Dungeons & Dragons Postcards : Just in time for the holidays!

 Two blog post in as many days! 

Greetings again...just a brief entry to pass some time on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

I don't know where I came across these new D&D postcards (they were just released this month)...but I'm a sucker for the early artist of TSR.

"Archival Art From Every Edition" the box proclaims. You can find these for $16+ on the net all day...they'd make a great Christmas gift to any old grognard!

100 cards...doubles, so 50 images. Lots of newer art...but plenty of the ancient masters like TRAMP, Sutherland, Otus & Dee.

I have to say its beautifully done...very snazzy box...all art crisp & clear. Just in case you need an idea for gift...or, you might request that some kind soul buy it as a "stocking stuffer". 

Lots of great images...I did see a guy online who had framed a bunch for his office. Grand idea!

Excelsior!

Chainmail reprint by DriveThruRpg

 

Back after a long absence...a quick blog entry on a Saturday night.

Don't know if many of you are aware of such sites as DrivethruRPG.com...

They create "on demand" reprints of many old RPG modules & supplements. I'm interested in the D&D material...primarily such old modules that I never actually played...such as "Ravenloft" or "Temple of  Elemental Evil"...

I noticed the other day that they have "Chainmail" as one of their "Print on demand" books...some titles are only available as downloadable PDFs...

I got the Chainmail in the post and was pretty jazzed. I never actually gazed upon the original "back in the day"...but one of our gaming group had an older brother who owned one & hand copied it to use in our D&D campaign. 

What I remember was that early in our D&D careers we were gaining troops...henchmen & followers...armies that we would lead into battle. This is where Chainmail came into play. I can vividly remember the charts used for troop combat...as well as the charts for jousting combat! Good times!

And for an added bonus...a TSR price chart circa 1979!

At $27.50 "The Empire of the Pedal Throne" was serious business! Way too rich for our blood!

Hope you enjoyed this "blast from the past"! 

Stay tuned...another blog coming your way in a matter of hours!

Excelsior!