A new Kickstarter has just launched with the goal of creating a memorial statue to honor the life of D&D co-creator Gary Gygax. https://dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/gary-gygax-memorial-sculpture/ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #garygygax #TTRPG #kickstarter

« Seventh Level Magic-user Spells : Statue », 1984

by Larry Elmore (American illustrator, born 1948)
Illustration from "Dungeons & Dragons Players Companion : Book One" by Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson
TSR Inc., 1984

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #d&d #dDungeonsAndDragons #LarryElmore #GaryGygax #DaveArneson #FRPG #TTRPG

Dice, Dreams and Maps...

1- by Jeff Easley in "D&D Basic Rulebook", French Ed., 1982
2- by Jim Holloway (RIP 2020) in "D&D Basic Rulebook", French Ed., 1982
3 - by Jeff Easley in "D&D Players Manual", 1983
TSR Games, 1982-83

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JeffEasley #JimHolloway #AD&D #DungeonsAndDragons #GaryGygax #BasicRulebook #PlayersManual #TTRPG #FRPG

« DM vs Characters and Players », 1980-81

by David S. "Diesel" Laforce (American illustrator, born 1959)
Interior illustrations from "The Dragon" magazine #36 (April 1980) and Dungeons & Dragons "Basic Rulebook", Moldvay Ed., TSR Games, 1981

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DavidSLaforce #daviddiesel #ad&d #DungeonsAndDragons #GaryGygax #DraginMagazine #BaducRulebook #TTRPG #FRPG

Hallo zusammen,

der Nexus e.V. kann auch Podcast. Seit Anfang des Monats ist die Folge 63 des Zock-Bock-Radios in englischer Sprache online:

https://pesa-nexus.de/2025/09/02/episode-63-english-the-temple-of-elemental-evil-w-trent-smith/

Viel Spaß beim Hören!

#nexus #nexusberlin #rollenspielberlin #penandpaperberlin #Rollenspiel #Erzählspiele #rpg #pnp #pnpberlin #zockbockradio #dnd #garygygax #TheTempleofElementalEvil

Awkward #GaryGygax-isms creep into my writing when I try to explain #ADnD rules. I keep typing things like "characters attacking with melee weapons" where I could use sensible phrases like "armed attackers."

« Illithid Attacks » , 1980

by Jeff Dee (American illustrator, b. 1961)
Interior illustration for AD&D Module S3 "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks" by Gary Gygax, TSR Hobbies, 1980

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #ad&d #dungeonsAndDragons #JeffDee #frpg #ttrpg #dungeonmodule #illithid #MindFlayer #GaryGygax

I'm skimming old #GaryGygax Q&A threads for #ADnD trivia, and I'm slightly freaked out by the things some people read into game rules.

« Poursuit and Evasion », 1979

by David S. "Diesel" Laforce (American illustrator, born 1959)
Interior illustration for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Dungeon Master Guide" by Gary Gygax,TSR Games, 1979

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #davidslaforce #daviddiesel #ad&d #DungeonsAndDragons #GaryGygax #DungeonMasterGuide #ttrpg #frpg

« Ancient Red », 1983

by Larry Elmore (American illustrator, b. 1948)
Early sketch for Gary Gygax's "Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules", TSR Inc., 1983

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #d&d #dungeonsAndDragons #LarryElmore #GaryGygax #frpg #ttrpg #basicrules