obiter wrote:I've posted this before but I can't help myself when this module comes up for discussion. One of my best mates, Andy, has been playing with a group of gamers in Banbridge for 20 odd years. One of them dug up a copy of Up the Garden Path & ran it for a bit of light relief. The group hated it so much that they nabbed the module and burnt it with (I am told) the same feral pleasure reserved for incinerating the d20 that failed a saving throw vs death of your favourite character. He told me about it a couple of weeks later in a local pub (The Esplanade in Bangor). I explained the rarity & value of the item. There was an intake of breath then Andy supped his pint and said "yeah but let's face it ... it was still sh*te"And to think Inferno and Dark Tower are cheap as chips. go figure.
Gnat the Beggar wrote:That truly was one of the best gaming stories I have heard in a Long>>> while.I do not own a copy and never will, even if I could afford to buy a copy I would pass on it.There are SOOOO many other rare RPG items that I would rather own. Items that I would find much more interesting, and infinately more readable, with far more gaming value rather than simply an overhyped perceived collectable value.That sense of value being based on what I believe is a questionable aspect of rarity and the all too obvious (overvalued) absurdity of the thing. From what I have heard I figure your friend (Andy) was right.It is Sh*te... But danged expensive Sh*te....
obiter wrote:"yeah but let's face it ... it was still sh*te"
Blackmoor wrote:This is a very desirable item am I am happy to own one Also the concept that you shall never own one will change proprtionally with the amount of money you have. I am a poster child for that comment ( I remember saying to my wife I would never ever spend more than $30 or $40 bucks on any item, new job, new paycheck.....presto lots of expensive collectables)
