Daddy Rolled A 1

Thank you!

Thank you so much, Seth! I really appreciate it!

BTW, your video review of I6: Ravenloft really helped me a few weeks ago when I ran it as a one-shot for a friend's birthday. So, thanks for that, as well. Cheers!

Thank you so much!

That Boba Fett shirt is so cool! I love the color and the design.

I, too, have a few shirts in this kind of shape where the design is flaking off, but at this point with as many shirts as I own, I don't think I'll try to replace them! 😀

Sorry for the delay, but happy to know you enjoyed the video and "couldn't turn it off."

That reminds me... my boutique ad agency is called Always On Communications. Most people assume it's because I'm always available.

But it's really because (I'm gesturing at myself): "This... is always on."

Yes, indeed - I discuss the "real world time" aspect and how it related to these other concepts in the video, and why that kind of thing is baked into the rules.

In Advanced D&D, you paid gold to level up. Your character aged. They could get sick. Time kept moving.

I think those rules were meant to keep the campaign world bigger than any one hero.

My new video looks at what AD&D assumed about campaign play.

youtu.be/lOU1MCw_rRE

#DnD #ADnD #TTRPG

Okay. Math & History lesson rolled into one...

✨👕Day 191 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Forgot to post this last Monday! Anybody remember the old TV show "Heroes"?

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& EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces!

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"I look forward to these so much, more than most youtube channels I subscribe to. Beyond nostalgia for my 1980's proto Stranger Things childhood, these are incredibly informative about how I think about RPGs and history of fantasy / D&D culture. Brain AND soul food."

Check out my latest video!

When the Mind Flayer appeared in early D&D, it felt different.

It didn't just threaten hit points. It attacked Intelligence & brought psionics into encounter design.

My new video looks at why the Illithid marks a turning point in TSR-era D&D.

Watch here: youtu.be/Tys81dk1t7k

#DnD #MindFlayer

In 1978, TSR built more than a dungeon. They built a Drow CITY with hierarchy, faith, & power struggles.

My new video looks at D1-D3 & why I think they changed D&D adventure design.

If you ran/played them, what do you remember most?

🔗Video: youtu.be/R8-LLjnEs3Q

#DungeonsAndDragons #DnDHistory

In 1978, TSR built more than a dungeon. They built a Drow CITY with hierarchy, faith, & power struggles.

My new video looks at D1-D3 & why I think they changed D&D adventure design.

If you ran/played them, what do you remember most?

🔗Video: youtu.be/R8-LLjnEs3Q

#DungeonsAndDragons #DnDHistory

✨👕Day 190 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Another shirt I was surprised to see I hadn't featured before! (Yes, a week late!)

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15 years ago today I started the Daddy Rolled A 1 blog (Feb 11, 2011).

That little blog eventually led to my old-school D&D supplement, YouTube channel, Patreon, and more. But it all started here.

My anniversary reflection: daddyrolleda1.blogspot.com/2026/02/15-y...

Thanks for following along.

15 years ago today I started the Daddy Rolled A 1 blog (Feb 11, 2011).

That little blog eventually led to my old-school D&D supplement, YouTube channel, Patreon, and more. But it all started here.

My anniversary reflection: daddyrolleda1.blogspot.com/2026/02/15-y...

Thanks for following along.

Assassins & Monks: 2 of D&D's most controversial classes.

Do they even belong in the game?

My latest video discusses their history, including when they were removed, revised, and restored.

🎥Why the Monk and Assassin Never Quite Fit D&D: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFB...

#dnd #dndhistory

Assassins & Monks: 2 of D&D's most controversial classes.

Do they even belong in the game?

My latest video discusses their history, including when they were removed, revised, and restored.

🎥Why the Monk and Assassin Never Quite Fit D&D: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFB...

#dnd #dndhistory

You are killing it with these combinations! So much fun! And I really just love that you're willing to share every week. Cheers!

Thanks! It was fun to find it in his place. It's interesting because I don't recall him wearing this one, but his wife did, but based on the size, I'm pretty sure he must have bought it for himself, as she is very petite.

I love hearing that! Thank you so much for letting me know. Cheers!

I'm a 5:1 ratio guy (Gin: Vermouth), but I've dabbled with 7:1. In my younger, less experienced days I'd order what I thought was "cool": a Grey Goose "Vodka Martini" (no such thing) with no vermouth & 2 olives. Then I learned that for years I was overpaying for a glass of cold vodka.

He really was, especially later on. At his funeral, one of my friends (asked me to run a 1-shot D&D for his 50th ) mentioned how my dad "showed up" and learned what I was interested in and did his best to try to support. He never got into D&D, but we talked jazz, cocktails, & superheroes.

✨👕Day 189 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! This was actually my dad's that he bought to support me.

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Love it! I still love that movie and listen to the soundtrack. Thanks for sharing!

That is awesome! I'm digging your 2-shirt Star Wars combos lately!

Very cool!

YouTube video by Daddy Rolled a 1 🎲🐉Early DnD Expected You to Stop Adventuring

In a manner of speaking. I talk a lot about that in my recent video on Domain Play: youtu.be/doXvXzGSzrY?...

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