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Post by greyharp on Oct 14, 2008 22:15:14 GMT -6
I've been worried about my copies of the OD&D supplements, Chainmail, etc., getting damaged and wanted to make a box for them just like my white box set. I got inspired by the huge scans on the Tome of Treasures forum and here's the result, a box to keep my other OD&D stuff in:  I took the scan of the woodgrain box cover, cropped it, used MS Paint to add the word "Supplements" and cut up an old boardgame box to make it. As you can see in the photo, I also got creative with Philotomy's OD&D Musings website and turned it into a handy 44-page booklet, so I can read and re-read it at my leisure - and which is the same size as the OD&D booklets and will fit nicely in with my white box set. When Geoffrey's Carcosa arrives, it will end up completing the collection of LBBs. These are both one-off projects for my own personal use, but I thought others may be inspired to do something similar to protect their books. |
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Post by philotomy on Oct 14, 2008 22:40:00 GMT -6
Whoa, that's awesome! ;D
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Post by greyharp on Oct 15, 2008 2:10:14 GMT -6
I just wish I'd had a biege piece of cardstock for the cover when I printed my Philotomy's OD&D Musings LBB to truly do it justice. What you've put together is so inspiring and will take many readings to truly sink in. Can't wait to try lots of it out when next I DM.
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Post by Random on Oct 15, 2008 6:01:49 GMT -6
I'll agree with greyharp on your musings, phil.
They tell the average gamer both the "why" and the "how" of getting into OD&D without headaches or getting cheated out of the experience.
Those boxes are awesome, Mr. Greyharp!
Recently I wanted to start collecting the OD&D stuff, but I'm on a tight budget in general, so I can't plop down $30 per book very easily.
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Post by greyharp on Oct 15, 2008 7:01:05 GMT -6
Those boxes are awesome, Mr. Greyharp! Thanks Random, but the one on the left (the white box) is the real thing, not a hand-made job by me.  |
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Post by grodog on Oct 16, 2008 13:22:59 GMT -6
Great idea, I'll have to do that for our (eventual and still unscheduled) OD&D exploration of Castle Greyhawk  |
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Post by kenmeister on Oct 20, 2008 12:19:53 GMT -6
I just wish I'd had a biege piece of cardstock for the cover when I printed my Philotomy's OD&D Musings LBB to truly do it justice. What you've put together is so inspiring and will take many readings to truly sink in. Can't wait to try lots of it out when next I DM. I have to say, I think it is the height of creative accomplishment to have someone think so highly of your work that they print it out and cherish it. I only hope that someday when I start giving out pdfs of my Classic and 1E house rules that someone will do the same for those. Kudos to Philotomy on being immortalized, at least in Greyharp's house! |
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Post by James Maliszewski on Oct 22, 2008 7:22:16 GMT -6
Kudos to Philotomy on being immortalized, at least in Greyharp's house! Indeed! Philotomy's site remains a favorite of mine, both because of the great ideas contained there and the good sense that is their origin. More than once I've found my thinking on a topic changed because of what he's written; I am sure I am not the only one. |
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Post by verhaden on Oct 22, 2008 7:45:48 GMT -6
Robert Fisher's and Philotomy's websites are what got me to take a serious look back at the older editions of the game. I was unsatisfied with the modern incarnation of D&D and spent a good deal of time searching for a new system that was less crunchy while still allowing me to pursue the D&D-esque games I've always wanted to run. Their websites made me realize that what I wanted was an "old" game.
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