EBAY is your friend. I recently purchased a copy of The Traveller Adventure for 10 dollars and thought I was sooooo lucky. I got it in the mail and it was in MINT condition with a price tag from half price books asking 1 dollar. There many of us coming back to this game but plenty are cleaning out their attics and selling at reasonable rates. A pal of mine recently purchased a lot of books on EBAY from the UK and most items were sold for half of the original price.
Aliens Hardback?
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EBAY is your friend. I recently purchased a copy of The Traveller Adventure for 10 dollars and thought I was sooooo lucky. I got it in the mail and it was in MINT condition with a price tag from half price books asking 1 dollar. There many of us coming back to this game but plenty are cleaning out their attics and selling at reasonable rates. A pal of mine recently purchased a lot of books on EBAY from the UK and most items were sold for half of the original price.
I'd be interested in a single Aliens volume. The one condition being that it MUST be right. Take an extra month or two to check it through if needed, because if I'd just spent $80 on a book to find even one page missing or screwed up it would stop me buying any more of the reprints. Posting missing pages as free downloads is not an acceptable solution.
I'd be interested in a single Aliens volume. The one condition being that it MUST be right. Take an extra month or two to check it through if needed, because if I'd just spent $80 on a book to find even one page missing or screwed up it would stop me buying any more of the reprints. Posting missing pages as free downloads is not an acceptable solution.
FlightCommanderSolitude
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You're not! I personally don't see the excitement about an Aliens hardback, especially since they just got reprinted in softbound. I mean, they're great books, but there's tons of other great Traveller material waiting to get republished! I'm hoping the Traveller Book and Adventure get reprinted in a single volume, maybe next year...and I'm anxiously awaiting the Modules reprint. Hopefully these items are still being considered for reprinting.
FlightCommanderSolitude
SOC-13
You're not! I personally don't see the excitement about an Aliens hardback, especially since they just got reprinted in softbound. I mean, they're great books, but there's tons of other great Traveller material waiting to get republished! I'm hoping the Traveller Book and Adventure get reprinted in a single volume, maybe next year...and I'm anxiously awaiting the Modules reprint. Hopefully these items are still being considered for reprinting.
daryen
SOC-14 1K
While I would love to see a hardback Traveller Book + Adventure (with errata), I must admit that I am most interested in the Modules Reprint myself.
Why?
Because I have the Traveller Book and Traveller Adventure. I have several of the Challenge issues. And they are available inexpensively, too, for those that don't have them.
But there is no way to get a copy of the Spinward Marches Campaign, or some of the others, without spending more than the Modules Reprint is likely to cost.
The FASA stuff would be cool, too as that is apparently the only way I will ever see Quest for the Sky Raiders. (And if Marc has access to the unpublished Far Frontiers sector guidebook, I *really* want the FASA reprints!)
Why?
Because I have the Traveller Book and Traveller Adventure. I have several of the Challenge issues. And they are available inexpensively, too, for those that don't have them.
But there is no way to get a copy of the Spinward Marches Campaign, or some of the others, without spending more than the Modules Reprint is likely to cost.
The FASA stuff would be cool, too as that is apparently the only way I will ever see Quest for the Sky Raiders. (And if Marc has access to the unpublished Far Frontiers sector guidebook, I *really* want the FASA reprints!)
daryen
SOC-14 1K
While I would love to see a hardback Traveller Book + Adventure (with errata), I must admit that I am most interested in the Modules Reprint myself.
Why?
Because I have the Traveller Book and Traveller Adventure. I have several of the Challenge issues. And they are available inexpensively, too, for those that don't have them.
But there is no way to get a copy of the Spinward Marches Campaign, or some of the others, without spending more than the Modules Reprint is likely to cost.
The FASA stuff would be cool, too as that is apparently the only way I will ever see Quest for the Sky Raiders. (And if Marc has access to the unpublished Far Frontiers sector guidebook, I *really* want the FASA reprints!)
Why?
Because I have the Traveller Book and Traveller Adventure. I have several of the Challenge issues. And they are available inexpensively, too, for those that don't have them.
But there is no way to get a copy of the Spinward Marches Campaign, or some of the others, without spending more than the Modules Reprint is likely to cost.
The FASA stuff would be cool, too as that is apparently the only way I will ever see Quest for the Sky Raiders. (And if Marc has access to the unpublished Far Frontiers sector guidebook, I *really* want the FASA reprints!)
daryen
SOC-14 1K
No, but there are some bizarre screwups. As an owner of all the reprints (and one who will continue to purchase them), here is my understanding of the various errors:
- Double Adventures: one of the adventures has the page order screwed up. They are all there, but the order is wrong. (I believe it is Marooned Alone.)
- Games: The color plates have problems. They are too dark, causing some to be nearly unreadable. Some of the first copies also were reported to have the plates upside down.
- JTAS 1: The Asteroids game chart is completely unreadable.
