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Poll: What kind of artwork would you have Erol Otus Commission for the Acaeum?

I have no interest in any Erol Otus artwork.	9%	[ 11 ]
I prefer a color, 11x17 print.	15%	[ 18 ]
I prefer a black & white 11x17 print.	5%	[ 6 ]
I prefter a color, 17x24 print.	59%	[ 69 ]
I prefer a black & white 17x24 print.	6%	[ 7 ]
I prefer something else larger.	5%	[ 6 ]

Total votes : 117

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ashmire13
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:41 pm

JasonZavoda wrote:My print arrived today. The colors are amazing.

When are we going to start the ball rolling on the next commissioned art? How about a full commissioned module to go with it?

I may be X Thousand miles away, but I swear I just heard multiple *bump*s as several members of the Otus Committee just fell over....

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:35 pm

ashmire13 wrote:
I may be X Thousand miles away, but I swear I just heard multiple *bump*s as several members of the Otus Committee just fell over....

Module A1 Assualt on the Aerie of the Acaeum

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:08 pm

bbarsh wrote:
Module A1 Assualt on the Aerie of the Acaeum

Put me down for one..

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copycat
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:10 pm

Me too. And I'll write A2: Asylum of the Asinine.

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:16 pm

ashmire13 wrote:
I may be X Thousand miles away, but I swear I just heard multiple *bump*s as several members of the Otus Committee just fell over....

Oooo... Ahhh! My aching head... :shaking2:

What happened? :shaking:

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:32 pm

ashmire13 wrote:I may be X Thousand miles away, but I swear I just heard multiple *bump*s as several members of the Otus Committee just fell over....

And, verily, the glass in their frames did shatter, and their frames were rent asunder.

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:09 pm

ashmire13 wrote:
I may be X Thousand miles away, but I swear I just heard multiple *bump*s as several members of the Otus Committee just fell over....

Hmmm...actually....hmmmmmmm.....

How about a module where everyone who buys a print gets to design/describe a room?

Or a module featuring names of all the individuals purchasing a print?

Lots of interesting ideas there......

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:05 pm

Badmike wrote:Hmmm...actually....hmmmmmmm.....

How about a module where everyone who buys a print gets to design/describe a room?

Yeah....hmmmmm. Maybe a Palace of the Vampire Queen redux? Or was that just a ridiculous rumor?

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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:02 pm

bbarsh wrote:
Module A1 Assualt on the Aerie of the Acaeum

You think I was joking

I already have a bunch of ideas including:

Acaeum members making an appearance.

An actual Acaeum structure.

Temple of Elemental evil style factions.

...the gears are in motion.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:40 am

Hmmmm: the untold riches held within the Acaeum fortress would, to the PCs, probably be worthless

Although being able to loot the coinage required to amass the "worthless scrolls, incomprehensible tomes, and other strange and insane ravings in manuscript form" would of course be more to the PCs' liking!

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bbarsh
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:02 am

grodog wrote:Hmmmm: the untold riches held within the Acaeum fortress would, to the PCs, probably be worthless Although being able to loot the coinage required to amass the "worthless scrolls, incomprehensible tomes, and other strange and insane ravings in manuscript form" would of course be more to the PCs' liking!

Exactly...

And you have the the Cult of the Seal - those members who fervantly seal their sacred documents in a clear, paper-like wrap! What secrets are held within?

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:01 pm

bbarsh wrote:
Exactly...

And you have the the Cult of the Seal - those members who fervantly seal their sacred documents in a clear, paper-like wrap! What secrets are held within?

The kind of secrets best left secret. Dude, Smarmy is one sick puppy.

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:30 pm

Acaeum members making an appearance.

We could all be pre-generated characters listed in the module.

faro
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:09 pm

Ekim Toor wrote:We could all be pre-generated characters listed in the module.

That got a chuckle, thanks: excellent work to bring the project to fruition but still glad I backed out at the "ivory tower" stage before that got /really/ silly.

A fun idea for those who like such things, though.

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:25 pm

Prufrock wrote:
The kind of secrets best left secret. Dude, Smarmy is one sick puppy.

Martin

Now it places the lotion in the basket. Err.. I meant shrinkwrap. Yeah. Now it places the shrinkwrap in the basket.

Hello Mrs. Cleaver, Theodore.

Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ... That certainly is a lovely dress.

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:30 pm

You would have to include a dark dungeon based upon a certain Internet auction site. Your party would have to compete for the loot with NPC parties consisting of people who post at the Acaeum. There would, of course, be the constant threat of "snipers."

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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:42 pm

Badmike:

Received the print.

I must say I am shocked -- shocked -- at your total disregard for the container. The end caps of the tube were secured by common packing tape, and the removal of same caused extreme (albeit superficial) damage to its surface. It should be unnecesary for me to remind you that we Collectors value packaging above all else. It is, in fact, the primary objective in Collecting; the actual product is a secondary concern. Please consider this negative feedback in your future product packaging.

Okay, 'but seriously folks', nice job. Easy to extract smoothly from the mailing tube, beautiful print, glad I opted in and stayed in.
(And you folks who dropped out will regret it, as an investment; very cheap imho. nyah, nyah...)

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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:37 pm

ExTSR wrote:
(And you folks who dropped out will regret it, as an investment; very cheap imho. nyah, nyah...)

F

Actually, having been on the list to receive a copy and dropped out at the end, part of me does miss it as an investment opportunity. But ultimately, I wasn't keen on the artwork, so at least this way, someone who did want it and will cherish it, give it some wall space and enjoy it, can have one.

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