Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Third 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”? My newest video: youtu.be/zgwb8m5V8L0 #DnD #OSR 3133
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I’m looking forward to this one! Your content is always great!! 000
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Was early D&D really as dark as people remember? I went back to the fiction that inspired the game, the rules themselves, and the worlds TSR created later. My new video is now live on YouTube! 🎲🐉 youtu.be/N6i2LL9XlUc 1124
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The first specialist Wizard came BEFORE D&D’s schools of magic did. My new video traces how the Illusionist forced D&D's designers to rethink how magic was organized, and how different designers answered that question over the next 15 years. youtu.be/ymvreYg6Cjk 1144
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Excellent video! I cannot recommend it enough! 111
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Most people THINK D&D has had so many editions because publishers wanted to sell more books. The real history is MUCH more interesting. In my latest deep-dive video on YouTube, I explore why each edition existed and what problem it was trying to solve. youtu.be/w5L5kmZzEtA 1124
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026My latest video looks at where a lot of old-school D&D habits came from: carrying 10-foot poles, checking ceilings, listening at doors, declaring marching order, and knowing when to retreat. 🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/BsDtfpthyeo #DnD #TTRPG #OldSchoolDnD #DnDHistory 0105
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I’m excited for this video! This really brings me back to my childhood. I had so much fun with these adventures. I ran my kids through the 5e versions of the U series when I was running Adventurers League. It was great! 000
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My new video looks at B1, B2, T1, N1, and U1, and what those early TSR “starter” adventures were actually teaching players and novice DMs. They weren’t all teaching the same kind of D&D. 🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/0M4hh2d4dB0 #DnD #TSR #OSR 2104
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026My new video is now live! This one is on the Druid in early D&D, and the more I worked on it, the more it felt like the class is a bit strange, and not just because of its abilities. And, that was yet another piece in the puzzle of how early D&D really worked. Watch now: youtu.be/0y95DI-XEsA 2102
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 25/03/2026"I've heard so many interpretations of these rules and they are all so different. I believe your explanation here is the most accurate on the internet right now." Come check out my video to find out why this viewer said this. And, please share with your friends! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amt0...youtube.com🎲🐉D&D Had Combat Rules Many Players Never UsedYouTube video by Daddy Rolled a 1 063
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I’ve been looking at how balance works in early D&D, and it doesn’t really match the modern idea of fairness. Uneven XP tables. Fragile low-level characters. No encounter balancing. And yet, it works. So what is the game actually balancing? Check out the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/k3xCKeei-iA 073
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 24/02/2026When 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 0123
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026I hope you made is safe and everything worked out okay. 000
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Assassins & 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 0113
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026In 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 0163
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)This Effin’ GM @thiseffingm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026ONE WEEK UNTIL LAUNCH What will you find in this zine? ▶ A Wild Nautical Adventure ▶ 8 New Creatures ▶ Ship Chase and Careening Rules ▶ Expanded Travel Rules ▶ The Island of 10,000 Flamingos, A Brand New Mini Adventure ▶ 3 More Bonus Mini-Adventures ▶ Amazing Original Art ▶ 100% Human Madekickstarter.comComing soon: Pirate Borg: These Bloody SailsA wild nautical adventure zine for Pirate Borg full of random tables, rules for travel and chases, and mini adventures for your crew! 0198
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Early D&D was built for dungeon parties, not armies. My new video looks at what D&D’s mass combat rules were actually trying to solve, why they rarely landed at the table, and what they reveal about the game’s early growing pains. youtu.be/OVw3AEPaiz8 #DnDHistory #ClassicDnD #OldSchoolDnD #TSR 0155
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Deven Rue 🏳️🌈🏴☠️ @devenrue.com · 03/01/2026wonderful escape when socials get to be a bit too much but I still want to be around awesome people. discord.gg/deven-ruediscord.ggJoin the Deven Rue ~ Cartographer & Author Discord Server!The home of Deven Rue, professional fantasy cartographer, illustrator & writer, and fans of her work. | 542 members 0111
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Just posted a new Patreon release: Krampusnacht: Bonus Material! It expands the adventure with winter encounters, the Perchten Court, & omens tied to Frau Perchta. Written for Old-School Essentials & focused on judgment, superstition, & player choice. www.patreon.com/posts/krampu... #ttrpg #osr 0104
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Sharing a quick preview of today's new video, where I look at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗&𝗗’𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀. If you’ve ever wondered why humans got different treatment, the answer is more nuanced than you might remember. Watch now: youtu.be/BtmeDlAglbo 0126
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Early Dragon Magazine is 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 with ideas most players 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁. Gary’s 1978 “D&D: What It Is & Where It Is Going” article is only the start. In issues #19–22 I found: 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Creators who Shaped the Future of D&D! Now live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2v5...youtube.com🎲🐉 Gary's Forgotten Vision for DnD's FutureYouTube video by Daddy Rolled a 1 1125
