From the WotC website:
"In 1974, the world changed forever when Gary Gygax introduced the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The legacy of his innovative ideas and the extensive reach of his powerful influence can be seen in virtually every facet of gaming today.
To help honor his work and his memory, we created limited-edition reprints of the original 1st Edition core rulebooks: the Monster Manual, Player's Handbook, andDungeon Master's Guide. These premium versions of the original AD&D rulebooks have been lovingly reprinted with the original art and content, but feature an attractive new cover design commemorating this re-release. Available in limited quantities as a hobby channel exclusive in North America.
Your purchase of this monumental book helps support the Gygax Memorial Fund—established to immortalize the “Father of Roleplaying Games” with a memorial statue in Lake Geneva, WI."
Well, I'm kind of at a loss, fellow gamers. Do I boycott these books and not give money to the Gygax memorial? Or do I buy them so that they go to the Gygax Memorial? It's not like I need another set of 1st edition books: I somehow have two sets.
I guess I could just give money to the Gygax Memorial. Give an amount equal to the cost of all three books and put some message about screwing WotC out of unearned cash - but that seems kind of petty.
Never stopped me before.
Now, tell me again they are not afraid of the OSR...first the 'Red Box' now this...
ReplyDeleteI would vote for people contributing to the fund then buying an original copy off Amazon and giving it to someone who is interested and pointing them to the OSR for a look at a free copy of Osric or some other labor of love.
As a +1 ask your FLGS to stock the older editions and print copies of OSR releases.
What ADD Grognard said. The fact is that a lot of these reprints are going to be snapped up by grognards and so interested noobs will not get a look in. That's a shame because people interested in D&D need to have access to the older editions when investigating the game so that they can realise they have a choice. Something that the vast majority of potential players don't get nowadays.
DeleteYes indeed, particularly if D&D5 is to embrace all editions, it would make sense to have those older editions available to new players.
DeleteIT AM ARE EVAL PLOT TO KILL OSR COMPNANEES! DOANT BUY TEHM– IF THAY GO LIKE A HAWTKAKE TEHM EVAL BAS-TURDS AT WOTSEE WILL TRY EVEN MOAR STUFF TO SALE US!!1
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-NUNYA