(True Story) I found a copy of "The Temple of Elemental Evil" -- in the trash!

[Zzyzx]

I work at a big office, lots of people, lots of paper. I went to the big recycling bins where we put white paper, and there on the top was a hex wilderness map. "Well", I thought, "I haven't seen one of those in a while". I picked it up. Under it was a big stack of copies, and on the top I read "The Temple of Elemental Evil" and saw the AD&D logo. As far as I can tell, someone on my floor just copied off the two hundred-odd pages of TOEE, and then dumped it in the recycling bin. There it was, cover to cover, with Gygax's name on it.

I took it home, of course. (I have Return to TOEE, but not the original).

Now I have to find out, who ELSE is a gamer at my work? Maybe I'll have to put my giant d20 in a more conspicuous place.

 

[Piratecat]

YOINK!

Whoever they are, slap 'em for tossing away the module. That's criminal.

 

[Numion]

Did you find the copy or the original, BTW?

 

[diaglo]

turn them into the police too for breaking the law.

yeah, T1-4 belongs in the trash/recycle bin.

 

[Henry]

yeah, T1-4 belongs in the trash/recycle bin.

MADNESS! MADNESS, I say!

T1-T4 was one of the thrills of my childhood. Moathouse, lab room with the zombies, the elemental nodes, the whole works!

 

[Allandaros]

turn them into the police too for breaking the law.

yeah, T1-4 belongs on my RPG shelf.

There you go Diaglo; fixed your post for ya.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

MADNESS! MADNESS, I say!

T1-T4 was one of the thrills of my childhood. Moathouse, lab room with the zombies, the elemental nodes, the whole works!

It was a bit of a disappointment, after the long wait for it. But it certainly wasn't trash. Truth be told, I think HackMaster's Temple of Existential Evil is better than the original.

 

[gribble]

turn them into the police too for breaking the law.

Not necessarily. If it was a legally purchased ESD (electronic) version of the adventure, then the owner would be entitled to print off a copy for his own use.

 

[jodyjohnson]

turn them into the police too for breaking the law.

yeah, T1-4 belongs in the trash/recycle bin.

Printing out the PDF is against the law?

 

[diaglo]

Printing out the PDF is against the law?

as both you and gribble pointed out, a pdf is legal. but it should include your proof of purchase. i'm guessing this found copy in the copy room is sans that proof.

It was a bit of a disappointment, after the long wait for it. Truth be told, I think HackMaster's Temple of Existential Evil is better than the original.

what he said.