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?
Random idea for high-lethality D&D campaigns: Character death unlocks new classes and races. Maybe useful in “special snowflake” campaigns where no one reads your carefully crafted setting material. Instead you roll it out piecemeal as PCs bite the dust. “I really want to play a saurian warlock…sure, I’ll take a drink of that mystery potion.” Someone probably thought of this before.
Hey, I'm using Jeff and Brendan's 20 questions to help me get a feel for my upcoming Perdition campaign. Never done it before. Highly recommended. http://jrients.blogspot.com/2011/04/twenty-quick-questions-for-your.html http://www.necropraxis.com/2012/02/24/20-quick-questions-rules/
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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