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Ironclad
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:34 pm

Nice, really nice.

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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:49 pm

Dvergguden wrote in 1e mini core books:Here are some pictures from my own collection (I miss the D&D Basic set and The ruins of Undermountain)

very nice collection. thanks for the pics!!

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:04 am

I had forgotten about the Myth Drannor box set. I have all 22 of the other boxes and books I mentioned. Thanks Dvergguden, something for the want list!

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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:56 pm

I have all but the Elminster ecologies and apparently the the Myth Drannor set. I never even knew about the Myth Drannor mini box. Wow, nice info. I think the Elminster Ecologies is a bit rare too. There are a couple on Ebay at the moment but beat to hell.

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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:38 am

Should anyone be interested, here we go:

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Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 11:46 pm

I have never seen a myth Drannor except from a couple of collectors here on Acaeum, you being one of them.

To me it seems Myth Drannor is a unicorn of rarity. Would like to find one someday. And Elminster Ecologies is uncommon, I wouldn’t say rare though. The other box sets seem fairly easy to find.

As to the books, the DMG, Players handbook and Manual of the planes seem to be the ones that go for the most money, but none of the books seem hard to find.

Vismore

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 12:23 am

I've always been curious about the mini-books. Are they practical, meaning readable and usable, or were they simply produced as a novelty?

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 1:34 am

Grug Greyskin wrote in 1e mini core books:meaning readable

They were surprisingly readable when I saw them in the '90s. Today, if I saw them again, probably not so much. So the answer depends upon the age of who answers. Or admitted age.

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 9:43 pm

Grug Greyskin wrote in 1e mini core books:I've always been curious about the mini-books. Are they practical, meaning readable and usable, or were they simply produced as a novelty?

They are really a cool novelty, but if you have good eyesight, you might be able to use them in a well lit room. Since they are highly collectible, I wouldn't suggest using them now though.

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 10:29 pm

Hard on the old eyes. Cool collectable though.

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 11:51 pm

Vismore wrote in 1e mini core books:I have never seen a myth Drannor except from a couple of collectors here on Acaeum, you being one of them.

To me it seems Myth Drannor is a unicorn of rarity. Would like to find one someday. And Elminster Ecologies is uncommon, I wouldn’t say rare though. The other box sets seem fairly easy to find.

As to the books, the DMG, Players handbook and Manual of the planes seem to be the ones that go for the most money, but none of the books seem hard to find.

Vismore

Dont forget of the Moldvay basic and expert boxes!

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