A D&D Tournament Dungeon designed for Apricon III

Posts: 4545 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:16 pm

Mars wrote:

If you are in contact with an author you could ask if it is okay to PDF it or photocopy it.

The one thing I find with these types of items is that there is probably a number of people who would like a copy to read but aren't willing to pay much for it. Chances are you won't make much money on it but if you want to spread the joy, you could see about making copies.

Exactly. I photocopied a Aggie Warcon three round adventure from 1982 last year and basically gave it away for the cost of shipping and phocotocoping. It wasn't anything special, but those who enjoy tournament dungeons love to read them.

Mike B.

Posts: 1077 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:10 pm

Mars wrote:

If you are in contact with an author you could ask if it is okay to PDF it or photocopy it.

Indeed. A nice scan would might capture the greenbar, adding to the charm.

Also include the history (not specific contact information) of the module. That may be more interesting than the module itself.

Doing page layout in EMACS? *shudder* For those that don't know what EMACS is, it is a text editor. It is not designed for doing more than editing small command files. It definitely was not graphical in 1980, so all commands would be done through a combination of keystrokes. Think back to the word processors of the day, monochrome monitors, and dumb terminals . . .

Posts: 128 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:13 pm

Mars wrote:

If you are in contact with an author you could ask if it is okay to PDF it or photocopy it.

I'll ask and see what he says, but since he is only one of several I'm not sure he can give permission

Posts: 128 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:48 pm

Deadlord39 wrote:

It seems a typical, even substandard homebrew for the time period. Spelling and grammar are poor, setup is unimaginative, etc.
Unless David is somehow related to Anne Hecht (and even then, who cares), this is a typical homebrew. I would find out from him if Apricon was held in a gaming hall or a basement. I've seen several homebrews over the years that were labeled as "cons", when in fact the number of people involved was in the single digits.

This was not a single digit "con".

I don't remember exactly where in Manhattan, NY it was held, but it wasn't in a gaming hall or someones basement

Posts: 128 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:50 pm

killjoy32 wrote:

so how much do you want for it? Smile

That the $60,000 question and the reason that I posted this in the "Collecting Appraisal" forum.

Posts: 1348 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:54 pm

I would be interested in seeing it, but I don't think I'd spend a lot for it. The other figures of around $5-20 is pretty good. Maybe we can roll 5d4 and see what comes out? Otherwise, it might be worth a bit more, since fewer than 12 were made... and, there is always that "if it's any good..." thing. So, right now, I can't seem to put a specific value as there is just not enough information... is there a picture of the cover? Maybe I'm just blind.

Posts: 1077 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:56 pm

serleran wrote:

So, right now, I can't seem to put a specific value as there is just not enough information... is there a picture of the cover? Maybe I'm just blind.

I think the cover is the transparent red binder.

. . . http://mysite.verizon.net/ptcaezza/Tournament-Dungeon.htm

Posts: 7612 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:11 am

merc: well listen, unless one of the others wants it muchly, i dont think anyone is willing to shell out lots for it, so i am not gonna be part of hype-ing it either.

if most are saying its worth $5-$20, i would agree still. after all, nobody has heard of it and it doesnt bear any part in something bigger ie greyhawk etc.

i just like stuff i havent heard of and i collect very much at random. if you wanna sell it for $20, then i am interested. any higher and i am happy to save my cash for gencon, so its no biggie to me either way.

there, you have an offer Smile

if one of the others wants to offer more then cool - and good for you.

best

Al

Posts: 2339 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:11 am

Mercenary_Roadie wrote:

I'll ask and see what he says, but since he is only one of several I'm not sure he can give permission

Technically, you might need the authorization of all the authors but I think if one of them says its okay then that goes a long way towards it being morally okay (which I think is the bigger issue).

With the other similar item mentioned previously (The Hand of Vecna), that product was also produced somewhat commercially and the authors have a current version that they are working on as well.

Posts: 2525 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:27 pm

There are some precedents for unknown small published tourneys and manuscripts selling for high prices. One recently went to TFM from eBay auction for quite a bit IIRC. And I recall both buying and selling Sarland for quite a bit.

I see no reason why this wouldn't go beyond $50 unless there was only one bidder.

Let's have it up on eBay and get the price up.