PaulofCthulhu wrote:I was the gent who said that if I won, I would have sought to release it as a PDF. As an advertised American Gothic It would have been nice to share.Paul
Sotterraneo wrote:PaulofCthulhu wrote:I was the gent who said that if I won, I would have sought to release it as a PDF. As an advertised American Gothic It would have been nice to share.PaulI agree with our British friend. If I had some really rare documents, I'd scan them and after I'd sell them. I'm sure their value wouldn't be diminished because collectors like original items and not copies or reprints. Unfortunately, I have none so far , unless Italian gaming documents count
Sotterraneo wrote: If I had some really rare documents, I'd scan them and after I'd sell them.
invincibleoverlord wrote:David,In laymans terms is what you're saying is that these "Manuscripts" are not manuscripts at all but part of a play-by-mail game or the like? hence "issues of the curpert text? And these pages were just yanked out of context and proclaimed "manuscripts"? And if I were to mail them to you they would fill in the gaps in the "extra stuff" you won?
invincibleoverlord wrote:My only problem with this is if their not "manuscripts" in the sense of the word wouldn't the writer "Stephen R. Marsh" the second signature on the Certificate-of-Authenticity knows this? Red letters on the top of both of the letters we have state "Pre-Call-of-Cthulhu "Original" manuscript" and "Manuscript(single page) for Mystic Class(Foundation of Psionics).
invincibleoverlord wrote:Description of Mystic "Manuscript"at top: page threeMystic template like OD&D fighter, thief, etc. 1st - 9th+ level. Shiddhe? Major and Minor Skills.There are two paragraphs at the bottom of the page:All of these are gained at random. Anthything used to shift which gained by more than -/* one will offend the referee. This is a different listing than the traditional, the EW, and my previous but it works better. One should notice that there is no mention of psychic attack/defense in conjunction with this class. That practically belongs to Gary Gyagax's Divine class and had nothing to do with the mystics as they were developed.This is all for this issue. Subsequent issues will include legends, history, lore, monsters never before lurking in wait and more character classes. Probable will be a character class an issue (or more) depending on demand. Pending release are Warrior Priest, Lightwalkers, Salamanders, Thoughtcrafters, my assassin module, my variation of divines (but only after at least two others have generated their own ideas), varied artifacts and player listings. (assuming I get any). If you have a character class you want to enter just send me the rules and I'm game to let you play it. yoursSteve Marsh
They're still "typed manuscripts" in that they're Steve Marsh's originals for the 'zine he produced to run alongside his PBM. However, neither of those two lots were originally intended as "self-sustaining items" in their own right and in the case of the "Pre-Call of Cthulhu Original Manuscript", none of the classes/monsters relate to "American Gothic", since that mention is of the idea as an "aside" from Steve, offering to play such a game; hence the "Just an offer" comment at the end of that paragraph. These monsters/classes are all "accounted" for elsewhere in Steve's PBM and previous work, as noted. (See also below for the page order & further comments). invincibleoverlord wrote: My only problem with this is if their not "manuscripts" in the sense of the word wouldn't the writer "Stephen R. Marsh" the second signature on the Certificate-of-Authenticity knows this? Red letters on the top of both of the letters we have state "Pre-Call-of-Cthulhu "Original" manuscript" and "Manuscript(single page) for Mystic Class(Foundation of Psionics). Thank you for reiterating that point for me, Mike. Anyone buying these lots, past or future, is as likely to be paying for that description on the certificate of authenticity regardless of the actual contents. And without the other evidence to piece together the original context there would have been little more to say on that. Agreed?
My only problem with this is if their not "manuscripts" in the sense of the word wouldn't the writer "Stephen R. Marsh" the second signature on the Certificate-of-Authenticity knows this? Red letters on the top of both of the letters we have state "Pre-Call-of-Cthulhu "Original" manuscript" and "Manuscript(single page) for Mystic Class(Foundation of Psionics).
Don't know whether you were following the thread over on Sorry, we couldn't find what you're looking for... 76 , or else spotted the scans I posted on The Acaeum, previously, but the printing order for the Cupric Text installment pages is as follows:
bclarkie wrote:I actually really appreciate David's insights and his passion for the historical findings. I just think that sometimes he doesn't realize that by trying to prove his point, that he is being harsh with those that he is attemting to help.
bclarkie wrote:Aside, it looks as if Paul has updated the site to reflect your post David.