Ethesis wrote:I have to come clean. Those were in the "misc. papers" part of the stuff I sent Paul that I didn't remember what was in there. Given I'd suggested he go through them and throw out anything that didn't fit in the planes of reality, I'd day they came within inches of the trash can.
Ethesis wrote:...I'll hit Sandy up for whatever notes I can get from him.And to think I should have been pawing through the unorganized notes behind the back shelf ....
harami2000 wrote:Ethesis wrote:We are talking CoC & SAN checks, no? Very true. Guess some people fail san and spend
Ethesis wrote:We are talking CoC & SAN checks, no?
Ethesis wrote:Sandy and I have corresponded and been friends since abou 1974 or so. Busy some times or distracted ... but he is great and his wife and kids are the best.
harami2000 wrote:harami2000 wrote:Very true. Guess some people fail san and spend Hey, at least they're "happy". *gibbers*Ethesis wrote:Sandy and I have corresponded and been friends since abou 1974 or so. Busy some times or distracted ... but he is great and his wife and kids are the best.Why do I suspect there's another story or a ten about bouncing ideas off each other, as well as the good times in those ol' dungeoneering sessions?How few ideas actually made it into print and the means by which they did so is something which is rather difficult to imagine nowadays when it's so much "easier" to get material published (and prolly swamped in the morass of mediocrity )*Have been talking a bit with the Snider brothers from Arneson's group (don't know whether you know them, but you get the "talented" thumbs-up!) and the volume of ideas and even "ready to publish" material which never saw the light of day or were "edited to fit" is a crying shame.Suspect you can empathise with that...=p.s. I wonder whether Sandy kept a copy of any of those vampire, etc., rulesets he sent to EGG? Ever ask??
harami2000 wrote:Very true. Guess some people fail san and spend
invincibleoverlord wrote:First off please forgive me. That above post was in no way bragging about the now extremely inflated value of the manuscript.
invincibleoverlord wrote:This truly must be the "Holy-Grail" of CoC RPG collecting.
invincibleoverlord wrote:No decision has been made as of yet, but we are leaning towards keeping it.
invincibleoverlord wrote:We really enjoy all of the items we won form your auction, and feel as I've stated in the past a steward of these treasures. I myself especially love the "Original Alignment Notes". Just to think when I'm holding those two pages in my hand, that these very notes even ring true today in not only Paper and Pencil gaming, but the millions of on-line gamers where alignment is still incorporated. It truly is a landmark concept and document....
harami2000 wrote:*envisions CoC fans flocking to your museum, just to see that* *lol*
MrFilthyIke wrote:A scene in Ft Lauderdale, 2005...after "The Hall" opens.invincibleoverlord wrote::lol: is that the trash-mountain on Sample Rd in the background??? have you seen it lately? It's almost that size now
invincibleoverlord wrote::lol: is that the trash-mountain on Sample Rd in the background??? have you seen it lately? It's almost that size now
harami2000 wrote:(Sorry, but I was darned glad to see /anything/ like a hill, after six weeks ).
invincibleoverlord wrote:Stephen,Holy Molly , you're on this board! I had know Idea. It looks like about the time you joined I was at the beginning of my hiatus. First off please forgive me. That above post was in no way bragging about the now extremely inflated value of the manuscript. Believe me; all of our crew is as dumfounded over this as you are. What's even crazier is the persistence of these CoC collectors, not just with their staggering offer's, but almost daily e-mails about the contents of this manuscript. This truly must be the "Holy-Grail" of CoC RPG collecting.No decision has been made as of yet, but we are leaning towards keeping it. We really enjoy all of the items we won form your auction, and feel as I've stated in the past a steward of these treasures. I myself especially love the "Original Alignment Notes". Just to think when I'm holding those two pages in my hand, that these very notes even ring true today in not only Paper and Pencil gaming, but the millions of on-line gamers where alignment is still incorporated. It truly is a landmark concept and document.I have to admit as was reading over the two hand-written sheets of graph-paper, and I envisioned a man sitting at his dinning room table scribbling out this concept with no idea of how many lives these two pieces of paper are going to touch. Could you ever have imagined? If you asked me I'd say this was the most important document of your auction. We are planning on having it professionally framed to show both pages, and will hang in a place of honor in the new Hall. If you're ever in South Florida and want to stop-on-by we'd be honored as well. Mike
invincibleoverlord wrote: This truly must be the "Holy-Grail" of CoC RPG collecting.
PaulofCthulhu wrote:Holy Grails do not always necessarily exist.
Ethesis wrote:What I wanted was for the material to go to people who would enjoy it and find pleasure in it, and Paul accomplished that in spades.
MrFilthyIke wrote:PaulofCthulhu wrote:Holy Grails do not always necessarily exist. Too true, but if it did...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
PaulofCthulhu wrote:If I had won it, I would have asked for permission to release it as a freely available PDF. Of course there was no guarantee you would have said yes! - but that was the plan.
PaulofCthulhu wrote:This thread may also be of interest, it also links to the eBay auction that can still be viewed:Sorry, we couldn't find what you're looking for...