- Aliens 2: One entire page of Module 5 (Droyne) is missing. It is literally a blank page.
Other than these four, I don't know of any errors in this category. All four are, however, pretty major. Three required files to be posted so the information could be obtained.
daryen
SOC-14 1K
No, but there are some bizarre screwups. As an owner of all the reprints (and one who will continue to purchase them), here is my understanding of the various errors:
- Double Adventures: one of the adventures has the page order screwed up. They are all there, but the order is wrong. (I believe it is Marooned Alone.)
- Games: The color plates have problems. They are too dark, causing some to be nearly unreadable. Some of the first copies also were reported to have the plates upside down.
- JTAS 1: The Asteroids game chart is completely unreadable.
- Aliens 2: One entire page of Module 5 (Droyne) is missing. It is literally a blank page.
Other than these four, I don't know of any errors in this category. All four are, however, pretty major. Three required files to be posted so the information could be obtained.
Traveller
SOC-12
I returned Double Adventures when I saw the page collation problem. I haven't bought a reprint since.
I'll be honest though, I don't consider the missing page error in Aliens 2 to be all that severe compared to Double Adventures. Taking adhesive (NOT glue) and affixing a missing page to a literally blank page isn't that much of an issue to me.
But, in order for Double Adventures to make its way into my collection, one of two things MUST happen:
The book is reprinted with the collation problem solved.
OR
The adventure that is messed up is released on the Internet as errata.
I personally believe that the first option is the better option.
I'll be honest though, I don't consider the missing page error in Aliens 2 to be all that severe compared to Double Adventures. Taking adhesive (NOT glue) and affixing a missing page to a literally blank page isn't that much of an issue to me.
But, in order for Double Adventures to make its way into my collection, one of two things MUST happen:
The book is reprinted with the collation problem solved.
OR
The adventure that is messed up is released on the Internet as errata.
I personally believe that the first option is the better option.
Traveller
SOC-12
I returned Double Adventures when I saw the page collation problem. I haven't bought a reprint since.
I'll be honest though, I don't consider the missing page error in Aliens 2 to be all that severe compared to Double Adventures. Taking adhesive (NOT glue) and affixing a missing page to a literally blank page isn't that much of an issue to me.
But, in order for Double Adventures to make its way into my collection, one of two things MUST happen:
The book is reprinted with the collation problem solved.
OR
The adventure that is messed up is released on the Internet as errata.
I personally believe that the first option is the better option.
I'll be honest though, I don't consider the missing page error in Aliens 2 to be all that severe compared to Double Adventures. Taking adhesive (NOT glue) and affixing a missing page to a literally blank page isn't that much of an issue to me.
But, in order for Double Adventures to make its way into my collection, one of two things MUST happen:
The book is reprinted with the collation problem solved.
OR
The adventure that is messed up is released on the Internet as errata.
I personally believe that the first option is the better option.
daryen
SOC-14 1K
How ironic. I consider the Alien Reprint and the Asteriod chart to be the worst mistakes, as there is a loss of information. (Though they were quick to provide the information.)
At least in the Double Adventures all of the information is present.
Besides which, if they were going to screw one of the adventures up, that was the one. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the proper names of "Marooned" and "Marooned Alone" are "You're gonna have to roll new characters before the adventure ends" and "Let's just roll now".
I do imagine the various animal encounter charts can be used in other adventures, so its not a complete loss, but then it doesn't matter what order the pages are in.
At least in the Double Adventures all of the information is present.
Besides which, if they were going to screw one of the adventures up, that was the one. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the proper names of "Marooned" and "Marooned Alone" are "You're gonna have to roll new characters before the adventure ends" and "Let's just roll now".
I do imagine the various animal encounter charts can be used in other adventures, so its not a complete loss, but then it doesn't matter what order the pages are in.
daryen
SOC-14 1K
How ironic. I consider the Alien Reprint and the Asteriod chart to be the worst mistakes, as there is a loss of information. (Though they were quick to provide the information.)
At least in the Double Adventures all of the information is present.
Besides which, if they were going to screw one of the adventures up, that was the one. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the proper names of "Marooned" and "Marooned Alone" are "You're gonna have to roll new characters before the adventure ends" and "Let's just roll now".
I do imagine the various animal encounter charts can be used in other adventures, so its not a complete loss, but then it doesn't matter what order the pages are in.
At least in the Double Adventures all of the information is present.
Besides which, if they were going to screw one of the adventures up, that was the one. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the proper names of "Marooned" and "Marooned Alone" are "You're gonna have to roll new characters before the adventure ends" and "Let's just roll now".
I do imagine the various animal encounter charts can be used in other adventures, so its not a complete loss, but then it doesn't matter what order the pages are in.
regarding a special edition aliens book...
