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Module "The Book of Skelas" by Andrew G. Walsh?
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:33 am 
 

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd wander on over and ask the resident sages an obscure question...

While rooting through a collection I purchased quite some time ago, I came across loose pages of a module called "The Book of Skelas: A module created by ANDREW WALSH 1983".  It looks like it's a tournament-style dungeon.

So far I've found nine 8.5" x 11" pages, which look like they were photocopied. Some of the pages have staple holes in them, and all have a brownish liquid stain on the upper right-hand corner.  I haven't found any maps to this yet, though, but I'm still looking.

Does anyone know anything about this module?

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Post Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:01 am 
 

Sound interesting. Any relation to Skelos re. Conan?
Here's another one for you to chase down, Mars.  :D


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Post Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:17 am 
 

I did a quick search but Andrew Walsh is a pretty common name :(  Is there any address, state where published or tournament it was used for info?
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:16 pm 
 

I wonder if its this guy which would not be impossible...


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Post Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:56 pm 
 

serleran wrote:I wonder if its this guy which would not be impossible...


I looked at that one too because a number of early RPGer's were also involved in video game design and programming but what makes me doubtful is that the module is 1983 and this guy's gaming credits begin 2002.  It seems like a bit too much of a generation gap.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:14 am 
 

Mars wrote:I did a quick search but Andrew Walsh is a pretty common name :(  Is there any address, state where published or tournament it was used for info?


Hi Mars,

Unfortunately, no, there is no address, state where published, or tournament info...  :x

I'll see if I can contact the guy who I bought this collection from and if I can jog his memory.  If I remember correctly, this collection was an amalgamation of stuff from the members of his former RPG group, so it could've easily come from one of them rather than him.  Some of the other stuff I came across, suggests he went to conventions/tournaments regularly at one point, so here's hoping... [crosses fingers]

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