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Takhisis, Queen of Darkness (George Barr, AD&D supplement Dragonlance Adventures, TSR, 1987)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #George Barr #Dragonlance #dragon #Krynn #Takhisis #dragons #dnd #Dragonlance Adventures #Tiamat #Dungeons and Dragons #1980s #TSR

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oldschoolfrp · 2 days

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Leo & Diane Dillon covert art for LP: Reading Rainbow Songs (1984).

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#Leo & Diane Dillon #Reading Rainbow #Reading Rainbow Songs #dragon #imagination

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"Inside the Nightmare Flask," or pondering the views from inside and outside the orb (Kevin Siembieda cover for Judges Guild Journal 17, Oct/Nov 1979)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Kevin Siembieda #Judges Guild #Judges Guild Journal #orb #wizard #mage #magic user #imp #wizard's library #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #1970s

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oldschoolfrp · 3 days

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The commander of a large mounted force "invites" the party to join a quest on his king's behalf (Jim Holloway, from AD&D module I3: Pharaoh, 1st module in the Desert of Desolation series, written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, TSR, 1982)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jim Holloway #AD&D #dnd #Pharaoh #guards #adventuring party #Tracy and Laura Hickman #railroading #Dungeons and Dragons #TSR #1980s

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Zargon awaits beneath The Lost City -- Kevin Glint updates the look of a classic encounter from module B4, first drawn by Jim Holloway:

Quests from the Infinite Staircase (July 16, 2024) will include 5e conversions of 6 D&D/AD&D adventures from the 1980s:

B4: The Lost City by Tom Moldvay (1982, originally for Moldvay's version of Basic D&D)

UK4: When a Star Falls by Graeme Morris (1984, originally for AD&D)

UK1: Beyond the Crystal Cave by Dave J Brown, Tom Kirby, and Graeme Morris (1983, AD&D)

I3: Pharaoh by Tracy and Laura Hickman (1982, AD&D)

S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth by Gary Gygax (1982, AD&D)

S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks by Gary Gygax (1980, AD&D)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Kevin Glint #Zargon #The Lost City #AD&D #Basic D&D #dnd #D&D 5e #5e #TSR #WotC #Gary Gygax #1980s #Dungeons and Dragons

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oldschoolfrp · 4 days

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Encountering a barkburr in a magical forest (Dave De Leuw back cover for AD&D module UK1: Beyond the Crystal Cave, TSR UK, 1983)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Dave De Leuw #Beyond the Crystal Cave #AD&D #barkburr #dnd #animated plant #horned helmet #fantasy forest #TSR UK #Dungeons and Dragons #TSR #1980s #fantasy art

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"Fleeing the rage that consumed their feuding families, Juliana and Orlando fled to the Cave of Echoes, where it is said every wish is granted." (Dave De Leuw cover for AD&D module UK1: Beyond the Crystal Cave by Dave J Brown, Tom Kirby, and Graeme Morris, with a bit of inspiration from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, TSR UK, 1983)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Dave De Leuw #Beyond the Crystal Cave #AD&D #dnd #cave #cavern #dungeon #TSR UK #TSR #Dungeons and Dragons #1980s

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oldschoolfrp · 5 days

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An orc from The Fantasy Trip, Melee and Wizard (Jennell Jaquays, The Space Gamer 17, Metagaming, May-June 1978)

#The Space Gamer #Jennell Jaquays #orc #The Fantasy Trip #TFT #Melee #Wizard #pointing #scimitar #Metagaming #Space Gamer #1970s

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oldschoolfrp · 5 days

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Winchell Chung illustrations from the future battlefields of Ogre and GEV (from "G.E.V. a designer's introduction" by Steve Jackson, The Space Gamer 17, May-June 1978)

#The Space Gamer #Winchell Chung #Ogre #GEV #sci fi #Metagaming #Space Gamer #Steve Jackson #Steve Jackson US #1970s #hovercraft #battlesuit

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oldschoolfrp · 6 days

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Fomorian giants appear to be walking collections of almost randomly mismatched body parts (Looks like a Jeff Easley, AD&D module S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, by Gary Gygax, TSR, 1982)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jeff Easley #fomorian giant #fomorian giants #The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth #giants #giant #fomorian #fomorians #dungeon #cave #cavern #adventuring party #torch #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #TSR

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oldschoolfrp · 7 days

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"Old Tomb: The double doors of this building are elaborately carved with a leering face and grotesque torso. This carving depicts the same pagan deity the PCs might have discovered on the old statue on The Hill." (Jim Holloway illustration for D&D module B5: Horror on The Hill by Douglas Niles, TSR, 1983) Holloway often put caricatures of other TSR artists in his work, and the dwarf here might be another instance of him drawing Larry Elmore with diminutive stature.

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jim Holloway #dwarf #Horror on the Hill #dungeon doors #dnd #Holloway draws Elmore #BECMI #Basic D&D #adventuring party #TSR #1980s #Dungeons and Dragons

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oldschoolfrp · 8 days

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Erystelle of Dorneryll, famed elfin champion and magic-user, in the Misty Hills (Jeremy/Jes Goodwin, D&D module O2: Blade of Vengeance by Jim Bambra, TSR UK, 1984)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jes Goodwin #Jeremy Goodwin #elf #Blade of Vengeance #dnd #BECMI #Expert D&D #Erystelle #mist #1980s #TSR #TSR UK #Dungeons and Dragons

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Turpin the centaur blocks the road and challenges Erystelle to single combat; he will join the quest as an ally if Erystelle wins a fair fight (Jeremy/Jes Goodwin, D&D module O2: Blade of Vengeance, TSR UK, 1984)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jes Goodwin #Jeremy Goodwin #centaur #Blade of Vengeance #BECMI #fantasy forest #wilderness encounter #wilderness adventure #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #TSR #1980s #Expert D&D #TSR UK

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oldschoolfrp · 9 days

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"The origin of the pech is unknown, although some believe that the pech come from the Elemental Plane of Earth. They live underground or in dark places, and are marvellous workers of stone." (Jeff Easley, AD&D module S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, by Gary Gygax, TSR, 1982)

#D&D #Jeff Easley #pech #The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth #dnd #dungeon #AD&D #Gary Gygax #cave #cavern #mine #adventuring party #torch #1980s #TSR #Dungeons and Dragons

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"A berserk clay golem lurks in the small alcove in the northeast." (Jeff Easley, AD&D module S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, by Gary Gygax, TSR, 1982)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jeff Easley #golem #clay golem #The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth #dungeon #AD&D #adventuring party #torch #dnd #cave #cavern #Gary Gygax #TSR #1980s #Dungeons and Dragons

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UK 1987

#Dark Sceptre #Mike Singleton #wraith #undead #video game #computer game #Spectrum 48K #1980s

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The Silvanesti elves isolate themselves from the world and dismiss most outsiders as inferior (George Barr, AD&D supplement Dragonlance Adventures, TSR, 1987)

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