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Post Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:12 pm 
 

It's that time (of year) again!

What's not in this update:

-- Updated valuations.  The Valuation Board has been pretty much inactive.

-- Besides the usual backlog of submissions I haven't gotten to yet, I keep procrastinating on tackling the Basic Set sequence, which is a total mess, and has probably a dozen submissions / corrections in my inbox.  To a lesser extent, there's the Expert Set and the PHB, both of which have quite a few things to correct, too.  After finishing the Original D&D Set and the Monster Manual, I was tuckered out.

Enjoy!  And say a silent prayer for the unincorporated submissions, which have not been forgotten, just a bit unloved.  As I always say in these posts, I'm planning on having the next site update not take as long as this one did.

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:21 pm 
 

Applause for the OD&D work. But when you rely on those notable collectors cited, it's bound to be good.

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:18 am 
 

A couple of minor 'oopsies' on the Greyhawk Box 7th print.

Seventh (1983)
   o Box bottom: bottom right has code "1015" stacked above "394-53168-XTSR-1200"
My copy has no hyphen between the XTSR and 1200

   o Catalogue: states "Second Edition Printing, October 1983" and "written by Gary Gygax" on inside cover (same as Eighth).  Does not list "David Axler" on credits page
My copy has Gary and the printing on the credit page, not the inside cover (which has heraldry)

  o Maps: maps are folded smaller.  Both have "1980 TSR Hobbies, Inc. All Rights Reserved" at bottom right corner.  Right-hand map also has "115-M-9025" at bottom right corner
A bit tricky here. The maps were printed smaller, not merely folded smaller. My copies, however, bear the codes for the 8th print at the bottom. They look like cheaper prints material wise than the ones I have from the folios. Given the condition of the set, they're probably original, but as the set was not originally mine, I'd defer to someone else's judgement.

  

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:25 am 
 

Wow, my minor printing finds are listed first on the What's New page - an honor!


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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:33 am 
 

Thank you for the updates.  I particularly like the green highlighting.  Well done.

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:26 am 
 

Great work as usual!  8)

  


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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:33 am 
 

Thank you, sir.  Excellent work as always. :)  My favorite is the Header Modules page. :)

http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/header.html


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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:02 am 
 

Really outstanding work.  Love the Header Mod page.

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:10 am 
 

SimperingToad:  Roger that.  Thanks!

TheHistorian: I found your forum post on that, so I'll add it to the to-do pile.

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:57 am 
 

I must say that green highlighting works for me. It really helps sifting through the differences.

Great job !

  

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:04 am 
 

Wonderfull work!


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Post Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:23 pm 
 

Just wondering... should the MM and DMG entries make note of new/revised illustrations such as is done with several modules (like B2)? Or, are the current differences sufficient?

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:46 am 
 

smarmy1 wrote:Thank you, sir.  Excellent work as always. :)  My favorite is the Header Modules page. :)

http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/header.html


Mine too  :D

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:48 pm 
 

Excellent update


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:27 pm 
 

Thank you very much !
I like the green highlighting too.

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:14 pm 
 

Great work!! Thanks for the update.


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Post Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:40 pm 
 

Thanks Scott:  will my TD, Dragon, and Dungeon mailing covers update  make it next time? :D


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Post Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:51 pm 
 

Possibly!  

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