The Expanded Editorial of Jim Perelman's 1st Ed PHB
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Post Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:54 pm 
 

Zip the scanned images, change the .zip to .avi and dump it to a photobucket account and post the link that we can right click on, save to our computer and then changed the .avi extension back to .zip  :P


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:33 am 
 

jasonw1239 wrote:Zip the scanned images, change the .zip to .avi and dump it to a photobucket account and post the link that we can right click on, save to our computer and then changed the .avi extension back to .zip  :P


OK...zip?  avi?   photobucket account?  avi extension?

I do know how to post a link, but as far as the rest of the internet goes I am as ignorant as one of those headhunters on Gilligan's Island.   :x

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:20 am 
 

jasonw1239 wrote:Zip the scanned images, change the .zip to .avi and dump it to a photobucket account and post the link that we can right click on, save to our computer and then changed the .avi extension back to .zip  :P


I don't know how to convert zip to avi, and I don't have a photobucket account ... in fact, I'm not even sure what a photobucket account is.

Maybe someone else who's received the CD can do this.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:46 am 
 

I just meant to change the extensions, not convert the file. Forget about it. The basic settings in Windows hides file extensions anyway.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:50 am 
 

jasonw1239 wrote:Zip the scanned images, change the .zip to .avi and dump it to a photobucket account and post the link that we can right click on, save to our computer and then changed the .avi extension back to .zip  :P

What he is describing is a sneaky way to transfer files.

(1) Photobucket is a place that stores photos and movies for free.  Anyone can access the photos and movies if given a link.

(2) The filenames of movies end in suffixes like "mpeg", "mov", and "avi" --- JasonzBdayParty.avi

(3) The filenames of compressed files end in suffixes like "Z", "bz2", "gz", and "zip" --- JasonzBdayParty.zip

(4) Photobucket apparently only checks filesizes and filename extensions.  Big file + named like a movie = OK, it's a movie file.

So all that's required by the uploader is being a bit naughty (as opposed to being a naughty bit) and uploading a faux-movie file that in reality is a compressed file that contains a bunch of scans.

Whoever downloads the file then renames it so Windows knows to play it with whatever movie player plays avi files.

[edit: *d'oh*  That last bit should read

Whoever downloads the file then renames it so Windows knows to uncompress it with whatever compression program is on the machine.  Windows compression, WinZip, 7Zip, etc will uncompress the file into its component parts. ]


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:54 am 
 

John> now that is sneaky sneaky.


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:29 pm 
 

The hard copy of the PHB is now on its way to Mark (formcritic).

As Jimmy Buffett says, "Good God Almighty, it's a piece of work!"

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:16 pm 
 

BTW, with respect to the CD, there should be a few copies out and about by now.

If, however, you are having trouble getting your hands on one, PM me sometime next week (preferably Tuesday or later) and I'll try to help ...

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:19 am 
 

So...I hold in my hand Jim Perelman's legendary Players Handbook (first edition, I believe).  

Interesting to note that Jim's age is written beside his name in a different handwriting from his own.  The handwriting matches the notation on the facing endpage that this is "Carole Perelman's book."  

Could Carole Perelman be a sister?  

The notation about Jim's age implies that Carole noted it down some time later...possibly as a humorous note about the age at which her brother composed such an infamous rant?

Is it also significant that Carole Perelman's name is written below (and therefore later than?) the notation, "RETURN TO HAWK"?

It looks as if someone tried to white-out "RETURN TO HAWK" but then wiped it away before it could dry?

Who wrote "ATTILA THE HUN" above Jim's rant on the right inside front cover sheet?  It looks like they covered over an old notation.

Aside from Jim's rant, the notations and rule changes inside are at least consistent.  He wanted to make some of the classes less powerful (like they were before AD&D) and he did not like some of the spell descriptions.

Significantly, Jim Perelman's notations all upgrade the monk.

I tend to agree with some of his changes.

Aenoth's CD is inside the front cover.

I signed it today.  Future signers should add the date to their signatures.

OK - Who's next?


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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:57 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:So...I hold in my hand Jim Perelman's legendary Players Handbook (first edition, I believe).  

Interesting to note that Jim's age is written beside his name in a different handwriting from his own.  The handwriting matches the notation on the facing endpage that this is "Carole Perelman's book."  

Could Carole Perelman be a sister?  

The notation about Jim's age implies that Carole noted it down some time later...possibly as a humorous note about the age at which her brother composed such an infamous rant?

Is it also significant that Carole Perelman's name is written below (and therefore later than?) the notation, "RETURN TO HAWK"?

It looks as if someone tried to white-out "RETURN TO HAWK" but then wiped it away before it could dry?

Who wrote "ATTILA THE HUN" above Jim's rant on the right inside front cover sheet?  It looks like they covered over an old notation.

