Howdy,


I'm in for two copies.


Futures Bright

Paul

I am in for 1.
I don't give a rats ass if I get #1 or #30 just as long as there is an assurance that there will not be reprints.
(with the exception being usage for a worthy fundraising cause).

I don't care which number print I get either.  As for the original....to me it would only make sense to have it auctioned off.  As for where the money goes, my opinion is that the proceeds should go to charity and to let Erol choose which charity it goes to.

I dont think that splitting the money up from the sale of the original between the people that buy the print to offset cost makes a whole lot of sense if you are only paying between $50 and $100.  It's an art print, not a timeshare.

I'm a little late to this thread but count me in for 1.  

If the original artwork is going to be sold, it might be better to hold an auction for it on the acaeum (such as send the highest bid to benjoshua) who will update the current price.  The auction could then be run for a couple of weeks so all interested parties have lots of time to bid.  The benefits of this are it would most likely go to an Acaeum member and also there would be no fees involved with selling it.

Great idea!

I'll be in for one -- I don't want the original, and do not think simply having the idea is sound enough to warrant getting it either (besides, Mike can argue he had the idea first and then we just sit here getting nothing done) so it should be sold... hopefully at the GenCon auction for charity, and if not this year, then next, assuming the artist does not keep it. I have solicited artwork before, but have no contact with Erol, but I have also not had to do prints of it so that's different. Anyway, I don't really care what print I get, would prefer there is only one print run ever, and that the original is either kept by Otus or sold for charity. Beyond that, as long as the art is not a portrait of an Acaeum member (hehe) then all's good.

I'm not involved, but just out of helpfulness/curiosity - if the original gets auctioned to an outside party, what's to keep that person from making their own prints from it?

Seems to me like that could be a somewhat sticky point.

You could destroy it, although that has an obvious drawback.

You could arrange for Otus or a paying member to keep it and not print it, which would probably work for awhile, although everyone dies sometime, and the heir could do whatever they want.

mordrin wrote::?:

I'm not involved, but just out of helpfulness/curiosity - if the original gets auctioned to an outside party, what's to keep that person from making their own prints from it?

Seems to me like that could be a somewhat sticky point.

You could destroy it, although that has an obvious drawback.

You could arrange for Otus or a paying member to keep it and not print it, which would probably work for awhile, although everyone dies sometime, and the heir could do whatever they want.

The fun of this thing is having one of the limited number of prints dedicated to the Acaeum.
As long as the initial prints are signed/numbered/dated what transpires afterward with "bootleg prints" would be the equivalent of a PDF of a rare module. Same content but not the same as having an "original".

We are now up to 32 art requests with several folks yet to clarify their interest!  Exciting!  Adding your name to this list does not commit you to buy a print, but indicates strong interest and the money to back up that interest.  

The list I have, in the order of their registered interest, and the quantity they desire are:

Benjoshua 1
Mars 1 (Edit: 2)
smarmy1 1
le Rahib 1
bombadil 1
misterspock 1 (edit: 2)
simrion 1
grodog 1
PaulKM 1
mdr003 1
Badmike 1
Gyg 1
jasonw1239 1
stratochamp 1
dbartman 1
carrejo 1
Serlean ? (Edit: 1)
Rakeesh sah Tarna ?
mbassoc2003 1 or 2
Center_Stage_Hobbies 1
Kingofpain89 1
deimos3428 ?
Prufrok 2
Yaya 1
Tharizdun ?
Plaag ? (edit: removed)
FoulFoot 1
Grug Greyskin 1
Blackmoor 1
AdderMcOne 1
lawrenson 2
JohnGaunt 1
The Collector's Trove 2
Ekim Toor 1
Edit: Phaedran 1
Edit: jonjhargreaves 1
Edit: bbarsh 1
Edit: Nice Hantlers 1

Remember, we are shooting for Sunday night to have a working list as we submit a proposal to Mr. Otus.  There are several regular folks not on this list, so feel free to contact people personally about their interest between now and the interest deadline so our working list is more complete.

Ekim Toor wrote:Not trying to DF things, but how about a 5th adventurer?

Human paladin
Human cleric
Elf M-U
Dwarf Fighter
Halfling thief

An interesting thought.  Maybe it would help if I shared where I was coming from.  First off, I wanted something that roared classic D&D.  The artist helps a lot, but the content of a dragon in a dungeon is highly symbolic.  Second, the choice of four characters with the four main classes and the two most commonly-used alternative races also seemed to summarize D&D.  Yeah, there are paladins, druids, illusionists, halflings, half-orcs and gnomes(and more), but, to me, those were not the core of what this game means.

The committee will consider this and any other thoughts. I am not cutting off discussion about this. More feedback is good.