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Post Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:57 pm 
 

I have read that 2006-2007 WotC sent out a couple e-mails called (something like) Polyhedron Newsletter, that reportedly consisted primarily of product advertisement.  I am *not* talking about the RPGA Polyhedron but about something that came after it ceased publication.

I recently contacted WotC to see if they still had copies or could send them to me.  They responded that they don't have any copies and (I quote):  "...your best bet would be to check online to see if you can find anyone who might have some old copies available."  So following Leah P.'s unexpected advice, I'm asking here--does anybody happen to have any/some/all old copies that they'd care to share?

  

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Post Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:08 pm 
 

ctimmins wrote in Polyhedron Newsletter:I have read that 2006-2007 WotC sent out a couple e-mails called (something like) Polyhedron Newsletter, that reportedly consisted primarily of product advertisement.  I am *not* talking about the RPGA Polyhedron but about something that came after it ceased publication.

I recently contacted WotC to see if they still had copies or could send them to me.  They responded that they don't have any copies and (I quote):  "...your best bet would be to check online to see if you can find anyone who might have some old copies available."  So following Leah P.'s unexpected advice, I'm asking here--does anybody happen to have any/some/all old copies that they'd care to share?


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only thing I can think of is to keep clicking through the archives via the waybackmachine and see if you can stumble across any 2006/2007 Polyhedron articles. Just from a quick look, I didn't see any direct link but there might be one at some point for a Polyhedron page during that era

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also, it was mentioned on our site (I don't have those issues/emails), but someone on here can probably answer your questions about it
Newsletters


edit: just looking back at that page, I saw the link graphic on the bottom left to "sign up for the Polyedron Newsletter"...unfortunately doesn't go anywhere/give any other info...

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Post Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:47 pm 
 

I have no idea if these are the same as the emailed ones (kind of looks like it?) ... but look at this site in French

LIVING GREYHAWK - EKBIR - Biblio_Poly

and then click on any of those issues/dates, you find a "Polyhedron Newsletter" in English

issue #171 has a link at "So why did we revive Poly?", which didn't work any longer except when bringing it up in the waybackmachine

New Spin of the Polyhedron


edit: I re-read your post, so I guess these must be something different than the emails you're talking about..

  

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Post Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:50 pm 
 

Wow, you are the guru.  I'm pretty sure those *are* the things I was talking about.

I am a little confused, though.  I can see the "entry page" on the french site, clicking the links takes you to 404 on Wizards site (naturally).  But copying the link and then pasting into Wayback brings up only the very first link in the very first article.  Am I doing something wrong?  Or did they (for whatever reason) not do the other links?

  

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Post Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:21 pm 
 

Clarification - some of the links work, but not many.

171 has 4 links - 1 works
172 has 3 links - 1 works
173 has 3 links - 1 works
174 has 2 links - 1 works
175 has 3 links
176 has 3 links - 2 work
177 has 3 links
178 has 4 links (one of them duplicates a 176 link) - 1 work (and the 176 link works too)
179 has 4 links - 2 work
180 has 4 links - 1 works
181 has 4 links - 1 works

So all in all not bad--37 links with 12 working, about 33%.  I'm guessing the way that Wayback archives is just... selective somehow.  Thanks for helping me out!

Main Page Poly URLs:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0001
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0001
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0001
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0001

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0002
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0002
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0002

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0003
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0003
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0003

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0004
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0004

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0005
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0005
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0005

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0006
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0006
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0006

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0007
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0007
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0007

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0008
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0008
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0006
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0008

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0009
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0009
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0009
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0009

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0010
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0010
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0010
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0010

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0011
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0011
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0006
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rp ... =DDPR-0011

  

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:02 pm 
 

you're welcome! sorry for the delay in getting back.

So yeah, the waybackmachine is only as good as (I think) someone at the time copying the url, pasting it into the waybackmachine and clicking "save page". I guess it's possible that someone on the forum here may have the original emails that maybe they can post or save for the site.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:07 pm 
 

Here's what I've managed to gather so far

Issue 171 (v25n1) Entry Page; New Spin of the Polyhedron; Five Foot Steps
Issue 172 (v25n2) Entry Page; Fight Against the Blight
Issue 173 (v25n3) Entry Page; Five Foot Steps
Issue 174 (v25n4) Entry Page; Foolishly Answered Questions
Issue 175 (v25n5) Entry Page; Digger's Union Revealed; Five Foot Steps
Issue 176 (v25n6) Entry Page; Foolishly Answered Questions
Issue 177 (v25n7) Entry Page; Five Foot Steps
Issue 178 (v25n8) Entry Page
Issue 179 (v25n9) Entry Page; Combat Medic; Foolishly Answered Questions
Issue 180 (v25n10) Entry Page; Magic of Eberron Preview; Combat Medic; Five Foot Steps
Issue 181 (v25n11) Entry Page

Still missing:
171 - Winter Fantasy is a Rap; People of Mind, Matter, and Radiance
172 - New Kid on the Block; Gnome Advice on RPGA Reporting
173 - A Death Knell Heard Across the Land; Beware Lords of Madness Approach
174 - New Kid on the Block
175 - So Many Choices
176 - Battle Hardened Diggers Part 1
177 - We Get to Play Too!; This One Goes to 11
178 - Combat Medic; DM's Tools; Foolishly Answered Questions
179 - Origins 2005 Recap and Look Forward; Ready to Set Sail?
180 - Now Our Best Work Can Be Yours
181 - Underdark Review; Heroes of Horror Review; Foolishly Answered Questions

I also found a Foolishly Answered Questions columns that is not one of the ones missing from 171-181, so I'm unclear on whether it's unrelated or perhaps there are more issues.  Dunno.

I have asked Paizo about it, as nearly all of the authors of the pieces were (and are) Paizo employees--they are a) wondering why I care; and b) perhaps able to find it...

Edit: Updated with two articles provided below.


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:56 pm 
 

No love from Paizo--they don't have any of them archived.  I guess they're just gone... unless somebody, somewhere, has a personal saved copy which seems pretty unlikely.

  

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:08 pm 
 

ctimmins wrote in Polyhedron Newsletter:No love from Paizo--they don't have any of them archived.  I guess they're just gone... unless somebody, somewhere, has a personal saved copy which seems pretty unlikely.


I wouldn't give up...you'd be surprised at what people have saved over the years!

  

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:44 am 
 

this is the bit I think you remember..

RPGA News: Polyhedron is Rolling Your Way

Brette:)

edit... here is  some:

175 - Digger's Union Revealed
Diggers' Union Revealed

180 - Magic of Eberron Preview
Magic of Eberron Preview


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Post Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:26 am 
 

Thanks for those pointers/URLs.  I obviously have a lot to learn about searching archive.org because even knowing those articles are there I can't find them using search.  Ugh!

  
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