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

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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
March 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
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
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
Love this article by Tom Moldvay in "The Dragon" #38 (June, 1980) and also the illustration by Darlene. Moldvay later used these ideas to create the Seven Realms in M3 "Twilight Calling" (1986). You can read more about them, here: osrgrimoire.blogspot.com/2024/12/m3-t...
#becmi #twilightcalling
December 9, 2024 at 1:35 AM
There's no school like the old school
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #ttrpgs #oldschoolrenaissance #osr
November 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM