Daddy Rolled a 1

Blogging about #ttrpg & #comics including #dnd content. Judge for #onepagedungeoncontest since 2014. I sometimes mention #cocktails #craftbeer & #vinyl. He/Him

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

My 1st Patreon OSR adventure is LIVE: The Bone Mill

A creepy, short old-school dungeon you can drop right into your TTRPG campaign.

Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools.

[Wayne's Books @Waynes_Books]

"It may not be Antarctica… But it is Kathmandu!

Wayne, my copy of Gamma World 2e arrived in the Embassy mail yesterday. Great condition and superb packing! Much appreciated as the Pouch is often kicked around. Thanks again for the Escape from Reality in Nepal!"

(Posted w permission of Brian S. See the comments re the Antarctica reference)

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

If you played D&D in the ’70s or ’80s, I need your help with some research!

What version did you say you were playing, and what rules were you actually using?

Did you mix OD&D, Basic and AD&D rules/material? What year was this?

Tell me what you remember!

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

You can watch the full deep-dive here: https://t.co/mw7JyMGvDI

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

What would D&D look like without Tolkien?

One clue comes from Poul Anderson in 1953, before The Lord of the Rings was published.

I explore that and a lot more in my new D&D History documentary, now live on Daddy Rolled A 1.

Link in the first comment.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Gamers usually associate D&D character builds with feats, multiclassing, and 3E.

But by 1985, players could already make advancement choices based on what they wanted their characters to become later.

So when did character builds actually begin?

Link in my first reply.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Watch the full deep-dive here: https://t.co/Ti50mD7xNR

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Gamers usually associate D&D character builds with feats, multiclassing, and 3E.

But by 1985, players could already make advancement choices based on what they wanted their characters to become later.

So when did character builds actually begin?

Link in my first reply.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

You can watch the full video deep dive here: https://t.co/ABBYa5XUHo

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Third Edition was once the new D&D. Now it’s 26 years old, and some players who embraced it later came to see 3.5 as the last version that still felt like D&D. So what actually makes D&D “old school”? I look at that in my newest video. Link in the first comment.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Here's a link to the full deep-dive video: https://t.co/uDEKDjhv6h

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Was early D&D really as dark as people remember?

Thinking about that ended up sending me back to the fiction that inspired the game, the rules themselves, and the worlds TSR created later.

My new video is now on YouTube.

Link in the first comment.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

You can watch the full deep-dive discussion here: https://t.co/X8Q7kg31xL

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

For most of D&D’s history, Wizards have specialized in schools of magic. But the first specialist Wizard came BEFORE the schools did.

My new video traces how the Illusionist forced D&D to rethink how magic was organized.

The link is in my first reply.

[Doug Austin (he/him) @DougMAustin]

@DaddyRolleda1 This is a great video! Well done! Lots of insight into what was going on at the time each new version was released.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

I honestly think this is probably my best video yet. I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Most people *THINK* D&D has had so many editions because publishers wanted to sell more books.

The real history is MUCH more complicated. In my latest YouTube video, I explore what each edition was actually trying to accomplish.

Link in first comment.

[Doug Austin (he/him) @DougMAustin]

@DaddyRolleda1 Excellent video! I cannot recommend it enough!!

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

@DougMAustin I really appreciate you saying that! Cheers!

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Most people *THINK* D&D has had so many editions because publishers wanted to sell more books.

The real history is MUCH more complicated. In my latest YouTube video, I explore what each edition was actually trying to accomplish.

Link in first comment.

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Watch the full deep-dive on YouTube here: https://t.co/s5i8SPRd48

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

Watch the full video documentary here: https://t.co/g2KAJoR90V

[Daddy Rolled a 1 @DaddyRolleda1]

My new video looks at where many old-school D&D habits came from: 10-foot poles, checking ceilings, listening at doors, marching order, and knowing when to retreat.

Link to the full deep-dive on YouTube is in the first comment.