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What exactly did I find in my basement?

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#1
zombiegleemax
Aug 06, 2004 13:48:16 It a dungeon's and dragons box, with a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure with a wizard in the bottom left and an armored archer in the bottom right attacking it. There are three beige books inside, titled:"Men and magic", Monsters and Treasure", and "The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures". There are some other books inside aswell...

What is this thing?
#2
zombiegleemax
Aug 06, 2004 13:50:16 a combination of several editions of Dungeons & Dragons

i'm guessing the 3 brown booklets are from the Original Collector's Edition of the white boxed set

the other box with dragon and wizard and warrior are from the Holmes edition of Basic D&D. otherwise known as 2edD&D.
#3
zombiegleemax
Aug 06, 2004 13:53:22 This site:

http://www.acaeum.com/

And this site:

http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/

Might help you to sort things out. Good luck.
#4
zombiegleemax
Aug 06, 2004 21:51:40 Seriously, whatever you do, don't throw them away. People will pay good money for them depnding on the book's condition. Growing up, my father was disappointed that I blew my money on D&D books. When he realized how much they still were worth later on in my life, he took back those words.
#5
algolei_dup
Aug 09, 2004 4:26:28 Egad man, you found TREASURE!!

Originally posted by Q(00Q)
There are three beige books inside, titled:"Men and magic", Monsters and Treasure", and "The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures".

What diaglo said: Precious old books.

Originally posted by Q(00Q)
It a dungeon's and dragons box, with a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure with a wizard in the bottom left and an armored archer in the bottom right attacking it.
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There are some other books inside aswell...

What are the other books called?

If that box with the dragon, wizard and archer is basically a blue colour, then you've got the box I started D&D with when I was young and happy.

Mine got treated poorly, then eventually was thrown out one day in one of those fits of despair and depression that led me to think I had to completely clean out my room to "get my life in order." Painful mistake! I threw out so much stuff that day! Stuff I'd been hanging onto because I loved it.... I even threw out my Differential Aptitudes Test result, the one proving to all my teachers that, yes, I really was a genius after all. (I was a C student all through school until I hit university.) (Then I became an A student for a year, followed by a D student, then an F student, and finally a working class shmoe.)

(Oddly enough, I'm happier now than I ever was in university. And during my D and F years, that's really saying something! Good times.... :embarrass :D )

So yes. Treasure. You've found a worthy haul indeed.

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#1 zombiegleemax Aug 06, 2004 13:48:16	It a dungeon's and dragons box, with a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure with a wizard in the bottom left and an armored archer in the bottom right attacking it. There are three beige books inside, titled:"Men and magic", Monsters and Treasure", and "The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures". There are some other books inside aswell... What is this thing?
#2 zombiegleemax Aug 06, 2004 13:50:16	a combination of several editions of Dungeons & Dragons i'm guessing the 3 brown booklets are from the Original Collector's Edition of the white boxed set the other box with dragon and wizard and warrior are from the Holmes edition of Basic D&D. otherwise known as 2edD&D.
#3 zombiegleemax Aug 06, 2004 13:53:22	This site: http://www.acaeum.com/ And this site: http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/ Might help you to sort things out. Good luck.
#4 zombiegleemax Aug 06, 2004 21:51:40	Seriously, whatever you do, don't throw them away. People will pay good money for them depnding on the book's condition. Growing up, my father was disappointed that I blew my money on D&D books. When he realized how much they still were worth later on in my life, he took back those words.
#5 algolei_dup Aug 09, 2004 4:26:28	Egad man, you found TREASURE!! Originally posted by Q(00Q) There are three beige books inside, titled:"Men and magic", Monsters and Treasure", and "The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures". What diaglo said: Precious old books. Originally posted by Q(00Q) It a dungeon's and dragons box, with a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure with a wizard in the bottom left and an armored archer in the bottom right attacking it. . . . There are some other books inside aswell... What are the other books called? If that box with the dragon, wizard and archer is basically a blue colour, then you've got the box I started D&D with when I was young and happy. Mine got treated poorly, then eventually was thrown out one day in one of those fits of despair and depression that led me to think I had to completely clean out my room to "get my life in order." Painful mistake! I threw out so much stuff that day! Stuff I'd been hanging onto because I loved it.... I even threw out my Differential Aptitudes Test result, the one proving to all my teachers that, yes, I really was a genius after all. (I was a C student all through school until I hit university.) (Then I became an A student for a year, followed by a D student, then an F student, and finally a working class shmoe.) (Oddly enough, I'm happier now than I ever was in university. And during my D and F years, that's really saying something! Good times.... :embarrass :D ) So yes. Treasure. You've found a worthy haul indeed.