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.
Life is short and unfair. I don’t even know what to say. Hours after the last picture I posted of Alice and the kids we came home from the movie to find her nearly dead in her kennel. She stayed at the vet for 36 hours, and after making some improvement on the first day, started to fade last night. I was with her when they put her to sleep this morning. We buried her collar and her stuffed elephant under our deck where she liked to crawl just out of reach. Alice had four owners in her short life. She survived being hit by a car and moving from Alabama to Minnesota. Then being moved around in foster care before she got to us. I hope she knew she was with for the long haul. She was a good pup. This is the last picture I took of her. We were visiting her yesterday at the vet, anticipating bringing her home today.
Pre-gen from Frank Mentzer's module, The Needle , 1987. I knew this was insulting and gross when I was 14. At the time I didn't know who Frank was, since I only played AD&D. I found this module again when I was going through a box of old stuff and was surprised he wrote it, because I thought it was a pretty shitty adventure.
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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