Petrus
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Post by Petrus on Aug 19, 2022 9:25:02 GMT -5
Hopefully I'm creating this thread in the right place.
Does anyone know if Andy R Holmes' scenarios Castle Death and The Dungeon of the Demon Mage are available anywhere?
Thank you!
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Post by viva on Aug 19, 2022 10:15:24 GMT -5
Hopefully I'm creating this thread in the right place. Does anyone know if Andy R Holmes' scenarios Castle Death and The Dungeon of the Demon Mage are available anywhere? Thank you! I don't think those are online anywhere and pretty hard to find a used copy. In case you haven't found it, yet, he and the rest of the Tavernmaster Games crew have other stuff for free here: www.tavernmaster-games.co.uk/free_tunnels_and_trolls_downloads.php You may also try pinging him here. In the past he has printed copies for folks for a fair price (assuming he still has the particular file you are after). Or maybe he will send you a pdf for a smaller fee but I have never asked as I like paper! His name here is, "Boozer". edit: I looked and it says he hasnt been here since 2012. but I know he is out there. you should be able to get him via email at tavernmaster@gmail.com.
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Post by Petrus on Aug 19, 2022 12:43:55 GMT -5
Hopefully I'm creating this thread in the right place. Does anyone know if Andy R Holmes' scenarios Castle Death and The Dungeon of the Demon Mage are available anywhere? Thank you! I don't think those are online anywhere and pretty hard to find a used copy. In case you haven't found it, yet, he and the rest of the Tavernmaster Games crew have other stuff for free here: www.tavernmaster-games.co.uk/free_tunnels_and_trolls_downloads.phpYou may also try pinging him here. In the past he has printed copies for folks for a fair price (assuming he still has the particular file you are after). Or maybe he will send you a pdf for a smaller fee but I have never asked as I like paper! His name here is, "Boozer". edit: I looked and it says he hasnt been here since 2012. but I know he is out there. you should be able to get him via email at tavernmaster@gmail.com. Thanks! I'd like to get them in PDF (not enough shelf space these days and importing from the USA into Europe is costly these days), so at some point in the future I'll contact him. Thank you for the advice!
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Post by viva on Aug 19, 2022 15:42:30 GMT -5
I don't think those are online anywhere and pretty hard to find a used copy. In case you haven't found it, yet, he and the rest of the Tavernmaster Games crew have other stuff for free here: www.tavernmaster-games.co.uk/free_tunnels_and_trolls_downloads.php You may also try pinging him here. In the past he has printed copies for folks for a fair price (assuming he still has the particular file you are after). Or maybe he will send you a pdf for a smaller fee but I have never asked as I like paper! His name here is, "Boozer". edit: I looked and it says he hasnt been here since 2012. but I know he is out there. you should be able to get him via email at tavernmaster@gmail.com. Thanks! I'd like to get them in PDF (not enough shelf space these days and importing from the USA into Europe is costly these days), so at some point in the future I'll contact him. Thank you for the advice! Just so you know, Andy and the whole TMG crew are in the UK. Still take up shelf space but not the same "import" issues, I don't think.
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Petrus
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Post by Petrus on Aug 19, 2022 15:46:30 GMT -5
Thanks! I'd like to get them in PDF (not enough shelf space these days and importing from the USA into Europe is costly these days), so at some point in the future I'll contact him. Thank you for the advice! Just so you know, Andy and the whole TMG crew are in the UK. Still take up shelf space but not the same "import" issues, I don't think. Ah, that definitely helps with post prices! (Although import fees are still an issue now that the UK left the European Union.) I'll try to contact them soon. Thanks again!
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Post by mahrundl on Aug 19, 2022 19:43:24 GMT -5
The direct contact page for Tavernmaster Games is here. At least one of the Tavernmaster crew is here fairly often: Sid Orpin, aka darrght .
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Post by Petrus on Aug 20, 2022 7:01:40 GMT -5
The direct contact page for Tavernmaster Games is here. At least one of the Tavernmaster crew is here fairly often: Sid Orpin, aka darrght . Thank you! Appreciated.
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Post by Petrus on Aug 21, 2022 10:09:10 GMT -5
The direct contact page for Tavernmaster Games is here. At least one of the Tavernmaster crew is here fairly often: Sid Orpin, aka darrght . Just sent them an email. Thank you for your assistance!
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Post by zanshin on Aug 21, 2022 10:14:32 GMT -5
Just spent the weekend playing with Andy Holmes, Sid Orpin, Andy James and Simon Lee Tranter. Boozer (aka Andy Holmes) ran it, and will be providing it to me to publish in hopefully the next Trollszine. Enormous amounts of fun had, and no players died (characters on the other hand...)
Have messaged Andy to let him know you are interested.
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Post by Petrus on Aug 21, 2022 10:39:13 GMT -5
Just spent the weekend playing with Andy Holmes, Sid Orpin, Andy James and Simon Lee Tranter. Boozer (aka Andy Holmes) ran it, and will be providing it to me to publish in hopefully the next Trollszine. Enormous amounts of fun had, and no players died (characters on the other hand...) Have messaged Andy to let him know you are interested. Thank you, that's very kind of you!
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Post by zanshin on Aug 21, 2022 13:30:34 GMT -5
Sadly he doesn't have spares, or PDFs of them.
