For me the other stuff which comes later is a big: Meh. It's these pre publication items that fascinate me.
I have everything I need to keep me busy for some time, of course, I am of the 'I won't give a penny to WOTC' crowd.
I am astounded by this enitre collection of items and I have seen a lot of old documents most people have yet to see.
If you are into D&D history, this is going to blow your mind.
One of the research team members who helped with Secrets of Blackmoor made an interesting discovery.
Since all the trial Items would have to be cataloged and entered into the National Archive he went on a hunt and found pretty much everything that WOTC plans to publish in their 100 dollar book...
If you are the sort of person who likes serious research documentaries, Secrets of Blackmoor may be the film for you.
We've uploaded an hour of the film onto Youtube as a teaser to help you decide.
Here is the play list with the Trailer and all Free Chapters of the film for you to check out:
A quick update.
You can find info about hotel deals here:
https://www.tfott.com/arnecon
We're up to 15 original Blackmoor players coming and still counting.
Lots of cool events, these are just a few:
Ross Maker the Dwarf - Strategos napoleonics miniatures demo game
Phil Grant the King of...
We have created partial PDFs on our site which are free.
Someone asked about a player's handbook and the idea of having that free so players can use it, yet, not see the monsters, treasures, and maps made a lot of sense. Thus you can find a 5e conversion, un numbered maps for use in a VTT...
We will have people to assist in getting familiar with the old keyboard based interface.
The games are running on the old code. These are not emulations.
It is the main frame that is running as an emulation of the ILLIAC computer PLATO ran on.
Have you ever played Empire? Or the multi player...
We're going to have demo sessions.
I also want to schedule a tournament for Empire. Maybe do 4 teams and a see who come out the best.
Empire is my favorite game since I first saw it around 75 or 76 - Griff
If you missed the Kickstarter for TLDT you can still get a copy.
Paperback versions can be found on Amazon as well as Barnes and Noble.
Amazon:
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1143921431?ean=9781736572108
I am very excited that we have Malia Arneson coming to Arnecon. Malia doesn't appear at very many events since the loss of her father.
I will personally be running the Fletcher Pratt Naval Wargame and a session of The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg. The PLATO computer game event should be really...
Arnecon:
It is a small and intimate gaming convention featuring gamers from Dave Arneson's original Dungeon Adventuring group, The Blackmoor Bunch.
It is a chance to play games you might never play anywhere else:
Braunstien RPG with David Wesely
Strategos - N (napoleonics) with Ross Maker...
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