AD&D Reprint, and Other Stuff

thedungeondelver · February 14, 2012, 11:14:36 AM

Quote from: Broken-Serenity;514364Mezzo and nyca daemons were reprinted in other monster books though so no sense removing mention of those, as for the boot hill and gamma world references they should stay since they're tied into sections that would require abit of work to edit them from. The bit im saying they should remove is more because of the address and mention of white dwarf as reference material since neither are valid anymore(heck im not that sure white dwarf was even that valid as a resource tool back in the mid 80's when the reprinted versions of the books were done) kinda like the rpga stuff they plan to remove is down to relevancy and containing old addresses and such.

Right but the reprints of the Mezzodaemon and Nycadaemon for 1e are unavailable except via used channels... and issues of White Dwarf with AD&D-supporting stuff are still available through the same channels.

I'm just afraid of a slippery slope type thing going on. Hey let's remove this, hey let's remove that and suddenly you've got people editing for "clarity" and "intent" and it's not a reprint, it's...something else.

QuoteIn other news Nobleknight has just emailed me again to let me know that they are willing to hold back copies of the books for people who request copies beforehand for upto 10 days after they get stock.

Good news indeed.

Tahmoh · February 14, 2012, 11:27:32 AM

Grab a fiend folio for about $10 and there in there so no problems, theres a ton of copies of that book on ebay these days and most are in neigh on perfect condition.

Aos · February 14, 2012, 04:37:51 PM

The FF is everywhere. There's a used bookstore about an hour from my place that has like a dozen copies. As an aside, recently, I bought an efreet covered DMG for 7$ and the Moldvay Basic book for 5$.
As a further aside, I do believe that Moldvay may be my favorite presentation of D&D. Unlike many of the others, it was written in English.

RPGPundit · February 15, 2012, 02:01:20 PM

Its true; Arneson had fuck all to do with AD&D.

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Bedrockbrendan · February 15, 2012, 02:19:25 PM

Quote from: thedungeondelver;514362Call me old fashioned, call me a fool but I think they can leave that stuff in place. I hardly think anyone's going to go "Oh hey neat...!" Also, there's the "Sixguns & Sorcery" and "Mutants & Magic" sections that refer to games no longer in print (Boot Hill, Gamma World - at least not in any form someone using the AD&D rules as their primary set would recognize), so should those go? And the mentions of the Nycadaemon and Mezzodaemon. Those are in the "D" series of modules (well, with stats that fit AD&D), but I believe they should be left. Don't lets paint fig leaves on Adam. (I know you yourself aren't saying it will happen - I just hope it doesn't.)

These books are a piece of gaming history, so they should be reprinted in full IMO. However explainatory footnotes would be an easy way to deal with issues like this with the original text.

Justin Alexander · February 15, 2012, 02:25:01 PM

Quote from: Broken-Serenity;514358Also arneson had moved on by the time AD&D came along so you cant blame wotc for not mentioning the guy since he had nothing to do with the books being reprinted.

Of course I can blame them. Because they didn't limit their comments to AD&D: They gave Gygax sole credit for what was published in 1974.

Tahmoh · February 15, 2012, 03:04:28 PM

Didnt arneson give up any rights to be listed as a creator of D&D in the early 80's though for a nice settlement? if so theres your answer.

Justin Alexander · February 15, 2012, 08:08:16 PM

Quote from: Broken-Serenity;514719Didnt arneson give up any rights to be listed as a creator of D&D in the early 80's though for a nice settlement? if so theres your answer.

Answer for what? Gygax gave up all his rights in D&D, too.

Akrasia · February 15, 2012, 08:34:13 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;514706Its true; Arneson had fuck all to do with AD&D.

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And if the blurb had been restricted to AD&D, then there would be no problem.

But it gives Gygax exclusive credit for the version of D&D published in 1974.

Reading comprehension is important! :pundit: