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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:55 pm

This quote is right from the Acaeum description:"MV1 Midnight on Dagger Alley by Merle Rasmussen

Attempting to solve the "one-use" problem of the related MSOLO modules, TSR introduced the "Magic Viewer". Basically, all of the text and maps are "scrambled" with red speckles; the red plastic viewer screens these speckles out, allowing you to see the text / drawing underneath. A good idea in theory; in practice, is irritating and blindness-inducing. It was also utilized in CM5 Mystery of the Snow Pearls."

Does anyone know if this is true? Does using the book/viewer actually cause harm to the eyes? 8O

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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:04 pm

It doesn't actually cause damage, that note was a bit of "poetic liscense" so to speak, they were being figurative, not literal.

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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:42 pm

What's cool about it though, at least with Dagger Alley, is that you can't see what you're walking into until you're more or less already upon it. Makes for some mildly fun surprises.

I played that one with my 7yr old son last year and we had a pretty good time with the monk. We both still have our vision, by the way.

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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 8:53 pm

Does anyone have a picture of the viewer?

Of course I bought a copy that is missing the damned thing.

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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:31 pm

It's a rather large, tight-fitting foam helmet, blaze orange.

I'll see if I can get mine off long enough to snap a picture of it.

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:58 pm

It's just a piece of red plastic, a little thicker than cellophane.

Although I like to use my red/blue 3D glasses instead.

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 1:27 am

Thanks. So, you think red celophane would work? Should it be liited to a certain size?

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 9:07 am

Yes.

The real viewer is roughly credit card sized, with a 1/2 inch or so border, IIRC.

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:38 pm

This listing has a viewer shown in the picture.

cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-CM5-AD-D- ... 7C294%3A50

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 2:40 pm

That's odd. Here's a listing with viewer that came with mine. Far cooler:

Hobart 770445 XVS Series Welding Helmet Blaze Orange - Amazon.com

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:00 pm

Aneoth wrote:This listing has a viewer shown in the picture.

cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-CM5-AD-D- ... 7C294%3A50

Negative. That ain't it, pard'ner. Although I have seen this before. The actual view is cardboard - yes, about the size of a credit card - with a rectangular strip (about the size in this picture) of red celephane.

I think people cut the red piece from 3-d glasses and the like. Works just as well.

If I can, I will get one out tonight...

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:30 pm

bbarsh wrote:
Negative. That ain't it, pard'ner. Although I have seen this before. The actual view is cardboard - yes, about the size of a credit card - with a rectangular strip (about the size in this picture) of red celephane.

I think people cut the red piece from 3-d glasses and the like. Works just as well.

If I can, I will get one out tonight...

The one in the picture Aneoth posted looks like one of the ones that came with the Crimson Crystal CYOA books.

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:35 pm

bclarkie wrote:The one in the picture Aneoth posted looks like one of the ones that came with the Crimson Crystal CYOA books.

Yep, that looks right...

I am having a deja vous moment. Didn't we go over this before?

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:47 pm

bbarsh wrote:I am having a deja vous moment. Didn't we go over this before?

Yea, just like a couple weeks ago I think. It's around here somewhere. :lol:

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:12 pm

Also could be one of the red strips that came with original Transformers toys. They had a similar effect on part of the back of the box.

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 4:23 pm

Here it is:

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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:35 pm

bclarkie wrote:
Yea, just like a couple weeks ago I think. It's around here somewhere.

Sorry fellas. As you can see I did a thread search before posting my question. This was an old thread I raised.

Thanks for the comments and pictures.

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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 9:44 am

I think that some came with cardboard border and some without. I would have to dig out my copies to confirm. I would guess that they ran out of the nicer ones and substituted the plain plastic instead.

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