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What amazing RPG is out of print and hard to find these days?

Started by Shawn Driscoll, October 16, 2019, 02:08:51 AM

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ffilz

#30
October 19, 2019, 07:41:58 PM Last Edit: October 21, 2019, 10:33:43 AM by ffilz
Quote from: Bunch;1110724The first book with character creation is sold out and has been for years.

The boxed set is available. That has chargen.

But I still say it's out of print. It just happens to be mostly still available.

Frank

p.s. I read the site more carefully, the boxed set is listed as sold out. So the Different Worlds website is not a way to get Thieves Guild as a playable game.

ffilz

#31
October 19, 2019, 07:42:54 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;1110700Noble Knight Games has Ringworld RPG for $85.

That's nice but doesn't count as in print.

jeff37923

#32
October 19, 2019, 09:47:22 PM
Quote from: ffilz;1110786That's nice but doesn't count as in print.

You are correct. I was listing it if someone was interested in buying it.
"Meh."

Brad

#33
October 19, 2019, 10:43:46 PM
Quote from: estar;1110617https://www.diffworlds.com/gamelords.htm

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Why bother reading a thread?
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

Bunch

#34
October 19, 2019, 11:32:45 PM Last Edit: October 19, 2019, 11:35:16 PM by Bunch
Quote from: ffilz;1110785The boxed set is available. That has chargen.

But I still say it's out of print. It just happens to be mostly still available.

Frank

One of us is missing something but it says Sold Out for me in the boxed set description.

I agree it's probably going to qualify as out of print because I believe he only bought the rights and remaining stock but doesn't have whatever was used to generate the printings. But he might.

Darrin Kelley

#35
October 19, 2019, 11:54:55 PM
Stormbringer

I played its 3rd edition version briefly and totally loved the game. But I never ended up with a copy of my own. Huge missed opportunity on my part.
 

GameDaddy

#36
October 20, 2019, 06:55:42 PM
Quote from: Bunch;1110822One of us is missing something but it says Sold Out for me in the boxed set description.

I agree it's probably going to qualify as out of print because I believe he only bought the rights and remaining stock but doesn't have whatever was used to generate the printings. But he might.

Noble Knight doesn't publish games, they are a retailer. Aaron has three copies of the original Ringworld RPG boxed set available for sale currently at $85-95 depending on quality.
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Armchair Gamer

#37
October 20, 2019, 09:24:45 PM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1110824Stormbringer

I played its 3rd edition version briefly and totally loved the game. But I never ended up with a copy of my own. Huge missed opportunity on my part.

You can get the serial-numbers-filed-off version from Chaosium as Magic World. They've stopped producing new material, but copies shouldn't be too hard to find.

Bunch

#38
October 20, 2019, 11:09:01 PM
Quote from: GameDaddy;1110913Noble Knight doesn't publish games, they are a retailer. Aaron has three copies of the original Ringworld RPG boxed set available for sale currently at $85-95 depending on quality.

You're confusing two different discussions going on here.  I'm talking about Thieves Guild and it's listing at the Different Worlds website.  Not talking about Ringworld (although that's another excellent game) or Nobleknight.

ffilz

#39
October 21, 2019, 10:39:44 AM
Quote from: Bunch;1110822One of us is missing something but it says Sold Out for me in the boxed set description.

I agree it's probably going to qualify as out of print because I believe he only bought the rights and remaining stock but doesn't have whatever was used to generate the printings. But he might.

Yep, I just saw that, so as sold out, Thieves Guild is definitely not in print and not easily available.

To mix up with the other thread, Noble Knight Games does have Thieves Guild I for $120 or the boxed set for $225.

Wayne's Books has Thieves Guild I available for $59.99.

ffilz

#40
October 21, 2019, 11:02:32 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;1110802You are correct. I was listing it if someone was interested in buying it.

Oh sure, it would be cool if we could insert a post at the top of this thread with pointers to good places to find out of print games.

VacuumJockey

#41
October 21, 2019, 11:11:23 AM
WEG's Ghostbusters and mumblemumble Zenzar. I would unironically love to try out Zenzar; as I recall Sartin's review, the fluff was way-over-the-top heavy metal album cover bullshit coupled with a fairly decent system that actually did cater to the implied playstyle.

Stephen Tannhauser

#42
October 21, 2019, 02:37:32 PM
Quote from: VacuumJockey;1111057Zenzar. I would unironically love to try out Zenzar; as I recall Sartin's review, the fluff was way-over-the-top heavy metal album cover bullshit coupled with a fairly decent system that actually did cater to the implied playstyle.

It's actually SenZar, which I normally wouldn't bother nitpicking about, but if you've been trying to find it under the "Zenzar" spelling that may be why it's been difficult to turn up.
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Thornhammer

#43
October 21, 2019, 03:48:36 PM
Quote from: VacuumJockey;1111057WEG's Ghostbusters and mumblemumble Zenzar. I would unironically love to try out Zenzar; as I recall Sartin's review, the fluff was way-over-the-top heavy metal album cover bullshit coupled with a fairly decent system that actually did cater to the implied playstyle.

If you want Ghostbusters, look at something called Spooktacular.  It's an open license version of the WEG game.  Same setup (you run a franchise of ghost catchers), same game system.  It isn't "GB with the serial numbers filed off" it is "GB with the serial number partially covered with electrical tape."  It even adds a few new things to the mix.

The Nerdy Show sells a muuuuuuch better version of the Ghost Die, engraved rather than printed.

VacuumJockey

#44
October 21, 2019, 04:32:03 PM Last Edit: October 21, 2019, 04:34:30 PM by VacuumJockey
Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser;1111094It's actually SenZar, which I normally wouldn't bother nitpicking about, but if you've been trying to find it under the "Zenzar" spelling that may be why it's been difficult to turn up.
Thanks, Stephen. I did know that, but somehow it came out as Zenzar anyway. :/

TBH, I'm not up for hunting down a used copy - but if it came out as a PDF, I would probably have buy it...
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