Prufrock wrote:I got to tell you guys, the button is very cool. Thanks to Frank for doing that and taking time to give me his autograph and personal tour of the Darlene paintings. I was hard pressed not to come back to the auction, but I knew I would go after one of the skeleton drawings and I just do not have the money right now.Next year everyone plan on attending the 1st annual Acaeum luncheon. Details to follow.Martin
Blackmoor wrote:Get everybody together about 7:00 and eat, talk and get merry for a few hours and hit the auction all in one swoop. It would be a blast.
Blackmoor wrote:You know what would be better! An Acaeum dinner on the Friday prior to the collectables auction.
faro wrote:No alcohol, Jeff. That would be too hideous to contemplate. *g*=(Good idea, Martin ).
Blackmoor wrote:You know what would be better! An Acaeum dinner on the Friday prior to the collectables auction. Get everybody together about 7:00 and eat, talk and get merry for a few hours and hit the auction all in one swoop. It would be a blast.
Blackmoor wrote:Oh! and how about the manuscript copy with Gygax letter went for $3200.00 to Mike (Invincible Overlord) I was the second bidder on this one and had it until Mike threw up his hand in the last second. Congrats Mike!
Blackmoor wrote:I was one of the first people to buy a copy. I joked that maybe I should buy them all! They didn't care! Buy one or buy ten they said. Very odd!
Contrarian wrote:I didn't hang around long enough to hear "the only 60 copies" part. I got pissed and walked away after they told me the guy who did the 1E conversion bought a big pile of them. Nice to know he got a good investment out of his work. I look forward to seeing it on ebay.
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grodog wrote:Actually, I was told by my friend Jon, who did the AD&D conversion, that he only got one copy. And he was supposed to get about 20, for the about 20 people who playtested the adventure. But none of the playtesters got copies at all. Le sigh.I understand being upset, but if Goodman's pointing the bag at Jon, then they're wrong.
grodog wrote:Congrats to the few, the proud, the quick If anyone has a spare to trade, please let me know: I'd like a copy since I playtested the thing
I didn't hang around long enough to hear "the only 60 copies" part. I got pissed and walked away after they told me the guy who did the 1E conversion bought a big pile of them. Nice to know he got a good investment out of his work. I look forward to seeing it on ebay. Seriously, I'm really, really pissed. I now officially hate Goodman Games with a passion I lack the words to fully describe. Why'd they bother announcing this module on Dragonsfoot if they didn't want to sell that many? Dumbasses. (If you think this post is harsh, I assure you that the words in my head are much nastier. Much, much nastier.)
Yes, they are pretty dumb....
It would be good to choose the most civil and constructive words possible and send them directly to Goodman Games. They need constructive criticism.
Actually, I was told by my friend Jon, who did the AD&D conversion, that he only got one copy. And he was supposed to get about 20, for the about 20 people who playtested the adventure. But none of the playtesters got copies at all. Le sigh. I understand being upset, but if Goodman's pointing the bag at Jon, then they're wrong.
The PLAYTESTERS didn't even get copies? I don't feel near as bad now. And much thanks to Gus and and Prufrock.....who didn't get copies either, and in the process didn't snag me a copy. I have to keep scratching my head on this one. The public relations blunder of something this magnitude is astounding.