Mastodawn

Okay, should be my last post on the topic. Figured out all of my issues with the rips (and re-did them as FLAC), and added all of the metadata to both Red Steel albums!

#ttrpg; #rpg; #redsteel; #mediapreservation; #lostmedia; #dnd; #adnd; #tsr

Wendy 5d ago

DUNGEON OF DREAD — Endless Quest Book #1, a Dungeons & Dragons choose-your-own-adventure paperback from the very early ‘80s (1982, TSR, $2.00 on the spine). Rose Estes writing, Larry Elmore on the cover doing the work: a leering lich, a frost worm bursting out of a skull-carved cauldron, and a couple of doomed-looking kids deciding whether to run. The book that launched the whole gamebook craze. Still smells like 1983 and bad decisions, but in incredibly good condition. Who wants me to read it and reveal the outcome ?

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #EndlessQuest #Gamebooks #LarryElmore #TSR #VintageRPG #1980s #BookCollecting #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #booksofmastodon

Pare Jun 5

Some time ago I found some SATA disks in the cellar. I got an adapter to look through the data, and two of them even were in working condition.

Most of the stuff had been copied twenty years ago, but I found a few AD&D modules as pdfs. They are some of those that WotC did release as free pdfs in the early 2000s. I think they didn't put much weight to this 'digital' 'pdf' thing nor to old AD&D stuff.

Strange to think there was such a time.

#adnd #tsr #wotc #rpgs #oldHardware

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lechaviro May 29

@YUMDM One of us bought it when it came out. Reading it was the last nail on TSR’s coffin for our group.
I still like the rolling of 3d6 in order for character generation. #unearthedarcana introduced « method V », something like « take the best 3 of 9d6 », which seemed totally cheated for us 😶

We did not even considered using anything else from that book. Except the cover

#tsr #ADD1

Brian Rogers May 23

3am thought experiment: time traveling back to Lake Geneva, WI in 1971 with a huge bankroll to replace the Blooms as the cash behind TSR. How would I direct the very first game designs and prevent the messed up business models of TSR.

So here’s my problem: Im a huge V&V fan and bringing Dee & Herman’s game “in house” (with a generous royalty system of course) makes a ton of sense…

But that means the FASERIP MSH likely never gets made; a tragedy! What would you do?

#TTRPG #TSR #TimeTravelTSR

Timothy S. Brannan May 21

This Old Dragon: Issue #44
Yesterday I talked about Gardner Fox's contributions to Appendix N and Dragon Magazine. Well, here is that Dragon. From December 1980.
#1980s #Dragon #TSR #RPG #DnD
https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2026/05/this-old-dragon-issue-44.html

Home - The Gaming Gang [Unofficial]May 20

Forgotten TTRPG Favorites: Top Secret on The Gaming Gang Dispatch #1324

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://thegaminggang.com/game-news/forgotten-ttrpg-favorites-top-secret-on-the-gaming-gang-dispatch-1324

Temple of The Golden Grognard May 17

Fun Fact: In the 1970s and 80s, TSR published the maps for their D&D adventures in blue to prevent piracy. This specific color of blue wouldn’t copy on analog optical photocopy machines. Today, D&D maps in “non-photo blue” are easily reproduced with scanners or digital copiers. New adventure maps in this blue are now only done for aesthetic purposes and nostalgia’s sake. #ttrpg #ttrpgs #dnd #adnd #bxdnd #tsr #tsrhobbies #tsrinc #1980s

Ölbaum May 13

Le fun quand tu reconnais la musique à deviner du concours d’Option Musique dès la deuxième mesure, parce que c’était aussi la musique d’une chanson d’Albert le Vert. #Musique #Babibouchettes #Dallas #TSR #RTS

Stéphane Charette 🇨🇦May 12

What was the name of the popular TSR (terminate & stay resident) tool for DOS that popularized the whole TSR landscape back in the late 1980s?

I recall certain Norton Utilities were eventually available as TSRs, or they had a TSR as part of Norton, but I'm talking _before_ Norton did it.

#DOS #TSR