Aside from Jim's rant, the notations and rule changes inside are at least consistent.  He wanted to make some of the classes less powerful (like they were before AD&D) and he did not like some of the spell descriptions.

Significantly, Jim Perelman's notations all upgrade the monk.

I tend to agree with some of his changes.

Aenoth's CD is inside the front cover.

I signed it today.  Future signers should add the date to their signatures.

OK - Who's next?


He tried to turn AD&D back to original D&D..

My question would be, instead of doing all that work, why not just play original D&D?  :D

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:15 am 
 

OK...well...the weapon speed factor chart does indeed "smoke farty eggs."

One of the problems with sticking to an older version of the game is that you cannot write for the game unless you are up to date....and Jim Perelman's comments and writing skills tend to indicate to me that he was thinking about publishing.

Another problem is that the game passes you by and there are no more tournaments, magazine articles and published modules to support you.

A third problem is that you encounter other players who want to use the new rules...and you either comply, argue or sit out.

One other interesting thing about Jim Perelman's rant is that part of his rant appears to be directed at one of the supplement books, because he references the Gods, Demi-gods and Heroes booklet.  The AD&D version is called just Gods and Demigods.

Jim obviously loved the game enough to rewrite sections of the Players Handbook to fit his needs.  I like him.   :D

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:50 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:OK - Who's next?

I'd like to take a look, but, honestly, I'm sure sure if I'm at the front or the back of the queue. This thread has had enough stops and starts that I've sort of lost track of the details.

If I am at the back of the line, it's no biggie. I'm sure it will get here eventually.  :)

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:49 am 
 

I don't know of a line or where it is formed.  PM me your address.


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FormCritic wrote:One of the problems with sticking to an older version of the game is that you cannot write for the game unless you are up to date....

Another problem is that the game passes you by and there are no more tournaments, magazine articles and published modules to support you.

A third problem is that you encounter other players who want to use the new rules...and you either comply, argue or sit out.


I tried to keep my players interested in OD&D also.  I went so far as to photocopy the 3 orig rulebooks and the 3 supplements and collate them into a single rulebook.

But, for the reasons Mark mentioned, there was just no interest.  None of our players wanted to use an "old" set of the rules.

Plus, we'd also get new players who'd never seen the OD&D material ... all they knew were the AD&D books.

So I gave up and just ran AD&D, using OD&D concepts where and when I could.


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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:09 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:I don't know of a line or where it is formed.  PM me your address.

Then I feel compelled to add: "woot!" I thought maybe I'd be 13th in the queue or something.

Address sent. I will instruct my postman to give the package the respect it deserves.

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:20 am 
 

I've never seen od&d either I admit.. I feel so young.. lol. I have a similar problem with AD&D vs 3.5 though. I love running planescape but converting it's a pain in the arse, i'd rather just run it in ad&d but noone wants to play ad&d... so sad. it's not thaaaat complecated... heheh..

Ooo, and keep us posted about the onlineness of the scans. I wanna see this masterpiece


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Post Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:42 am 
 

Keith the Thief wrote:I tried to keep my players interested in OD&D also.  I went so far as to photocopy the 3 orig rulebooks and the 3 supplements and collate them into a single rulebook.

When you say collate, do you mean putting all the books together into one big book, or did you actually take pieces from the supplements and put them where they belonged in the main book?

If the former, you have a game that is unwieldly if every single option is utilized.  Presented with so many different options will make people do a double-take.  After all, OD&D, while simple enough to play is an unorganized mess presentation-wise.  For example, hit locations from Blackmoor is a prime example of a system that added no tangible benefit to the game, and it's easy to see why it wasn't put into AD&D.  The Holmes Basic rule book didn't help matters.  I believe if the system was properly edited in 1976-1977 instead of being hacked down into a 48 page book (Holmes Basic Rule Book), I believe more people might give the old rule set a try and see just how similar to AD&D the final product actually became, when the most cruddy of the rules were excised from the text.

If it's the latter, I'd be curious to see your effort and compare it to mine, just to see what you kept in the core rules versus what you took out.



  

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Post Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:02 pm 
 

Traveller wrote:When you say collate, do you mean putting all the books together into one big book, or did you actually take pieces from the supplements and put them where they belonged in the main book?

If it's the latter, I'd be curious to see your effort and compare it to mine, just to see what you kept in the core rules versus what you took out.


It is the latter.  After photocopying everything, I took the parts from the supplements and copied and pasted (or Scotch-taped, to be more precise) equivalent sections together.  So, for instance, I took the monsters section from M&T and combined it with monster listings from GH, BM and EW.

I didn't use all the rules.  I distinctly remember excluding the BM combat tables and the EW psionics section.

I wish I had my compiled OD&D "book" to share, but I don't think I have it any longer.  While there's an outside chance that it's still in some obscure box among all of my parents' belongings in a storage unit, my guess is that it was lost, stolen, or thrown away by accident.   :(

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