Since Chaosium released their 25th Anniversary volume of the Cthulhu rulebook (and I imagine the traveller one was the same quality) the standard of rpg books is extremely high. If there is two camps on this, one being the leatherette, perfect bound, embossed, high quality paper, new artwork/new layout, sepia ink version for $80 (£50) or the other being reprint with hard card cover and glos front for the same price...put me in the former. I wouldnt even entertain a reprint anymore. Besides, you can usually pick up the alien books (with 1 or 2 exceptions) for next to nothing on www.ebay.co.uk or www.ebay.com anyway.
Since Chaosium released their 25th Anniversary volume of the Cthulhu rulebook (and I imagine the traveller one was the same quality) the standard of rpg books is extremely high. If there is two camps on this, one being the leatherette, perfect bound, embossed, high quality paper, new artwork/new layout, sepia ink version for $80 (£50) or the other being reprint with hard card cover and glos front for the same price...put me in the former. I wouldnt even entertain a reprint anymore. Besides, you can usually pick up the alien books (with 1 or 2 exceptions) for next to nothing on www.ebay.co.uk or www.ebay.com anyway.
regarding a special edition aliens book...
Since Chaosium released their 25th Anniversary volume of the Cthulhu rulebook (and I imagine the traveller one was the same quality) the standard of rpg books is extremely high. If there is two camps on this, one being the leatherette, perfect bound, embossed, high quality paper, new artwork/new layout, sepia ink version for $80 (£50) or the other being reprint with hard card cover and glos front for the same price...put me in the former. I wouldnt even entertain a reprint anymore. Besides, you can usually pick up the alien books (with 1 or 2 exceptions) for next to nothing on www.ebay.co.uk or www.ebay.com anyway.
Since Chaosium released their 25th Anniversary volume of the Cthulhu rulebook (and I imagine the traveller one was the same quality) the standard of rpg books is extremely high. If there is two camps on this, one being the leatherette, perfect bound, embossed, high quality paper, new artwork/new layout, sepia ink version for $80 (£50) or the other being reprint with hard card cover and glos front for the same price...put me in the former. I wouldnt even entertain a reprint anymore. Besides, you can usually pick up the alien books (with 1 or 2 exceptions) for next to nothing on www.ebay.co.uk or www.ebay.com anyway.
Traveller
SOC-12
It's all about aesthetics. If I can't read it, what benefit would it be to me? That's why Double Adventures is to me the worst error. Honestly, NO errata in a reprint book is truly acceptable, but publishing errata for a missing page or a dark chart can be easily done. Publishing errata consisting of a whole adventure though is a different animal.
And really, it has nothing to do with the animal encounter charts. That's what Supplement 2 is for.
I can see your point of view in that lost information is the larger sin, but I can't agree with it. Those two things can be attributed to printer error. It was human error though that caused the Double Adventures SNAFU.
That may seem a very harsh thing to say, as I know that MWM is being a one man gang in getting the reprints done and out to market. The statement is not intended to be harsh or overly critical, as he's done a tremendous job with the reprints. I would be more inclined though to start purchasing the reprints again if the problem with Double Adventures is solved, using whatever means available to do so.
And really, it has nothing to do with the animal encounter charts. That's what Supplement 2 is for.
I can see your point of view in that lost information is the larger sin, but I can't agree with it. Those two things can be attributed to printer error. It was human error though that caused the Double Adventures SNAFU.
That may seem a very harsh thing to say, as I know that MWM is being a one man gang in getting the reprints done and out to market. The statement is not intended to be harsh or overly critical, as he's done a tremendous job with the reprints. I would be more inclined though to start purchasing the reprints again if the problem with Double Adventures is solved, using whatever means available to do so.
Traveller
SOC-12
It's all about aesthetics. If I can't read it, what benefit would it be to me? That's why Double Adventures is to me the worst error. Honestly, NO errata in a reprint book is truly acceptable, but publishing errata for a missing page or a dark chart can be easily done. Publishing errata consisting of a whole adventure though is a different animal.
And really, it has nothing to do with the animal encounter charts. That's what Supplement 2 is for.
I can see your point of view in that lost information is the larger sin, but I can't agree with it. Those two things can be attributed to printer error. It was human error though that caused the Double Adventures SNAFU.
That may seem a very harsh thing to say, as I know that MWM is being a one man gang in getting the reprints done and out to market. The statement is not intended to be harsh or overly critical, as he's done a tremendous job with the reprints. I would be more inclined though to start purchasing the reprints again if the problem with Double Adventures is solved, using whatever means available to do so.
And really, it has nothing to do with the animal encounter charts. That's what Supplement 2 is for.
I can see your point of view in that lost information is the larger sin, but I can't agree with it. Those two things can be attributed to printer error. It was human error though that caused the Double Adventures SNAFU.
That may seem a very harsh thing to say, as I know that MWM is being a one man gang in getting the reprints done and out to market. The statement is not intended to be harsh or overly critical, as he's done a tremendous job with the reprints. I would be more inclined though to start purchasing the reprints again if the problem with Double Adventures is solved, using whatever means available to do so.
