Special Edition PHB?

[johnsemlak]

Just one question about the 'special edition for collectors' line.

Are books like this really valuable for collectors? I would figure valuable RPG products are works which are rare, actually have material not printed in other works (like the 1e Dieties and Demigods with the Cthulo Mythos), are sold in very limited print runs, are signed by the author, etc.

 

[reiella]

Just one question about the 'special edition for collectors' line.

Are books like this really valuable for collectors? I would figure valuable RPG products are works which are rare, actually have material not printed in other works (like the 1e Dieties and Demigods with the Cthulo Mythos), are sold in very limited print runs, are signed by the author, etc.

In the same way 'limited edition' comic books were 'valuable to collectors' in the past. It's an artifical construct that usually collapses on itself.

At least with leatherbound books, however, it tends to last alot longer, and be more fit to 'last the test of time'. With that said, I doubt that it'd ever be a profitable purchase for a collector.

 

[ForceUser]

I'm not going to spend 50+ bucks on a leatherbound PHB just so it can become obsolete in five or six years.

 

[Thanee]

If it contains errata, I might consider buying it, but just for a nice shiny cover, I probably won't.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Sir Brennen]

Like a James Joyce novel...

A couple of years ago at GenCon, I sat in on a "talk to the designers" seminar. Anthony Valtera (sp?) was then the WotC marketing guy, and polled the audience on a couple of ideas for upcoming products. One was a "special edition", which would be the standard PHB, with notes in the margins about how certain design decisions were made, anecdotes about current vs. previous editions, etc.

So, basically an annotated version of the PHB - possibly crafted with premium (leather cover?) materials. I think that may be what we're looking at.

 

[francisca]

A couple of years ago at GenCon, I sat in on a "talk to the designers" seminar. Anthony Valtera (sp?) was then the WotC marketing guy, and polled the audience on a couple of ideas for upcoming products. One was a "special edition", which would be the standard PHB, with notes in the margins about how certain design decisions were made, anecdotes about current vs. previous editions, etc.

So, basically an annotated version of the PHB - possibly crafted with premium (leather cover?) materials. I think that may be what we're looking at.

I wonder if this is what became of Skip Williams' "Sage's Annotated PHB" idea that was going to be published by Fast Forward, then....well, wasn't. :\

 

[Creamsteak]

I'd like some OD&D books. I'd pay for the book with all of the collective information from the original sets and modules. I've played that, but never truly played AD&D or 2nd edition AD&D, and I'm not too interested in picking up either.

I'll only buy this reprint if it has Errata if they jack the price up rediculously. If they are just adding in design notes, I'd shell out $5-10 more for it, depending.

 

[Krellic]

So what's so special?

It'll take some pretty nifty marketing to get me really excited about this.

I'm with the nice finish shame about the price school of thought. I expect that there would need to be some pretty interesting annotations to make what sounds like essentially a luxury print job worth the effort.

 

[Ron]

A couple of years ago at GenCon, I sat in on a "talk to the designers" seminar. Anthony Valtera (sp?) was then the WotC marketing guy, and polled the audience on a couple of ideas for upcoming products. One was a "special edition", which would be the standard PHB, with notes in the margins about how certain design decisions were made, anecdotes about current vs. previous editions, etc.

So, basically an annotated version of the PHB - possibly crafted with premium (leather cover?) materials. I think that may be what we're looking at.

I would buy such book, but I have little hope that WotC will ever release it. I guess that the upcomming edition will be the same old PHB with a brand new cover. I don't like the current cover, but I see little reason to expend extra cash in a special edition. As someone else already pointed out, a leather bindding will last much further than current use of a game book. It should be fine when D&D 7th edition get in print.

 

[DaveMage]

I wonder if this is what became of Skip Williams' "Sage's Annotated PHB" idea that was going to be published by Fast Forward, then....well, wasn't. :\

I'll bet you're exactly right.