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trechriron
Mist Elf
Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:44 pm Posts: 45 Location: Renton, WA
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 Gygaxian Fantasy Series
This series has MEGA usefulness to DMs/GMs everywhere!! I see hard copies in the HUNDREDS of dollars. This is a crime to loving gamers everywhere!! Why are these not available in PDF on OBS/DTRPG/RPGnow!??!?!?1?!? Why are these not available in a gold foil tribute hard cover slip-case collectors edition?!?!?!?! Seriously, I would pay good US monies for these. A bundle for the whole set would also move my hard earned coinage into your coffers. I read somewhere that the license as revoked? Can we petition someone? What noise do I have to make?
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:50 pm |
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Rigon
Clang lives!
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 7055 Location: Conneaut Lake, PA
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The license was revoked and I doubt we will see it return anytime soon. I don't think there is any amount of noise to be made to bring it back.
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:03 pm |
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Arduin
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:12 pm Posts: 4045 Location: Granite quarry
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Noise is useless in this situation. You need to contact the I.P. Rights holder and purchase the I.P. Then you can publish at your leisure.
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:15 pm |
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Buttmonkey
Lore Drake
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 1989
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Good luck with that. Gail Gygax announced plans to (re)release Gary's IP years ago, but has not made any identifiable progress in the last 7 years. For better or worse, we should consider Gary's IP dead. 
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:48 pm |
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Arduin
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:12 pm Posts: 4045 Location: Granite quarry
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I said purchase the IP Rights. I said nada about waiting for Gail to give it away. Luck has nothing to do with it. If you offer enough, they are yours.
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:54 pm |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10719 Location: Somewhere in Time
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I have the series and it's fantabulous. Wished I woulda purchased 2 copies of this and all the other Yggsburgh stuff. Heh, well I do have 2 copies of CZ Upper Works!! Hope to see this available again someday . . . Keep checking ebay ~ you may catch a good price from time to time! 
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Lord Dynel
Maukling
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:00 am Posts: 5842
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The only one I never picked up was Insidiae. I probably should, for completion sake, but I won't be heartbroken if I don't
I echo Rhu and say get what you can now for a good price. Living Fantasy and Cosmos Builder are on eBay currently, and rather inexpensive. Canting Crew is not too badly priced on Amazon. That leaves Book of Names, World Builder, and Nation Builder - those are the pricey ones. Looking at sold items on eBay, though, shows some get by fairly cheap (if you're lucky...and vigilant).
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:20 pm |
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Buttmonkey
Lore Drake
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 1989
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I got Insidiae and thought it looked very useful after a skim through. For some reason, I've never used it in practice. I should crack that puppy open this weekend...
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:15 pm |
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Buttmonkey
Lore Drake
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 1989
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So do I. Maybe we should put our copies in a cage some time and see if they breed. That could be a pretty profitable business venture. 
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:17 pm |
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Omote
Battle Stag
Joined: Wed May 03, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 11542 Location: The fairest view in the park, Ohio.
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My two favorite books in the series are World Builder and Canting Crew. If you are playing a rogue/thief class, I think this is one of the best inspirational books ever made on the subject. World Builder on the other hand, has a bunch of stuff we always knew we wanted to use in our games, but forget every time to use. World Builder builds up your story-telling vocabulary, by offering a wealth of ways to tell a story from a descriptive standpoint.
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:39 pm |
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tylermo
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 2579
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I have most of the books. Need just a couple of them I think. I can probably find you some for cover price from a game store in the region. Anyway, I think I need Nation Builder and Canting Crew. Maybe one more. Still need all of those books on pdf.
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:37 pm |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10719 Location: Somewhere in Time
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Heh!!! Mebbe, they will pro-create the next level in the dungeon!! 
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Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:01 am |
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dancross
Mist Elf
Joined: Fri May 05, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 21
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I so wish I could bring back World Builder and Insidiae. Of course, I’m biased.
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Omote
Battle Stag
Joined: Wed May 03, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 11542 Location: The fairest view in the park, Ohio.
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The sheer fact that these books are not AT LEAST available on OBS is a crime. Serious fantastic material that for some dumb reason is not allowed to be shared with the world. Bring back Dan Cross to rewrite these books!
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Treebore
Mogrl
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 20660 Location: Arizona and St Louis
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I should get off my butt and hand scan my copies. This is the very kind of thing I bought the hand held scanner for!
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Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:26 am |
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dancross
Mist Elf
Joined: Fri May 05, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 21
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Hopefully rewriting won't be necessary (a man can dream, right?). Meanwhile, more stuff in the spirit of the series is cool too, like Jim Ward's excellent Story Teller's Thesaurus.
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