Yes, it's me!  I wrote it with my friend Steve when we were still at school.  It was typed on an old, battered manual typewriter, reproduced on the photo-copier in the school office.  I did the lettering with letraset, and the cover artwork was 'heavily influenced' by a Frazetta art book I owned (and nothing to do with the adventure!).

I think we probably printed around 100, and mostly sold them to friends and through our local Games Shop in Plymouth.  We thought we were big-shot publishers when we sold 12 to Games Centre in London, but Games Workshop told us to bugger off.  

I haven't seen a copy for a long time, and have often regretted not keeping one.  If you would be kind enough to make me a copy, I would be very grateful, and that's with the author's permission of course!

Thanks for posting it.  It brought a smile to my face on a grey January morning!

The internet is an ocean with many strange shores.  It's amazing the connections that voyagers can make.  

Otherworld makes a module in high school.  It comes back on the tide decades later.  Very cool.

Pretty amazing to recall that publication all these years later. Actually, we are still waiting for Games Centre to pay us. They went bust within a couple of weeks of taking it...

otherworld wrote:Yes, it's me!  I wrote it with my friend Steve when we were still at school.  It was typed on an old, battered manual typewriter, reproduced on the photo-copier in the school office.  I did the lettering with letraset, and the cover artwork was 'heavily influenced' by a Frazetta art book I owned (and nothing to do with the adventure!).

*g* Be sure your past will come back to haunt you? Sweet...

otherworld wrote:I think we probably printed around 100, and mostly sold them to friends and through our local Games Shop in Plymouth.  We thought we were big-shot publishers when we sold 12 to Games Centre in London, but Games Workshop told us to bugger off.

100 /was/ a pretty decent print run - I had a feeling those were probably mostly sold locally: thanks for the confirmation.
(Actually /sold/, too, eh? Not bad ^^ )

otherworld wrote:I haven't seen a copy for a long time, and have often regretted not keeping one.  If you would be kind enough to make me a copy, I would be very grateful, and that's with the author's permission of course!

[inserts obvious question] What's the likelihood of a reprint...?

otherworld wrote:Yes, it's me!  I wrote it with my friend Steve when we were still at school.  It was typed on an old, battered manual typewriter, reproduced on the photo-copier in the school office.  I did the lettering with letraset, and the cover artwork was 'heavily influenced' by a Frazetta art book I owned (and nothing to do with the adventure!).

I think we probably printed around 100, and mostly sold them to friends and through our local Games Shop in Plymouth.  We thought we were big-shot publishers when we sold 12 to Games Centre in London, but Games Workshop told us to bugger off.  

Awesome! 100 copies was a great sale for so "small-press". I'm glad to recall some memories

So you did the artwork? RIS for RIchard Scott btw.
Speaking about artwork, I am wondering why there is a soldier (?) shooting with an assault rifle and with some missiles in the background, on the copyright page?   I'm not sure he would be a NPC...

otherworld wrote:I haven't seen a copy for a long time, and have often regretted not keeping one.  If you would be kind enough to make me a copy, I would be very grateful, and that's with the author's permission of course!

Sure, my pleasure. I will make photocopies and ship it. Just PM me your adress.

faro wrote:*nods* 1/2 page review - generally OKish disagreeing that it's easy to change to any other system, a bit too easy (but easily upgradeable) and a bit thin for the price (presumably meaning £1 rather than £30+ )

Considering the print run, I am not so unhappy for the price

And BTW, @Aia: shame on you!!!  
sorry to have increased the price on Mage too... Nice win! Even with these blank pages, I guess it is a very decent price.

beasterbrook wrote:Look like a review in DragonLords 19
http://rpggeek.com/rpgissue/83527/dragonlords-issue-19

Is it the same? "Lair of the Scarlet Elite by Matt Quartermain"??

Should be...

"Review: Lair of the Scarlet Elite" by Matt Quartermain

lokiwookie wrote:However, if possible, a  reprint slightly different than the original. Just to keep some interest in the original copy  
A limited signed and numbered reprint, why not?

Then maybe typeset it in Word, redraw the maps in a graphics package, and we go for the first European Acaeum digest reprint? I'm up for drawing the maps and proofreading. Sure someone here has expertise in typesetting and there's bound to be the ability to print over here. Just need a little BW artwork reminiscent of the original.
Would be nice to contribute some European flavour to Acaeum projects that have got off the ground, and I'm sure Doug and Mike, or Malc could shift the overstock at Cons.

Great find!