I owned it bitd, but a great find these days. There is a three player scenario where one player can be Saruman and basically be the third party spoiler with an Orc horde.
I don't mean to entirely derail the thread, but I am wondering about the ethics of printing the not-legal-at-all PDF of this game that has been floating about the internet for years, and playing the game that way. I don't think I am ever going to be able to afford a copy. This work seems to be dead, never, ever to be reprinted.
How much deference do I owe to the copyright owners? I definitely think that selling a copy on eBay is beyond the pale, but I wonder how different that would be from printing out my own copy and playing it?
Anyone care to enumerate the moral hazards involved?
Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close. Meanwhile, the guys are work have talked me into running a couple D&D sessions for them. That was the day 13th Age was announced, and they're happy to play 13th Age instead. That will be my "Great Center" campaign, based in the imperial capital of Axis, the center of the world. It's my opportunity to explore the setting from yet another perspective.
Where did it all go wrong, Casey? I can’t pinpoint it, but it was already too late when they remade 3:10 to Yuma and took a movie that was mostly two men talking about morality in a hotel room and put in a Gatling gun.
I owned it bitd, but a great find these days. There is a three player scenario where one player can be Saruman and basically be the third party spoiler with an Orc horde.
ReplyDeleteI just flipped through the book. Holy 70's game design.
ReplyDeleteCasey G. Super SPI paragraph-legal organization.
ReplyDeletePlayed that back in the day... Great memories...
ReplyDeleteMy first wargame. Played it solo; need to give the actual game a shot. Especially since I didn't understand the Sauron scanning mechanic.
ReplyDeletePaging Brett B
ReplyDeleteIf this is for sale let me know :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to entirely derail the thread, but I am wondering about the ethics of printing the not-legal-at-all PDF of this game that has been floating about the internet for years, and playing the game that way. I don't think I am ever going to be able to afford a copy. This work seems to be dead, never, ever to be reprinted.
ReplyDeleteHow much deference do I owe to the copyright owners? I definitely think that selling a copy on eBay is beyond the pale, but I wonder how different that would be from printing out my own copy and playing it?
Anyone care to enumerate the moral hazards involved?
Out of print for decades and for personal play, you're in the clear.
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