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The OSR Grimoire is a historical exploration of the Dungeons & Dragons game.

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OSR Grimoire @osrgrimoire.bsky.social · Nov 25
There's no school like the old school
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #ttrpgs #oldschoolrenaissance #osr
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Working white on black is a very different structure than my usual work. Even my strongly black pieces are drawn black on white.

It took me hours to do, and I had to redo some sections a dozen times to be happy with them.

"Ioun Stones"
Digital B&W bitmap
October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Have been making my way through a close read of the Immortals rules. So much great stuff in there, although I'm realizing it could have been better organized. Below - a preliminary concept sketch of the cover, by Larry Elmore.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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#BECMI #DND
Adventures in Gulluvia Supplemental:
King Norm I of Mercadia

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Adventures in Gulluvia Supplemental #1 King Norm I of Mercadia
King Norm Dingleberry of Mercadia  (circa 1143) "The Mad Dwarf"  "The Unshaven" 12th Level Dwarf  Homeland: Skyforge Birth Date: 1006 Sex:...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Jeff Easley's illustration of a very angry dragon appears in this 1999 ad for Capcom's Dungeons & Dragons Collection for the Sega Saturn

Blending RPG aesthetics and beat 'em up action, both Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara came home from the arcade packed together in a two CD set!
Touted as timeless masterpieces and arcade classics, this side of the ad celebrates the combination of Tower of Doom (1992) and Shadow Over Mystara (1996) as part of the collection. Both games were creative takes by Capcom on D&D for arcade audiences, bringing action-packed beat 'em up action tempered with a dash of RPG mechanics and familiar fantasy set in a slice of TSR's Mystara campaign setting. This side of the ad also notes that Shadow Over Mystara is a game exclusively for the 4MB RAM cartridge for the Sega Saturn! This side of the ad notes a March 4th release date for the collection! It is noted as a two-disc set and will retail at ¥5,800, or ¥7,800 with the 4MB RAM cartridge expansion. It also shows off Jeff Easley's angry dragon which had also featured as the cover of 1994's "classic" Dungeons & Dragons Game by TSR.
September 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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dungeonbuster.bsky.social
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (1996) was a fantasy arcade beat 'em up with light RPG elements by Capcom and a sequel to 1993's D&D: Tower of Doom. Two years have passed since the defeat of Deimos, the big baddie in Tower of Doom, but now a new evil threatens conquest. (a dragon's thread)
September 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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There's also this super curious piece: the Dungeon Hack computer game excerpted the warrior from the BECMI cover! It then composited it onto something Jeff Easley had drawn for the 1988 Dragonlance calendar. (The German Magier & Priester supplement also used the original piece in 1998.)
The Dungeon Hack cover shows the BECMI warrior fighting some sort of monstrous demon. This cover depicts a 3.5" disk version for the IBM. The original art shows Raistlin fighting that demon with Fistandantilus in the background. This cover depicts its usage on the cover of Amigo's 1998 Magier & Priester for AD&D.
October 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Mystara was my first love in D&D settings, long before Greyhawk. I still remember those maps from the Basic and Expert sets , sprawling kingdoms, hollow world theories, and flying ships powered by magic. It was weird, colorful, and full of wonder. #DnD #TTRPG #OSR
October 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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dungeonbuster.bsky.social
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom by Capcom debuted in 1993 boldly taking arcade goers on a grand adventure through a licensed adaption of TSR's fantasy world!