Secondary market I am afraid, unless webbed sphere decide to reprint.
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Post by Petrus on Aug 21, 2022 13:33:10 GMT -5
Sadly he doesn't have spares, or PDFs of them. Secondary market I am afraid, unless webbed sphere decide to reprint. OK, no worries! Thank you so much for doing this, I appreciate it.
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Post by viva on Aug 21, 2022 20:12:07 GMT -5
Ah that's too bad. Yeah I recall he lost a lot of his work to a hard drive crash or something. Specifically for Castle Death, I have never seen a copy in the wild (ebay, facebook groups, etc). Though maybe Castle Death is what turned into Castle of the Dead? If so those do occasionally pop-up, often from some guy in Canada that seems to have a backstock or something. Something like $20-$35 (plus shipping). I think I saw/got one Dungeon of the Demon Mage via ebay. That's it. Its crazy rare stuff. I think he has other adventures saved (he has written like 50'ish solos/gms by my guess) so maybe just ask what he does still have. I assume you have gone through all the DrivethruRPG Tavernmaster Games offerings. Here is image of those books from my collection, in case you are curious: Attachments:
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Post by Petrus on Aug 22, 2022 8:17:48 GMT -5
Ah that's too bad. Yeah I recall he lost a lot of his work to a hard drive crash or something. Specifically for Castle Death, I have never seen a copy in the wild (ebay, facebook groups, etc). Though maybe Castle Death is what turned into Castle of the Dead? If so those do occasionally pop-up, often from some guy in Canada that seems to have a backstock or something. Something like $20-$35 (plus shipping). I think I saw/got one Dungeon of the Demon Mage via ebay. That's it. Its crazy rare stuff. I think he has other adventures saved (he has written like 50'ish solos/gms by my guess) so maybe just ask what he does still have. I assume you have gone through all the DrivethruRPG Tavernmaster Games offerings. Here is image of those books from my collection, in case you are curious: Thanks for the pic. It's great to see some of this stuff for the first time. It would be great to see this material available again in PDF, preferably with the old covers / illos. (I don't like the new aesthetic tendencies towards shinny and cartoonish. For that matter, I'm not much into whimsical either. Hence why I'm attracted to some of A R Holmes' stuff, which seems to veer a bit more into D&D-adjacent OSR territory, which I favour. Just personal preference.) I got the free first level of Deep Where the Liche-Lord Lies and I will buy the full thing soon. Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing this.
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Post by mahrundl on Aug 22, 2022 8:28:55 GMT -5
A combination of hard drive crash and domain registration expiry happening at pretty much the same time. Very unfortunate.
I sent Boozer copies of everything of his that I had in electronic format, but there was a lot missing. I have most of his GM dungeons, since they were freely available to download from his site, but fewer of the solos due to having much more limited funds in those days.
I think that Castle of the Dead was a somewhat updated version of Castle Death. I have both, as well as Dungeon of the Demon Mage, in print form, but only 1 copy of each as far as I can see.
Here's a very quick partial list of what was on the site around the time that it was lost. Note that some of these items were written by other people, but were provided for download from the Hobgoblin's Tavern site:
Five Minute Fortunes Single-session GM adventures for quick play 1 - The Lair of the Wyrm 2 - The Haunted Ruin 3 - The Dweller in Shadow 4 - Black Death 5 - Trouble in Store 6 - The Sheepherder 7 - The Devil's Coach Horse
Adventure in Fellbarrow A miserable town hides a dark secret...
The Lost Valley Battle dinosaurs in this B-Movie tribute adventure!
The Tower in the Lake A ruined tower presents a tricky adventure.
The Isle of No Return Set sail for an island with a few surprises in store...
Rage Over Rjeng-Hang A mini-scenario set in Chinatown.
Goblin Crag GM Dungeon in the classic style, the site's most popular feature.
The Castle of Evil The Castle of Evil - Enormous delver-crunching dungeon.
The Funfair of Death Roll-up! Roll up! A GM dungeon with a difference.
Atankhat's Monument A Short GM dungeon adventure with an Egyptian theme.
The Old Tomb A very basic first-level GM dungeon.
The Tomb of Phabos Desert Themed GM dungeon.
Maximillian's Mansion Large, Classic GM Dungeon from the Old School.
Dungeonhack! 84-Room dungeon for fans of hack 'n' slay!
Vaults Of The Liche Lord Complete Gm Dungeon
Castle Death Solo Adventure
Bedlam Solo Adventure
The Temple At Marterrine Solo Adventure Written By Darren Jones
Wytches Solo Adventure
The Hidden Halls Of Ogul-Duhr Solo Adventure
The Halls Of The Gorgon Solo Adventure
The Ice Cavern Of Isahil Solo Adventure
Dark Harbour Solo Adventure
The Dungeon Of The Demon Mage Solo Adventure
Beneath The Temple Of The Storm God Solo Adventure
The Haunting Of Tilford's Hollow Solo Adventure
CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES The House on Christmas Hill A Christmas Advent-ure
HALLOWEEN ADVENTURES Spooky Jack's Halloween Dungeon The Haunted Hamlet Jack O' Lantern Comes to Call The Thirteen Ghosts
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