Adventure 154 – Holmes Basic

The Keep on the Borderlands! The name alone evokes images of battling monsters in caverns and wilderness in the earlier days of Dungeons & Dragons. But is the module really all it’s cracked up to be! The Sodcast discusses the good, bad, and chaotic of the most famous basic module. Link to B2: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17158/B2-The-Keep-on-the-Borderlands-Basic?affiliate_id=421647   Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – https://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

The sodcast is joined by Darrold Wagner to discuss the pre greyhawk origins of the thief. Wagner created the thief class that went on the inspire the version that appears in The Greyhawk Supplement. Join us as we discuss the origins of the fourth class of the big four. We were unable to find out which Jousting game Darrold was remembering so no link for the show notes but we will update you if we ever figure it out. World of Game Design will be the company that produces the updated Manual of Aurania. WOGD.com Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

The Sodcast is joined by Newberry Award winning author Jennifer L. Holm to talk about her experiences with Dungeons & Dragons and writing historical fiction set in the 1970s. Her latest book “Sunny Rolls the Dice” is a comic set in 1977 when a young girl first learns to play classic Dungeons & Dragons. Show links Jennifer L. Holms website http://www.jenniferholm.com/ Sunny Rolls the Dice https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/sunny-rolls-the-dice-by-jennifer-l-holm/ Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

The Sodcast is joined by musician, actor, and gamer Jason Charles Miller. We’ll talk about basic D&D. Jason’s work in music and acting. And his new show On Tour With Dragons! Show links On Tour With Dragons Episode 1 Jason Charles Miller’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/jasoncharlesmiller Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

Jon Peterson joins the SODcasters for a conversation about the chase for the wild goose that is the quentesential old school experience. Was there ever a unified approach to the game? Or is the old school experience what you make of it! We’ll talk about our own experiences. What we percieve as old school. What the gameplay ideas of the time were. And adding 37 to die rolls. Also! We will argue about torches a little more so stay till the end! Show links Jon Peterson’s blog Playing At The World http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/ Aspects of Adventure Gaming by Glenn Blacow http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/rpg/theory/models/blacow.html Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

The Sodcasters are searching for something and they don’t even know what it is! Listen in as we take a deep dive into the classic D&D Module B1 “In Search of the Unknown” and fill in our blanks on what we think of this dungeon. Show links Wizard Funk B1 on Drive Thru RPG : https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17081/B1-In-Search-of-the-Unknown-Basic?affiliate_id=421647 – Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

The Sodcasters are joined by Matt Finch to discuss Swords & Wizardry and the new S&W Box Sets kickstarter. Along the way we diverge into black and white art, the similarities between OD&D and AD&D, and mind reading devices and their applications for playing Dungeons & Dragons. Swords and Wizardry: Limited and Collectors Edition Box Sets

The last of the class acts? Magic Users are as integral to Dungeons & Dragons as dungeons and dragons are. Join the Save Or Die crew as they discuss these spell casting archetypes of fantasy and how they view and use them in their own games. Show links Zenopus Archives blog about Warlock http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2012/02/warlock-or-how-to-play-d-without.html The Worlds First Wizard YouTube Video Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR OSR Podcasts MeWe group https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.

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The three hosts are together again in the latest Save Or Die! where we talk Holmes Basic with our guest the Arch Zenopus himself Zach of the Zenopus Archives. A SOD favorite gets reexplored as we take a deep dive into what makes Holmes Basic such an endearing part of D&D history. ZENOPUS ARCHIVES http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/ Wild Games Productions Discord Server https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR Links for the show: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.