FormCritic wrote:So...I hold in my hand Jim Perelman's legendary Players Handbook (first edition, I believe). Interesting to note that Jim's age is written beside his name in a different handwriting from his own. The handwriting matches the notation on the facing endpage that this is "Carole Perelman's book." Could Carole Perelman be a sister? The notation about Jim's age implies that Carole noted it down some time later...possibly as a humorous note about the age at which her brother composed such an infamous rant?Is it also significant that Carole Perelman's name is written below (and therefore later than?) the notation, "RETURN TO HAWK"?It looks as if someone tried to white-out "RETURN TO HAWK" but then wiped it away before it could dry?Who wrote "ATTILA THE HUN" above Jim's rant on the right inside front cover sheet? It looks like they covered over an old notation.Aside from Jim's rant, the notations and rule changes inside are at least consistent. He wanted to make some of the classes less powerful (like they were before AD&D) and he did not like some of the spell descriptions.Significantly, Jim Perelman's notations all upgrade the monk. I tend to agree with some of his changes.Aenoth's CD is inside the front cover.I signed it today. Future signers should add the date to their signatures.OK - Who's next?
FormCritic wrote:OK - Who's next?
FormCritic wrote:One of the problems with sticking to an older version of the game is that you cannot write for the game unless you are up to date....Another problem is that the game passes you by and there are no more tournaments, magazine articles and published modules to support you.A third problem is that you encounter other players who want to use the new rules...and you either comply, argue or sit out.
FormCritic wrote:I don't know of a line or where it is formed. PM me your address.
Keith the Thief wrote:I tried to keep my players interested in OD&D also. I went so far as to photocopy the 3 orig rulebooks and the 3 supplements and collate them into a single rulebook.
Traveller wrote:When you say collate, do you mean putting all the books together into one big book, or did you actually take pieces from the supplements and put them where they belonged in the main book?If it's the latter, I'd be curious to see your effort and compare it to mine, just to see what you kept in the core rules versus what you took out.
Traveller wrote:One thing that unfortunately did get lost in all the editing was an intangible, but something I could deal with: the charm of 5 1/2" by 8 1/2" stapled booklets in a cardboard box.
Traveller wrote:I didn't go old school (cut and paste) in putting mine together. I used a computer ...
FormCritic wrote:The Perelman Player's Handbook is set to be mailed off to Xaxaxe as soon as I can get a moment.