SimperingToad wrote:I like that the 'prototype' pictured was printed after they presumably 'got it right'.
SimperingToad wrote:Would have put this in silliest prices, but this thread need moar posties. Prototype D&D? Really? ** expired/removed eBay auction **
Q: Is this the prototype set for all the D&D versions that came before it? Sep-27-11A: Hello There Yes, The White Set was the Prototype for Dungeons and Dragons. It was the first product ever released by Tactical Studies Rules in 1974 which later became known as TSR. It came with 3 booklets. TSR later released 4 more booklets to go with the White Set in 1976. Hence this is a complete White Set. I hope this answers your question. Please don't hesitate to contact me again if you have any further questions Ron
FormCritic wrote:After he answered, I told him that the white box OCE is not the prototype and that his price and claims were getting comments online.
sauromatian wrote:It looks like the sort of confusion I see in editing, where a writer seeks to make factual statements about a precisely defined technical term. They focus on the term itself (here "white box" or "D&D"), while ignoring the words of general English which are applied to it arbitrarily ("prototype"). When someone pointed out the error, the seller replied with dates & data, but nothing about the mis-used word. They don't need the Acaeum, they need a dictionary.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I think this is exactly right. But when the confusion is about the words "before" and "after" I don't see how a dictionary can help. I think he understands the term "prototype"; where I think his mental block (if there indeed is one) lies is in the notion that the booklets are labeled "copyright 1974" and the box reads "Original Collector's Edition", which by some kind of bizarro-logic seems to mean to him that it's the first printing.However, he seems to have toned down his rhetoric on relisting the item.
nevcoup wrote:This seems like a childish setup, orchestrated by the question-asker who knew full well that the OCE was not a prototype but was hoping that the seller would go along with it. This is supported by the wording of the question "prototype....all the D&D versions that came BEFORE it?"If the seller had actually advertised the OCE as a prototype, then I could understand the subsequent outpouring of derision from the members here. Instead, he fell for a prank (like when you have friend get on all fours behind someone so that you can push the unsuspecting nerd backward causing him to fall over your crouching accomplice).I just hope neither pusher nor croucher is a member here If it was a member, then I certainly hope you derived whatever validation you needed as a result of your prank.
Kingofpain89 wrote:I guess its a good thing Al Sharpton isnt a D&D collector:** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **