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What "rare" or hard-to-find book/books have you been searching for?

Started by kythri, May 08, 2014, 04:42:40 PM

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kosmos1214

#165
July 03, 2016, 01:48:45 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;906585The rulebook looks incredibly crude for a 1990 game (I say that actually as a compliment)... what on earth were the miniatures like?

Several years ago at a small con I purchased this... thing for two bucks called Divine Battle Lust. It's an "Adult" fantasy miniatures skirmish game with rules for gang rape, prostitutes, etc. It seems to be trying to be to Warhammer what FATAL is to D&D. Not "Ironic" and not a parody. The rulebook encourages you to set up a lead workshop and make your own damn miniatures. On one hand it's embarrassing and pathetic, but on the other it's got a weird "Roll up your sleeves" ethos to it that's sorta admirable. Really odd.
That must be rare i cant even find any other references to it but this one not even a crummy picture

Omega

#166
July 03, 2016, 04:31:05 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;906585The rulebook looks incredibly crude for a 1990 game (I say that actually as a compliment)... what on earth were the miniatures like?

The minis were all little snap together Gundam models. I asked around later and was told they were a claw machine prize in Japan. About 50mm.

Géza Echs

#167
July 04, 2016, 02:45:25 AM
I don't have many rarity interests, aside from some CoC related stuff. Weirdly, though, I wish I hadn't lost my set of the old Paranoia novels. I'd give a lot for ebook copies of those!

TristramEvans

#168
July 04, 2016, 02:51:19 AM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;906585Several years ago at a small con I purchased this game for two bucks called Divine Battle Lust. It's an "Adult" fantasy miniatures skirmish system with rules for gang rape, prostitutes, etc. It seems to be trying to be to Warhammer what FATAL is to D&D. Not "Ironic" and not a parody. The rulebook encourages you to set up a lead workshop and make your own damn miniatures. On one hand it's embarrassing, but on the other it's got a weird "Roll up your sleeves" ethos to it that's sorta admirable. Really odd.

That's not this one is it?

Tetsubo

#169
July 04, 2016, 05:19:02 AM
I just thought of one. here was a shapeshifting game advertised in the back of Dragon magazine at one time. Anyone know what it was called?

Just Another Snake Cult

#170
July 05, 2016, 12:05:24 AM
Quote from: TristramEvans;906763That's not this one is it?

No. Totally different animal.

It was published  by "Your Mother's Fear Games" in 2002. The cover art (Which is really not bad at all for such a small-press game) has a succubus with a whip leading a bunch of creatures.  I have no phone or such at the moment (Just the desktop) , so unfortunately I can't share pictures.
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#171
July 13, 2016, 02:10:30 AM
Well, since it was brought up recently in another thread, one of the few old books I'd still love to find sometime (not so much that I'm scouring the world for it or anything, but if I were to happen across it I'd be really pleased) is the rare Allansia sourcebook for Advanced Fighting Fantasy.
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#172
July 13, 2016, 05:55:00 AM
I still dream of getting ST1 "Up the Garden Path", "The Jade Hare" with cover, and a copy in good conditions of the first printing of OD&D.

I mean, you can actually find these every once in a while on Ebay. But the prices are an order of magnitude higher than my reach...

Necrozius

#173
July 13, 2016, 06:11:35 AM
Not rare, per se, but affordable hard copies of the Savage Worlds Companions. I live in Canada, so I get stabbed in the rear end with shipping, exchange and duty costs. None of the local shops carry any of them except the odd 50$+ campaign sourcebooks that I feel are superfluous. Those Companion books are awesome.

Omega

#174
July 13, 2016, 06:33:00 AM
Quote from: Tetsubo;906774I just thought of one. here was a shapeshifting game advertised in the back of Dragon magazine at one time. Anyone know what it was called?

Night Life?

Tetsubo

#175
July 13, 2016, 08:52:18 AM
Quote from: Omega;908008Night Life?

Not Nightlife. It wasn't horror based. It was all about playing a shapeshifter in a traditional fantasy setting. I think it was a 'plain' paper book with B&W art. Had a brown or tan cover if I remember correctly. Thanks though.

kosmos1214

#176
July 13, 2016, 02:10:31 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;906878No. Totally different animal.

It was published  by "Your Mother's Fear Games" in 2002. The cover art (Which is really not bad at all for such a small-press game) has a succubus with a whip leading a bunch of creatures.  I have no phone or such at the moment (Just the desktop) , so unfortunately I can't share pictures.
That actually seems to be part of the problem is that most people who hear of it assume its this game.

Claudius

#177
July 17, 2016, 03:49:42 AM
Quote from: 3rik;781126There's two used copies on Amazon for $1,055.24 (+ $3.99 shipping) and $1,452.56 (+ $3.99 shipping)... :teehee:
Wow!! These prices are absolutely ridiculous!!! :eek:

I owned both Aria books twice, and twice I resold them, the first ones for €10 (they were in bad shape), and the second ones for €50 (in almost new condition). The idea that I could have gotten more money than that is ludicrous.
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#178
July 17, 2016, 03:58:08 AM
I am currently searching for BRP Merrie England and BRP Wind on the Steppes, of Alephtar Games, for an acceptable price. If any of the fine lads who frequent this place has a copy in very good condition that he would like to get rid of, I'm all ears.

Other than that, I had my holy grials of gaming (that I finally found), don't know if they were that rare to find or not, but they sure interested me, such as RQ Land of Ninja, RQ Vikings, the supplements of Aquelarre 1st edition, lots of historical supplements of GURPS, etc
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Omega

#179
July 17, 2016, 06:57:22 AM Last Edit: July 17, 2016, 07:12:27 AM by Omega
Quote from: Tetsubo;908017Not Nightlife. It wasn't horror based. It was all about playing a shapeshifter in a traditional fantasy setting. I think it was a 'plain' paper book with B&W art. Had a brown or tan cover if I remember correctly. Thanks though.

Remember what year or general era of Dragon it was from? Was it on the actual back cover or one of the inside ads?

Did though find an ad for WEG's Price of Freedom and some other oddities never seen in stores or cons.
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