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XL1 Quest for the Heartstone. Japanese??
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Post Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 10:10 am 
 

I have been collecting foreign D&D items for decades and it is only very recently that I discovered this one even existed.

I have learned this is supposedly an unofficial translation but it looks like regular Shinwa output.

Do any of you have some deeper lore on this one?


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Post Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 5:18 pm 
 

I can't say with 100% certainty, but I personally believe it's a fan translation. The copyright information doesn't match Shinwa's format and the wording seems off in the little bit of translation I've done. The lack of a unique Japanese item code (which Shinwa was very consistent with) is another strike against it. Never listed in ANY Shinwa catalog... another strike. But what really kills it for me is the "CHG." Never seen that on any Shinwa release... it's almost certainly the initials of the fan group that produced it. I suppose additional research may turn up some new information but the evidence against it is good enough for me to rule it out as an official release. I'd pick one up for cheap, as an oddity, but that's about it. Congrats to the winner, but ¥53,000 is at least ten times what I'd pay for one. Heck, I wouldn't even pay that much if it were real!


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Post Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 6:12 pm 
 

Well, i was the winner of that one(through a proxy i have in Japan). And actually i would have paid much more as my top bid was way higher than that. Im a sucker for obscure d&d items, not care that much whether iti is official or not (got lots of unofficial, fanmade items and some are my all time favs over official stuff)

Yes i did my research and those are the initials of the translating group. Once the baby comes home ill do a proper comparison with the original XL1 with a focus on printing and materials quality

Thanks for the feedback!


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Post Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 8:37 pm 
 

Congratulations! It really is a cool piece, just way outside my price range.  :lol:


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