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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 16h

Before Ravenloft, 4 horror RPGs set the tone for everything that came after.

Call of Cthulhu, Chill, Stalking the Night Fantastic, & Beyond the Supernatural built the foundations of fear!

🎲 Watch Before Ravenloft: The First Horror RPGs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SvA...

#DnD #TTRPG #CallOfCthulhu

🎲🐉 Before Ravenloft: The First Horror RPGs

YouTube video by Daddy Rolled a 1

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 1d

✨👕Day 173 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 173 days of non-repeated geek shirts! Repping my favorite comic book store, Collector's Paradise in Pasadena!

@worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces!

#NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 1d

I was really happy with the way this turned out! Advice & mechanics for horror in your RPGs, all in a short 6-page PDF.

What are some of your favorite ways to use horror?

🎥Make sure to tune into tomorrow's YouTube Video on 4 Early Horror TTRPGs. Can you guess which ones they are?

#dnd #ttrpg

Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 3d

New on my Patreon: D12 Horror Character Concepts, ready for your old-school Halloween sessions!

🎲 12 class ideas • Two 1d8 creepy tables • 1d20 NPCs • Fear & Composure ideas and advice.

🎃 $5 tier download NOW!

👉 patreon.com/daddyrolleda1

#OSR #DnDHistory #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 3d

New on my Patreon: D12 Horror Character Concepts, ready for your old-school Halloween sessions!

🎲 12 class ideas • Two 1d8 creepy tables • 1d20 NPCs • Fear & Composure ideas and advice.

🎃 $5 tier download NOW!

👉 patreon.com/daddyrolleda1

#OSR #DnDHistory #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 3d

New on my Patreon: D12 Horror Character Concepts, ready for your old-school Halloween sessions!

🎲 12 class ideas • Two 1d8 creepy tables • 1d20 NPCs • Fear & Composure ideas and advice.

🎃 $5 tier download NOW!

👉 patreon.com/daddyrolleda1

#OSR #DnDHistory #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

My new video is live!

Explore the real origins of D&D’s demons, devils, and daemons, from Tolkien to Dante to ancient myth. Part of my October 2025 Horror Series.

Watch here: youtu.be/n7Rz12iM1mA

#DnDHistory #OSR #TabletopRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 6d

✨👕Day 172 of Nerd Fashion Monday! 172 days of non-repeated geek shirts! (2 days late!) Wore this to Tron: Ares Premiere in Hollywood. Saw NIN after!

@worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces!

#NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Ah! I was aware of it due to reading Dragon Magazine at the time, but that was during my time period where I was taking a hiatus from D&D (not on purpose - just lost my group, focusing on college and then starting my career) so I ignored a lot of that stuff.

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Ah, so cool he got a shirt! Seeing the Star Wars music performed live is also a fun time for me.

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

I love the BowTieTuesday thing you do! Thanks!

Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

That's a fantastic shirt! Thanks so much for sharing it!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

I sadly missed John Williams night at the Bowl this year. But yes, I've been very fortunate to have gone to a few Star Wars concerts there, conducted by John Williams. It's a really fun time!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for sharing! Those are great shirts! I hope to see more from you in the future. Cheers!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for sharing this!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

I love that you're still open to it, even after your first experience!

Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Such a fun and cute shirt! Great to have you back sharing your awesome nerd fashion!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

It's not something I really paid attention to back in the day, but it seems folks who played it really loved it!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah, I thought about including Birthright with this, but I thought it probably deserved its own video as there's a lot to it (more than, say, Jakandor, that just had 3 books).

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

I'd say that probably most people who commented on my video were the most passionate about Council of Wyrms and it was probably a tie between which was better known (it or Hollow World). Most folks hadn't heard of Jakandor.

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, for sure! I got one of my social media posts block once (or maybe it got blurred or something) for sharing a picture of this book once!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 7d

My new video is live!

Explore the real origins of D&D’s demons, devils, and daemons, from Tolkien to Dante to ancient myth. Part of my October 2025 Horror Series.

Watch here: youtu.be/n7Rz12iM1mA

#DnDHistory #OSR #TabletopRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 10d

Wow! A Canadian professor teaching a D&D course cited Daddy Rolled A 1 as an inspiration, and even used a book I reviewed as his textbook!

🎲📚 Huge thanks to everyone who watches & supports the channel.

the-artifice.com/dungeons-dra...

#DnDHistory #OSR #TTRPGCommunity #TabletopRPGs

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DM Tales 🔜 GameHoleCon @dmtales.bsky.social · 12d

It’s my first collaboration video! The Great AI Escape, part 2! #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social @eldergoblingames.bsky.social @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social @asquirrelplays.bsky.social

youtu.be/jbOb7eMdDP4

The Great AI Escape, Part 2

YouTube video by DM Tales

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 12d

There's so many good ideas in these more obscure settings from D&D's history. For each one, I pull out mechanics and ideas you can use in any fantasy adventure RPG, whether you're playing old-school or a more modern game.

Council of Wymrs, Jakandor, & the Hollow World. Which was your favorite?

Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 14d

Did you know TSR published official D&D settings where you could:

🐉 Play as a dragon?
⚔️ Fight in a war with no heroes?
🦖 Explore a lost world of dinosaurs?

They were some of the strangest D&D settings ever published… and may players missed them!

Watch the full story: youtu.be/u6mbzNzBEUM

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