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Post Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:02 am 
 

Hi all,

Just acquired 6 modules from the land of Ebay with the slightly unfortunate experience of finding them missing bits.

Having not previously encountered the modules (never got any in my playing days 20 odd years ago) it didn't occur to me that there might be "pull out" sections that might potentially be pulled out.. counters etc.  So I wondered whether it might be a good idea to include in acaeum descriptions a quick couple of sentences on what they contain so a seller/buyer knows what could potentially be missing from used copies.... As an additional idea on the same thread is there anything preventing inclusion of the text off the back covers?  If that's a good call I'm quite happy to do a good bit of typing towards that end.

E.g. 1:
CM6: Where Chaos Reigns by Graeme Morris: For Character Levels 17-19
You have been chosen... etc.. etc.. back cover description.

Module includes 8 page "Pull Out" section including a map, monster rosters, new monsters and Oard devices.

E.g. 2:
M5:  Talons of Night by Paul Jaquays: For Character Levels 20-25
As the cream of your crop... etc.. etc.. back cover description.

Centre pages include DM Maps and Players Aid maps, back cover includes "Spiders Web Game" with cut out playing pieces which may be missing in used examples.

E.g. 3:
B8: Close Encounters of the Third K.. oh hang on.. no it isn't... erm... Journey to the Rock... :-)

Just a few thoughts for what it's worth..
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Cheers..

Dave C


Funny all this D&D nostalgia.  I don't recall feeling too nostalgic about it first time around.

  

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:07 am 
 

I have always wondered why contents of Modules, Box Sets and even miscellaneous items were never listed in the indexes.
(like number of mapped sheets and cover sheets, etc. for Geomorph sets)

Seems pretty important to me.
I have always done my own research into that issue for my own collection and have spent untold amounts of money and time doing so.


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Post Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:50 pm 
 

I designed (most) of the Classic D&D pages at Tome of Treasures.  (which is ironic as I don't care for classic D&D!)

Anyway, I included many of these items in the Collectors Arcana description for each listed.

For instance:

http://www.tomeoftreasures.com/tot_dnd/modules/cm6.htm


I have some spreadsheets that I posted years ago on the acaeum with listings of all inserts for modules (especially useful for modules that didn't even number these pages).
I might be able to dig them up.


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:05 am 
 

I found my spreadsheet . . . only, I guess in the last few years I haven't had a need for any hosting services and I have nowhere to upload the spreadsheet and link to it . . .


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:36 am 
 



You got exactly what I was thinking and more in those pages there.  That is awesome stuff... promptly favourited.  :D

Cheers,

Dave C


Funny all this D&D nostalgia.  I don't recall feeling too nostalgic about it first time around.

  

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Post Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:25 am 
 

Beyondthebreach wrote:I found my spreadsheet . . . only, I guess in the last few years I haven't had a need for any hosting services and I have nowhere to upload the spreadsheet and link to it . . .

You can now just attach it to your post!  :)

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Post Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:23 pm 
 

Spreadsheet attached.

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:11 pm 
 

Oh my.  This is just an incredible spreadsheet.  Thank you! 8O


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:24 am 
 

lucyjoyce wrote:Oh my.  This is just an incredible spreadsheet.  Thank you! 8O


+1 this. Thanks for sharing the spreadsheet.



  
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