It seems to have also arrived in Europe the same year and was advertised with a neat multi-page flyer showcasing characters and monsters.
(source: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/) The front page of Europe's arcade flyer for Tower of Doom. (source: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/) Dungeons & Dragons (D & D) Tower of Doom is ... an action game where the appeal of swords and magic that has long captivated people's imagination is brought to life. D&D, a pioneer of roll-playing board games, has been transformed into a video game that loyally retains the special D & D mystique and challenge. All monsters and magic items that appear are the same ones that appeared in the original D & D game - no changes whatsoever. Players take the role of the fighter, cleric, elf, dwarf, or other player characters, who set out to reach the Republic of Darokin, located in the center of the continent. On their way, legendary monsters and dragons appear and try to keep them from proceeding. If the adventurers are to continue on their way, they must eliminate the threat of these mythical creatures by use of powerful magic and swordsmanship. Death-defying thrills and challenges wrap you in a dreamlike cloud of adventure. * 4 people can play simultaneously! New players can join in even after the game has started! * Monsters of the fantasy world make their appearance in stunning graphics! * QSound lends realism to the magic! The story unfolds differently each time you repeat the challenge! * A myriad of magic items! (source: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/) This page shows off two of the four characters players can adventure as: * Fighter - A swordsman of great strength whose long sword enables him to attack with long reach. * Elf - A long-lived sprite with characteristically pointy ears, who is well-versed in powerful magic, and is also nimble and shrewd. (source: https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/) * Dwarf - An earth-dwelling being with a body as strong as steel, whose strength affords him exceptional skill with weapons. * Cleric - A warrior priest with the gods on his side, who cannot use bladed weapons but can use magic aided by heavenly miracles.
September 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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mikeydemonsamurai.bsky.social
I’ve been getting into Mystara, the first D&D world (using OSE) over the past few weeks and really loving it. The map of the Known World is a big bugger
September 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Today at the Atlas of Mystara: Michele Carpita's Vacros and Cathos v1 from November 2005. Following Andrew Theisen's proposed placements of MSOLO's islands in 1999, Michele mapped out his own ideas in 2005, using two islands featured in the Companion Set but missed out from Dawn of the Emperors.
LoZompatore’s Vacros and Cathos v1
Michele made this map to illustrate a theory about the islands of Vacros and Cathos, both unplaced in official lore. This first version was in Italian, though he made a later updated version in English. The islands in question here are two small islands that appeared on the Companion Set continental map, but not in Dawn of the Emperors or other later maps.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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bruceheard.bsky.social
Next step, statewide or nationwide?

#TTRPG #DnD #D&D #OSR #BECMI #Mystara
July 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Day 61, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dark Tower”, Judges Guild 1979, Jennell Jaquays , page 66. #ttrpg #dnd #osr #becmi #art #d&d #fantasyart #darktower #dcc #goodmangames
May 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Con Report - Gary Con XVII
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March 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Chaosium is delighted to be the Premier Sponsor for Gary Con XVII, taking place at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, WI from March 20-23.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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mn-ttrpg-dad.bsky.social
Do you like old school rpgs? Do you like hex maps? If so, this!!!

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Atlas of Mystara
A collection of maps detailing the D&D world of Mystara. Known World, Norwold, Savage Coast — the Atlas covers the entire world in traditional hex map style.
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February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Test of the Warlords - A Rock Ballad! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mziC...
La prova dei signori della guerra
YouTube video by Il Bardo di Mystara
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February 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I'm in...well what I consider to be too public of a space to really be loud or talkative, but I wanna try to stream soon. Nothing too intense, just Chronicles of Mystara on steam. Not sure how much I'm gonna be able to get done, but I'm antsy and want to play. i'll reply here with a link when ready.
January 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Just boosting the signal for this feed related to TTRPG OSR D&D in general, specifically BECMI and Mystara. Add it to your list. Thanks for your support & Cheers! 🐉

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#TTRPG #RPG #OSR #DnD #D&D #BECMI #Mystara #Roleplaying #HobbyGaming #Fantasy #DragonMagazine #Dungeon
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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We’re holding THREE Chaosium Cons this year - USA, UK, and Australia: Get your badge and join us in our 50th birthday celebrations!
January 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Happy New Year Friends!

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Happy 2025 - 50 Years of Published Blackmoor!
I hope everyone has had nice celebrations for the New Year and are ready for 2025 to begin. 50 years ago, TSR published the second supplem...
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January 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Although uncredited, this illustration from AC10 "Bestiary of Dragons and Giants" (1987) was likely done by Roger Raupp (compare the dragons to his illustration of a dragon from ICE's "Elemental Companion" (1989)

Raupp was mentioned in the review for AC10 in Dragon #148

#becmi #dnd #rogerraupp
December 28, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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This year, we worked swiftly to save legacy media sites Vice.com and MTVNews before decades worth of valuable journalism could be erased. These sites are now searchable on the Wayback Machine!

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Wayback Machine capture of MTV News.
December 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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December 13, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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M5 "Talons of Night" (1987) by Jennell Jaquays features extraplanar travel.

One of the outer planes is the World of Thorne, a concept Jaquays revisited in her cover illustration for Dragon #175 (November, 1991)

#talonsofnight #jennelljaquays #becmi #becmidnd #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #ttrpgs #osr
December 23, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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The outer plane of Eloysia described in "Five Coins For A Kingdom" (1987) is a fascinating place, with thousands of rocky islands orbiting a small, central sun in three concentric shells. You can read more about it here: osrgrimoire.blogspot.com/2024/12/m4-f... #becmi #dnd #osr
December 15, 2024 at 10:31 PM