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Post Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:17 pm 
 

Hey lokiwookie, I moved this over from the other thread.

I send an email with informations and scans

For archive, I copy informations there

1st print: I never found any mention in magazines (nor old gamers or sellers I know) to a release without the box. You could ask to "le Rahib" to be sure.
Apparently the 1st print didn't include pen and dice (but someone told me the contrary...)
Copyright in the rulebook is 1982 and the cover states 1982.

2nd print: the rulebook states first print 1982 and "premier tirage 1982" on the copyright page as the 1st print,but the cover states 1983.
On top of the box, the content list includes pen and dice
The box contains rulebook, 2nd print French B2 and dice and pen

3rd print: Rulebook states 3rd edition, revised, 1st print 1985. Contains two rulebooks (master and player) dice and pen. On each side of the box, the copyright states "touts droits réservés" (misspelling) instead of "tous droits reserves" (correct).
The color of the box makes me think that the scan on Acaeum for this 3rd print (darker red) is in fact the box of the 4th print (brighter red).

4th print: it is the only box which is in heavy/hard card board (not soft as the other prints). The box is slighty bright too. The content is the same as 3rd print but the misspelling "touts" has been corrected. The rulebooks state 1st print 1985 but on the bottom of the page, under the TSR logo, it is written Novembre 1987. The title of the rulebook are written in italic instead of normal font.

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I had picked this set up because I was interested in seeing all the artwork that wasn't published in the U.S. sets, but looking at your description it seems that my set is either a 1st print or a 2nd, but I can't quite tell.

I did not buy this set originally, but I assume it came in this manner and not "frankensteined":

There is a light, orange colored box, Otus artwork cropped, TSR face logo.
It does have the dice which are similar to the ones that came in the U.S. versions (no crayon, but I'm sure the seller just lost it)
One rulebook.
Neither the rulebook nor the orange box state 1983 on the cover
One B2 module (the seller lost the cover -- bummer!)

Here are some photos.  I didn't see anywhere stating "2nd Print"

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:26 pm 
 

It is a 1st print. The 2nd print is TSR angle logo and the rulebook states 1983

Here is scan of 2nd print rulebook

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The dice could be included but it is not stated on the box cover (instead of the 2nd print).


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Post Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:08 pm 
 

Hey here's something interesting about some of the artwork.

There's a scan I'm attaching of a piece of Elmore art below.

A portion of it appeared in the U.S. version of the box set in both the players manual (pg 41 as an illo of "invisibility" or "detect invisibility") and the DM's manual (pg 45 in the treasure section), but only of the woman in the cloak.

However, in the French booklet version, she's sneaking off with the magic item as the guys in the back are fighting over some other treasure. (Elmore may have cut up his original art, then pasted it over the extended scene?).

I think what Elmore is saying in this piece is that you can never trust a woman as they'll take advantage of you every time ....

JUST KIDDING!

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:12 pm 
 

misterspock wrote:I think what Elmore is saying in this piece is that you can never trust a woman as they'll take advantage of you every time ....

JUST KIDDING!

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