Howdy Folks,


Just posted the first announcement of this auction: viewtopic.php?t=2170

It's been a lot of hard work so far but there are some true relics of the game and some Holy Grails for Greyhawk collectors. Over 200 lots!

I just thought I'd post this link for any discussions or questions you might have.


Futures Bright,

Paul

Won't help.  

stormber wrote:Domesday Book 13 Castle & Crusade Society '72

DIBS!

Somehow I do not think that is going to work....

Wow, just wow.

Can't wait to see the auctions themselves.  Going to be a lot to look at.

Lucky you to be able to look at all the stuff.  :D

That's a sweet list.

Question for you:  is he willing to transfer copyright for the manuscripts?  Or would that have to be negotiated with Robert separately?

Howdy,

beyerun wrote:Wow, just wow.

Can't wait to see the auctions themselves. Going to be a lot to look at.

Lucky you to be able to look at all the stuff.

Oh yeah! The Greyhawk items are just amazing. Rob spent an hour on the phone with me just explaining how Demonworld came to be. Erac and Ayelarach, Fraz-Urb'luu and the great misadventure that followed from the bowels of Greyhawk Castle.

One of the great treasures is the 1972 map created after an adventure run by Gary. Their idea was to create fictional stories from previously played games. Rob sat down and drew out the map for the adventure after it had been played! This adventure was run by Gary two weeks after he, Ernie, and Rob went up to see Dave Arneson to play in Castle Blackmoor using modified Chainmail rules. Thus this map is a relic of the creation of D&D. Quite incredible.

There is also Rob's completed manuscript for the original City of Brass, not the one "finished" by Kenzer and Co. with a ghost writer while Rob was out with a shattered leg. There was some additional 50,000 words from Rob that never made it to print and now, probably never will!

Then there is the original artwork, the letters, the manuscripts, the Greyhawk and Empire of the Petal Throne adventures, THE BOTTLE CITY LEVEL for Greyhawk Castle, Rob's dice, yes the ones that laid Mordenkainen low in Maure castle over 30 years ago, the same ones that determined that a gated Zeus wanted nothing to do with helping Erac and Ayelarach on Demonworld against Fraz-Urb'luu, the ones that saved Jim Ward's wizard Bombadil from an untimely death at the hands of Yeenoghu while retrieving the Invulnerable Coat of Arnd, the ones that were rolled to shatter the doors of Zuggutmoy's prison, the one's that rolled successful dispels to free the 9 demigods imprisoned within Greyhawk Castle, the ones that helped Robilar survive the first playtest of Tomb of Horrors and WIN the lich's treasures!!! (Hold on the dice are glowing and floating around the room again!)

(There, back in their tin. Relics are so darn pesky sometimes!)

Where was I... Ah yes, in the immortal words of Howard Carter, "Wonderful things!"


Futures Bright,

Paul

Given Rob's tumultuous publishing history, I wouldn't expect many of the unpublished gems to see the light of day.  Also, based on a response from EGG on ENWorld, all of the original Castle Greyhawk maps are being completely redrawn for the Castle Zagyg project, therefore these are probably about the only chance to own authentic levels from the true Castle....

Howdy,

mbassoc2003 wrote:I don't see any Castle Greyhawk stuff up yet? Maybe eBay haven't updated their servers. I can only see as far as City of Brass, and those have no pictures.

It's coming... There are over 200 lots. I'll post more tonight, Tuesday, and Wednesday night. Rob discovered some things that are quite amazing and is mailing them today. I paced the listings to account for slipping these new things into the stream of listings by tommorrow or Wednesdsay night.

There are two real crown jewels yet to be listed.


Futures Bright,

Paul

Yeah, come on, don't leave us hanging!