Having played Dragons At Dawn, I decided to dig out my copy of The First Fantasy Campaign, published by Judges Guild.

Man, is that book dense and filled with throwaway "wtf!" moments!

Dave Arneson was not very verbose at describing how he played his games. But, good with weird hints.

#DragonsAtDawn #DaveArneson #ttrpg #ttrpgArcheology

I decided to try to stat the monsters on the first level of *The Lost Dungeon of Tonisborg*, for *Dragons At Dawn*, as the most old school Blackmoor thing possible.

Maybe it might be an interesting comparison point for that rare individual out there who knows about this niche old school gaming niche.

I'm pretty sure actual play will show the numbers to be way off.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xcq5ffjqXeFI9TUsmKMhVFLmD0pYY4NN4QmMQfdnUgk/edit?usp=sharing

#OSR #Blackmoor #OldSchoolGaming #DragonsAtDawn #DaveArneson #GregSvenson #Tonisborg

Having read a bit more in *Dragons at Dawn* I realized that I don't think I ever saw mention of it back in the day, or now for that matter. Are there anyone around who have tried to play it?

#Blackmoor #OSR #DragonsAtDawn #DaveArneson #Dungeons #ttrpg

Reading *The Lost Dungeon of Tonisborg* I'm reminded of the term "jaquaying" a dungeon. Greg made his dungeon in that way before Jennell Jaquay designed her famous works. Having multiple entrances, and direct access to deeper levels clearly was something Dave Arneson and his players had in their designs. Seeing it in this instance really makes me understand what a wonderful design principle it is.

#JennellJaquay #Blackmoor #DaveArneson #GregSvenson #dungeons #DungeonDesign #ttrpg

"L'Article dont vous êtes le héros : une histoire des livres-jeux", une série d'émissions sur France Culture en ligne depuis hier.
#jdr #ldvelh #livresdontvousêteslehéros #jeuderôle #fantasy #dnd #garygygax #kensaintandré #davearneson

https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/litterature/l-article-livre-dont-vous-etes-le-heros-1-9401018