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Early D&D’s saving throws are some of the most misunderstood rules in the game. But there was a rationale behind every category... even the weird ones! My new video up now if you’re curious about the origins. 🎲 Watch now: youtu.be/KG3_tzgLUoc #DnDHistory #TTRPG 1155
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Teasing my next deep dive YT video: How D&D Tried to Stat the Gods • Why these books were created • How the pantheons were selected • Controversies around statting gods & the Chaosium issues • What ideas still matter for modern campaigns If you like early D&D history, this will be a fun one. #DnD 3204
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The lich is one of D&D’s most powerful monsters, but its roots go far deeper than the Monster Manual. 💀 From ancient myth to Sword & Sorcery fiction to D&D, discover how this undead sorcerer evolved. 🎥 Watch now!: youtu.be/tHLnWQqTd6E #DnD #TTRPG #OSR #RPGHistory #DADDYROLLEDA1 1134
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 15/09/2025My 1st Patreon adventure is LIVE: The Bone Mill A creepy, old-school dungeon you can drop right into your campaign. Join for $5 → get it instantly, plus future exclusive adventures + GM tools: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1 #DnD #OSR #TTRPG #indieRPG 1176
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I’m so excited for this video! As the primary cleric in almost every gaming group I’ve joined, I’m happy you are covering this class. 120
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Why does D&D even have Clerics? 🛡️⚔️ From OD&D to 2E, I trace their surprising origins, evolution, and the famous no-edged weapons rule. 🎲 📺 Full deep dive: youtu.be/CA2wS_X7UWE #DnDHistory #TTRPG #OSR 4266
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025This is a classic. We played this module back in the day. Very cool adventure. Zargon the returner ism an awesome BBEG!! 120
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Who remembers getting lost in The Lost City? Zargon. Cynidiceans. Weird factions in animal masks! B4 really leans into Sword & Sorcery pulp fiction! I’m working on a new deep-dive video for my channel next week covering B4, B5, & B6. Which was YOUR favorite? #dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory 3132
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I’ve been looking through source material from multiple editions of D&D, but it is somewhat muddled and, at times, contradictory between the versions. If anyone has an eloquent mythology/cosmology which handles all the dragon variants, I’d love to hear about it. 000
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I’m working on designing a dragon centric campaign. I’d like to create a mythology around dragons draconic heritages such as Kobolds, Dragonborn, Draconic Sorcerers, Half-Dragons, pseudodragons, etc. 100
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 22/07/2025The 1st-level Magic-User was just a joke, right? Not at all. See why OD&D gave wizards real teeth—right from the start. And learn about the evolution of the class from 1974 - 1997. 📺 Watch now on Daddy Rolled A 1: youtu.be/r2qCR-JNG58?... #OSR #DnDHistory #ODnD #MagicUser #TTRPG #DndClasses 1169
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025#Dragons How do you handle #Dragons in your #Ttrpg campaigns? What lore do you use? Are they supernatural creatures, big reptiles, elemental beings, monsters? Do they have their own pantheon or are they incorporated into a common one? These Qs aren’t limited to #DnD or #pathfinder. 111
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 01/07/2025California gamers didn’t just play D&D—they transformed it. New rules, new classes, new design philosophy. Meet the creators who shaped the game from the West Coast. 🔗 Full story on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Zb... #DND #OSR #TTRPG #TabletopGames 1143
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Chainmail: the game that might’ve created D&D… Or did it? New deep dive video is live NOW on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoV... #Chainmail #DNDHistory #OSR #TabletopGaming 4185
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 13/07/2025I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this. 18174464816526
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Where do Beholders, Owlbears, and Mind Flayers really come from? My latest D&D history deep dive on my channel dropped yesterday —come find out the surprising origins of the game’s most iconic monsters! 🧙♂️🐲 #dnd #ttrpg #dndhistory #monstermanual youtu.be/XW3DINrksfI?... 3226
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025This video got buried —but the history in it is too important to lose. If you’ve ever used a house rule, played a fan-made class, or read a fanzine… you’re standing on the shoulders of these California creators. Let me know: What’s the first fan-made D&D product you ever used—or even heard of? 1105
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025@chrisperkinsdnd.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social is there something akin to Adventure League for #daggerheart or #candellaobscura? 010
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Congratulations on joining the @darringtonpress.bsky.social team!! I’m so proud excited to see what you create!!! Genuinely so happy to hear this news!!! 010
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025This is horrific. Unbelievable that this is the timeline we are in now. I’m stunned. 010
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Congratulations on your retirement. I’m very sorry to see you go. I have loved all your work over all these 28 years. Thank you for all the adventures! I hope your next adventure is epic! 040
Reposted by Doug M Austin (he/him)🪿 Bird Holly 🦉 @hollyconrad.bsky.social · 29/03/2025If you’ve ever wanted your own spooky doll made by a swamp witch of your d&d character, I’m taking commissions! Fill out the form here 💚: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comCustom Weird D&D Doll Commission Request!Thank you for your interest in a custom D&D character doll! Dolls start at $150 with additional charges depending on complexity. Once your request is reviewed, I’ll reach out via email to confirm deta... 39032
Doug M Austin (he/him) @dougmaustin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I started with the BECMI basic set in 1984. 130
