FormCritic wrote:A number of gamers feel an especially strong emotional attachment to the 144 page Deities and Demigods, either because it represents the last item of the best old times or because they got ripped off back then.
TheHistorian wrote:Those look like the sort of price stickers that may come off easily.Nice find. I'm jealous of the D1 mono!
FormCritic wrote:Stafford says that TSR's new president (the woman...can't recall her name) said that they wanted to avoid outraging that nebulous group known as The Religious Right. (A complete mis-understanding of what might actually outrage that particular group. Given that person's general lack of understanding about gaming and gamers, the explanation sounds true..
nyjastul69 wrote:I believe you're refering to Lorraine Williams. Okay, now I feel dirty. I think I'll go take a shower.
mandalaymoon wrote:I don't think the timelines match to make it an accurate assumption that Williams was responsible. Didn't Williams join TSR well after the switch in the DDG? I think TSR was simply playing it safe legally by taking out the Cthulhu and Melnibone mythoi. From TSR legal department's point of view, Chaosium could say it was okay at the time and then change its mind at a future point and sue for copyright and licensing infringement.
JasonZavoda wrote: ** expired/removed eBay auction **Books #1 - 4 of the TSR Heart Quest series which I had never even heard of before. These are right out of some Knights of the Dinner Table Hard 8 publication farce. TSR in the early 80's was one wacky place.
lawrenson wrote:Hi,picked up some of the Planescape Gencon tin badges. Says 1994 on them.Cheers,Malc
lawrenson wrote:no, the round tin ones. Scarce in the UK (don't know about the USA).
Mars wrote:I recently sold off a few TSR pewter pieces but also recently found that I had a few more than I thought I did. I like rediscovering things I bought but forgot I had - its easier on the budget....