afoolandhis$ wrote:Wait, "Part Stew", no, "Fart Stew", yeah that's it. I can just see the cover art...Hey, by the way, thanks for the nice feedback! You're a kind soul!
FoulFoot wrote:It'd be nice if at least the TITLE of the module was grammatically correct.Foul
harami2000 wrote:I have nothing against "home brews" as such.All those UK fanzines which are regularly fought over are "home brews", too. And some of those editors/teams produced scenarios as well.More important from my p.o.v. are quality/flavor of content (not necessarily presentation, although there are limits to that perhaps *g*), date (doesn't have to be circa 1972 (*jk*), but preferably not too recent) and known authors/connections to other productions (good ones, if possible!).
dathon wrote:harami2000 wrote:I have nothing against "home brews" as such.All those UK fanzines which are regularly fought over are "home brews", too. And some of those editors/teams produced scenarios as well.More important from my p.o.v. are quality/flavor of content (not necessarily presentation, although there are limits to that perhaps *g*), date (doesn't have to be circa 1972 (*jk*), but preferably not too recent) and known authors/connections to other productions (good ones, if possible!).Those are really good points. Many of us spend a lot of money on what are essentially "home-brew" materials: Wilmark Dynasty was basically a vanity press, and so were UK fanzines, many of which have some really fun and interesting reading material. It all comes down to the quality of the material that the author is peddling. I'd bet that Badmike's Guide to Undermountain would not only sell well, but be better quality that the "empty" box set with nice maps that TSR put out "corporate-brew" style. If Badmike had published his materials vanity press-style 25 years ago then it would probably be highly sought-after materials on eBay today. Just because he didn't doesn't mean they would not be a good read and fun to play. They're not making anymore 1st, or even 2nd, Edition AD&D modules anymore so some of these "home-brew" items are all we'll ever have left. Granted some of the "home-brew" stuff may be awful, but then so were some of the "corporate-brew" TSR items... Gargoyle anyone? :wink:
Badmike wrote:Printed out it was over 70 pages of material! I even had extended random encounter lists to every level. Yeh, and IMO I think most of it was pretty good stuff too, but I guess everyone has a tendency to over-rate their own work! I'm still trying to find the box I put it all in.
McDuff wrote:Here come the home brews. Due to the success of the Ruby Dragon auction they start coming out of the woodwork:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW
The Auction wrote:A Games Workshop expansion written by Jervis Johnson & Paul Cockburn that came out in White Dwarf years ago and is very difficult to find that WD. The rules themselves are floating around the internet.I have added many of my gaming groups own additions to the Religion aspect of the game, making it a little less of a War Game and a lot more of a Role Playing & Government intrigue game that GW was shooting for.I also added some rules for Ship warfare that is very close to how ship warfare really took place in the 14th century. I have put them all together here for your convenience.
jamesmishler wrote:Badmike wrote:Printed out it was over 70 pages of material! I even had extended random encounter lists to every level. Yeh, and IMO I think most of it was pretty good stuff too, but I guess everyone has a tendency to over-rate their own work! I'm still trying to find the box I put it all in.If you ever find it, you should re-write it for Castles & Crusades, file off the Forgotten REalms names and situations (i.e., make the god of thieves "Domino" and the ruins "Unterbergen" or something like that) and self-publish. Print to order; there are plenty of rapid print joints out there today. Price it at double your cost to print, plus amortized art costs, and the buyers pay all shipping costs. You get in print, buyers get a cool adventure, and you make a few bucks...
McDuff wrote:Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Home Brew, I was the 2nd highest bidder on Ruby Dragon and have already bought a copy of Adventurer's Wanted. I would just prefer to purchase something old rather than something that is printed upon demand.
