16, 2012   2 notes
Pixie & rust monster, by Bill Willingham from the Moldvay Basic D&D rulebook, TSR, 1981.

Pixie & rust monster, by Bill Willingham from the Moldvay Basic D&D rulebook, TSR, 1981.

May 15, 2012   5 notes
Erol Otus presents an unusual cut-away side view of the dungeon as the party battles a gnoll, with the upper and lower levels stocked with typical Erol Otus weirdness. (Cover of the AD&D Dungeon Masters Adventure Log, TSR, 1983.) PDF replicas of the 2 blank pages from the DMs Adventure Log can be found here on the mad-irishman.net website.

Erol Otus presents an unusual cut-away side view of the dungeon as the party battles a gnoll, with the upper and lower levels stocked with typical Erol Otus weirdness.

(Cover of the AD&D Dungeon Masters Adventure Log, TSR, 1983.)

PDF replicas of the 2 blank pages from the DMs Adventure Log can be found here on the mad-irishman.net website.

May 14, 2012   7 notes
The demon lord Thulcondar freed from Willchidar’s Well. (Jannell Jaquays, as Paul Jaquays, from The Book of Treasure Maps, Judges Guild, 1979.)

The demon lord Thulcondar freed from Willchidar’s Well.

(Jannell Jaquays, as Paul Jaquays, from The Book of Treasure Maps, Judges Guild, 1979.)

May 13, 2012   18 notes

markargent:

and here’s a blog entry from Jeff Grubb on the creation and development of Marvel Super Heroes: 

Interesting stuff!

(Source: 80scomicads)

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