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Post Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2024 5:50 pm 
 

After many false starts, I have finally decided to begin pruning my hoard.  Despite intending to collect TSR material, over the years I have "accidentally" acquired too much tangentially related material.  Before I list the first batch on Ebay, I'm hoping to get some insight into these items, particularly if there's any minutia worth investigating and/or highlighting.

I know staple rust is something that matters to me, how much does it matter to other collectors?  Is it worth emphasizing the staples are corrosion free and including photos if the staples?

White Bear Red Moon
According to the copyright page, this is a 3rd edition from 1978.  A quote from Greg Stafford on the Well of Deliath seems to indicate there weren't multiple nearly indistinguishable print runs.  

Tegel Manor
This appears to be a 1st printing, 2nd release based on the dark orange cover and the booty list ending at 30.

Monsters! Monsters!
This book is square bound, so based on the entry in Wikipedia, it looks like a 1st printing.

The Iron Wind
Based on the product information on the Ice Webring, this looks like a 1st edition, 1st printing.  

As can be seen in the photos, the booklet is missing pages 33-36.  Are the missing pages, the unnumbered color map sheets or are pages actually missing?


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Post Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:47 pm 
 

NetRodent wrote in Four non TSR items from 1980 and earlier.:The Iron Wind
Based on the product information on the Ice Webring, this looks like a 1st edition, 1st printing.  

As can be seen in the photos, the booklet is missing pages 33-36.  Are the missing pages, the unnumbered color map sheets or are pages actually missing?


Yes, the first printing copy printed the center pages as maps (for easy removal, of course!), as follows:

- page 31:  Aalk Gaath map
- page 32 (verso to 31):  Aalk Gaath (Lower Halls) map
- page 33 (unnumbered, map printed in color):  regional map, no labels
- page 34 (unnumbered, map printed in color, verso to 33):  A-Tykaar map (I may have spelled the name wrong, didn't check the actual text vs. the lightning-bolt font on the map ;) )
- page 35 (unnumbered, map printed in color):  Brya-Sug map with key (I may have spelled the name wrong, didn't check the actual text vs. the lightning-bolt font on the map ;) )
- page 36  (unnumbered, map printed in color, verso to 35):  Syclax map with key (I may have spelled the name wrong, didn't check the actual text vs. the lightning-bolt font on the map ;) )
- page 37:  Var Ukaak drawing and weather chart
- page 38:  Var Ukaak ("unseeing eye") = the tower key for page 37's map

Some additional info at I.C.E. Deep Dive. Loremaster Series pt.1: The Iron Wind. – The Rolemaster Blog in case that might help, too.

Allan.


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