pleveich wrote:Hi Everyone, I still do not know how to post a picture here but I won this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1 and it had "The Supplement by David Griffith" in it. This is not mentioned on Afterglow's list. The condition is so-so. If anyone is intersted in seeing more please tell me how to post the pics and I will gladly do so.

John

"Everyone is entitled to Al's opinion."

No I don't, was interested in that myself. This was one of the more interesting items in the bunch (and there were quite a few) let me know if you don't need some of them...

Brette:)

I was only really interested in issue 2, the rest I will have for trade/sale.. oh sounds like my place as well... Literaly!! LOL

Brette:)

I have had it for a while. I will happily post a run-down of contents and pictures if someone can point me to where instructions are for posting pictures and how to do it. I flipped through it on arrival and from memory it has a bunch of semi-useful tables and maybe some other things that elude my memory at this time.

John

Yep.

Sign up for photobucket and just upload an image from your files. Host it there and post it here via BBcode.

pleveich wrote:Is that how you guys do an avatar as well?

Yes. Except for the fact that you have to go into your profile and link to off site avatar which can be hosted at your photobucket account.

Sigh!!! Sorry everyone, this one is going to have to wait until at least tomorrow. I have been working since this morning (after working until 1 AM last night) and will be working until midnight tonight. I will get this one up for all to see (along with my description) as soon as I can.

John

Okay here is a run-down description of THE SUPPLEMENT BY DAVID GRIFFITH. Pics are posted after the description.

Blue cover (no back cover) with original drawing by David Griffith looks to be made from the old colored paper we used in kindergarten for stuff. There are 16 pages following. All are stapled together with three staples (one was missing) along the left edge. See picture.
1. Title page = see picture
2. Dedication page. It says "To the infamous Red Phraint, may SKAPERP never get him."
3. Page titled "Character Rolling Sheets" = see picture
4. Two tables, Character race table and social class by race table
5. One table in two column format. The table is labeled Social Rank.
6. Four tables: Armor, Weapons, Tools & Misc. Equipment (spans two columns) and Coinage Value Chart.
7. Strength Chart = goes up to 30 strength and has the following columns: Strength, Open Doors, Ability w/Crowbar, Attack Bonus, Damage Bonus, Carry Weight, One Hand Weapon Use.
8. New Character Class: The Dark Lord (see picture).
9. Three tables of Darl Lord information. Dark Lord Abilities Table which goes over levels, spells at that level, HD, level name and No. of Undead. Innate Abilities Table which lists special abilities gained at differing levels and One that looks like a spells list per levels.
10. Looks like a copied page from the Dragon Magazine Titled Martial Artists: A New Character Class by Brian Wagner. This page has the number 37 centered in between the two columns on the bottom.
11. Continuation of the previous Martial Artist decription. It has a drawing by Paul Jaquays on the bottom and is numbered 38 beneath the picture.
12. Two tables: Magic_User's Spell Progression and Druid's Spell Progression. The tables and the one on the following page list how many spells are available pre level. Interstingly enough the M-U speel levels go up to level 15 spells at 30th level character. The Druid spell levels stop at 7th for a 15th level character.
13. Table with Cleric's Spell Progression. This one mirrors the M-U spells table from the previous page in character and spell levels but has less spells per level available.
14. Mutation Tables information page.
15. Two Tables: Physical Mutations and Mental Mutations.
16. Two Tables and one original drawing. The tables are Extra and Out-Sized Body Parts and New Body Parts. See picture

If anyone has any other questions let me know. I'll be happy to answer them.

John

I love that art. It looks like the folk art of fantasy.  :lol:

Definitely looks like a classically unrealized nonTSR item from the late 70's. Charming if not useful.

pleveich wrote:I wonder what went through the mind when he was creating it?

Angledust?  :lol:

Better yet. I wonder what was going through Brian Blume's mind when this item came across his desk at TSR.

I think in hindsight it is kinda easy to understand the way things should have went. But at the time they were trying to protect their share of the market and there were certainly plenty of people looking to take as much of that share as they could. eg. Chaosium, Flying Buffalo, etc.

That being said. There were plenty of efforts like this item that the high ups at TSR got a hard-on about wielding power over. As if they would steal TSR's share with such low standards. Gamers are a rough lot when it comes to bizness.