Old Judges Guild products available at DTRPG

[Arnix]

I was suprised to see Tegel in the list. That and Dark Tower, which is also sort of legally tied up because of QuickLink's(?) d20 conversion.

I didn't see CSIO, but I might have missed it.

 

[Funksaw]

Okay, that made me laugh, Funksaw. On topic, this is cool news. Unfortunately, my gaming budget is nil right now.

Nick

Ignominious Reply #14 and a half!

 

[Funksaw]

Well, I don't completely understand the Windows 98 issues (I believe there are different versions of Win 98) but my home computer has Win 98 currently. I run Adobe Reader 6, and download DRM files, fine.

There were many different "versions" of Windows during the Windows 95/98 era.

Windows 95a was the first to come out - this operating system was designed for drives less than 2 gigs (or certainly not more than that size) and didn't have FAT32 partitioning... essentially, if you had a drive over 2 gigs in space, you had to partition it into 2 gig sections - the OS couldn't handle partitions bigger than that.

Windows 95b was never sold in stores - you could only get it by buying a new computer (or swiping someone else's disc.) This was probably the beginning of widespread Windows piracy because it had FAT32, and some beginning USB support - crucial upgrades if you had a large hard drive or a USB device.

Windows 98 added all the stuff from Windows 95b, but integrated Internet Explorer (boo.) I never liked Windows 98.

Later on they came out with Windows98 Second edition, or Windows98SE - if you had purchased Windows 98 before, you could get an upgrade disc for $20, but Microsoft didn't publicise this fact. (You also couldn't do a clean install from the upgrade disc - you had to install Win98FE then install SE over it. Of course, the old Windows 98, lacking a moniker, becaome Windows98FE, or First Edition. Although this didn't show up at first, W98SE also contained a number of API additions - I will admit they are improvements - that later companies - ESPECIALLY Adobe and Microsoft - used in newer products. Around 2000, they stopped supporting backwards compatability for those programs.

I ended up using Windows98SE mostly because it was relatively stable (although it was still prone to sudden crashes.) and I ended up using Windows98SE on my aging computer right until I got a Macintosh.

 

[The Sigil]

Didn't see it posted earlier, here is the list Clark posted as "available" on the Necro boards...

Ready Ref Sheets
Dark Tower
Modron
Tegel Manor
Citadel of Fire
Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor
Glory Hole Dwarven Mine
All 4 Wilderlands books:
Wilderlands of High Fantasy,
Wilderlands of the Magic Realm,
Wilderlands of the Fantastic Reaches,
Fantastic Wilderlands Beyonde
The 5 Wilderness Series Books:
Mines of Custalcon,
Shield Maidens of Sea Rune,
Pirates of Hagrost,
Witches Court Marshes,
Spies of Lightelf
Castle Book I and II
Village Book I and II
Island Book I
Temple Book I
Under the Storm Giant's Castle
...and more!

Being the Blackmoor honk that I am, I was disappointed not to see "First Fantasy Campaign" on the list.

--The Sigil

 

[francisca]

Didn't see it posted earlier, here is the list Clark posted as "available" on the Necro boards...



Being the Blackmoor honk that I am, I was disappointed not to see "First Fantasy Campaign" on the list.

--The Sigil

I got a hardcopy Nyah-nyah nyah-nyah ny-ahhhhh nyah!

 

[johnsemlak]

Being the Blackmoor honk that I am, I was disappointed not to see "First Fantasy Campaign" on the list.

--The Sigil

Might that one have complex IP ownership issues?

 

[Arnix]

I'm not sure there is a module out there with more complex ties than Tegel.

 

[PatrickLawinger]

That's what I'm afraid of. I've been waiting so long for the updated version of CoT that I would just like the old one now to tide me over until it finally arrives in Oz....

Caverns should be available at GenCon and probably in stores in early September. This is, of course, barring any further strange problems (this one has had tons of problems). It is at the printer and should be ready.

CSIO revised (which includes the dungeons in Wraith Overlord) should be out before the end of the year. (well before actually, but we are really paranoid about setting dates right now)

Patrick

 

[Garnfellow]

I'm not sure there is a module out there with more complex ties than Tegel.

Color me intrigued. Is there a website or message thread out there that details the history? I didn't know there was anything interesting here.

 

[Death_Jester]

Greetings fellow old school gamers.

Tell me if I am losing my mind. I seem to remember Judges Guild puttiing out a book of blank hex sheets. The sheets had big hexes imposed in over the page to put everything with in it. The smaller hexes were numbered and there was a place at the top of the sheet to put a location for the hex or a name of the campaign setting. Does anyone other then me remember this book and if so where on gods green earth do I find that again?


Thanks in advance.