Franks sale...

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For those that dpn't look at Acaeum, Frank has posted a MUST SEE SALE!

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It's amazing to me that, after decades of avoiding this unholy mass, I finally completed a cursory inventory of 200+ manuscripts. Some of them are listed here. All are kept in a non-smoking home* (okay, a dry basement). All are free of damage, disregarding minor folds & such dating to their creation. And best of all, they’re (drum roll)… FOR SALE.

We’re wrapping up the bakery and moving 200 miles south. Found a great 3br farmhouse on 3 acres. Hence the sale. It’s a costly time for us. And it would also help for the holiday season, which is fast upon us here in the USA.

Interested? Email me with an offer I can’t refuse: ExTSR@aol.com
Yeah really. No prices. Sorry. So be ready to negotiate. Motivate me.

Oh yeah, one more thing… there are a few Unknowns in one section. If you can help pin down an author, date, or venue, please whisper to me.

Frank Mentzer

* Yes I'm still a smoker, but these are in my game library, which is not in my home and is non-smoking. There may be a very slight smoke smell at worst (but very little when compared with items in/from my office). Ask Stratochamp; he's very familiar with my collectibles.

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THE LIST

Gygax

"Dungeonland & The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror" (1982), copy of original typed manuscript, with maps; handwritten corrections
Unearthed Arcana: Copy of EGG handwritten planning notes
“Stoink: City of Thieves”, copy of EGG handwritten premise/outline 1984, 4 pg
"Influence of JRRT on D&D/AD&D" by EGG, copy of typed original, 11/84
"Terror Skull" (unpublished): See Froideval

“The Maze of Xaene” (© Gygax/Kuntz/Ward), AD&D; original TSR line print 3/15/1983
“Quest for the Holy Grrale” aka “1stOIADDMT” (1st Open Invitational AD&D Masters Tournament), author(s) unknown (probably Gygax/Kuntz/Blume), late 1970s: copy of original manuscript & originals of all artwork (Wham?)
"What is D&D?" Penguin books (London) uncorrected proof, 1982; with various handwritten EGG notes/comments; also with letter to EGG from Peter Mayer

Kuntz

WG5 Mordenkainen’s Fantastic Adventure (Rob Kuntz), 1984; final TSR line print, no maps
Temple of the Flame (Rob Kuntz), original typed introduction & hand-drawn map, plus copies of maps for players; uncredited./undated (1977?)
Sorceror’s Scroll: People & Possibilities, AD&D at its imaginative best (Rob Kuntz), 1970s; original typed manuscript with handwritten corrections

Froideval

"Terror Skull -- A 3-D adventure module for AD&D”; by Gary Gygax & Francois Marcela-Froideval, 1983; copy of original typed EGG ms & FMF maps (unpublished)
"The Shadow of the Blade" (quest for the Sword of Kas), by Francois Marcela-Froideval (trans. of French module L'Ombre de la Lame, L15-20) c.1982; copy with handwritten FMF notes

Mentzer

Battle Royal: Jan 1981 memo & char print, full kit/tourney setup, with character sets (1981) & misc printouts
Convert: RPGA Masters for tournament use, August 1985; with maps & characters
The Convert: NIPI printouts & typeset, 1986; with characters
Dwarven Quest for the Rod of Seven Parts (1980s): various original & other 1980s copies, including originals used in tournaments (full box, need sorting)
Great Bugbear Hunt, The: GenCon south printout, Feb 1982; TSR line print (primitive) plus Tournament set, all with characters & original maps (by Roslof), plus other printouts & maps, plus 1986 line print
Gypsy: Original TSR line print, August 1986, all 3 rounds, character kit, map set (complete), plus partial prints & character sets; original TSR line prints
Mythic Masters Magazine: asst. printouts & partials, all master copies, misc. production notes/printouts
Needle: 3 sets; original TSR line print, complete with maps & characters
Party of One: (RPGA) 1993 typeset print with map, no characters
Spring Fever (1985?): both character sets, TSR character printer output
Operation Bifrost (for CC), 1988, layout copy & original maps
Safari (for CC), 1987, layout copy, original maps, prelim printouts

D&D Basic, Expert, Companion, Master, & Immortals sets: dozens of sub-sections, plans, research, et alii; 3 doz files
(CTOC = copy of typewritten original plus various corrections)
D&D/AD&D French Glossary, by Bruce Heard, early 1980s
D&D Basic: Italian translation; copy of typewritten original, c 1983 (double-size file)
D&D Basic: German translation; CTOC c 1983 (multiple files)
D&D Expert: German translation; CTOC
D&D Companion: German translation; CTOC
Pillars of Pentegarn: German translation; CTOC
B2 Keep on the Borderlands: German translation; CTOC
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess: German translation; CTOC
X1 Isle of Dread: German translation; CTOC
M1 Blizzard Pass (marker module): German translation; CTOC

Note: OTL = original TSR line-printer output (perfed edges); COTL = copy of same

Other D&D and AD&D manuscripts (chron. order):

1998 Temple of Diancecht, The (Larry Mead & Ed Winter), AD&D tournament
1994? Isle of the Monkee: Loot the Castle IV (Rembert Parker), AD&D online tournament
1994 The Ranger Store (M. Sean Conry), RPGA AD&D tournament, typeset, with characters (maps not needed)
1993 The Better Part of Valor (Cherif Fortin & Brian Joseph Leikam), RPGA AD&D team tournament
1992 Ravenloft: The Return of Stetzen D’Polarno (James & Debra Lowder), Ravenloft RPGA AD&D tournament, rounds 2 & 3 only
1992 Monster Under the Bed (Tom Prusa), RPGA AD&D2e tournament, typeset/complete
1992 Heard Instinct, the (Rembert Parker), RPGA AD&D tournament, with characters, no maps
1992 Blood is Thicker than Water (Christ Kibitlewski), undated, online AD&D adventure
1991 It’s Good to Be King (Tom Prusa), RPGA AD&D tournament, original TSR line print, with maps & characters
1991 Experience Absolutely Essential (Tom Prusa), 3-round RPGA AD&D tournament, OTL with maps & characters

1990 Time Heals (Gregg Swedberg & Al Boyce), 3-round RPGA AD&D tournament May 1990, with maps, no characters
1990 Seeds of Destruction (Rich Lipmann), RPGA tournament June 1990, COTL plus maps, no characters
1990 LC3 NightWatch in the Living City (Walt Bass & Kira Glass), AD&D OTL, no maps, no characters
1989 The Company of Krandor (uncredited), RPGA AD&D tournament May 1989, COTL with maps & characters
1989 A Friend in Need (Jim Wade & Mike Selinker), RPGA AD&D tournament April 1989; OTL with maps, no characters
1988? The Haunted Mine (Skip Williams & Penny Petticord), undated (late 1980s), with maps & characters (includes parody of Indy Jones Temple of Doom)
1988 The Terrible Trouble at Tragidor (no credits, no date; actually by Jean & Bruce Rabe), copy of typed manuscript (published 1989 for AD&D 2e in REF1 DM screen)
1988 Stalenric (John Nephew), AD&D L8-11 module submission to NIPI, June 1988 (published for Ars Magica in 1992)
1987 In the Village of Martinsburgh (Rembert Parker), RPGA AD&D tournament, OTL with maps & characters
1987 Child’s Play (Dan Kramarsky), RPGA AD&D tournament (note: original, not the later published revised/stolen version)
1986 The Pale Bridegroom (Penny Petticord, Steve Thearle, & Rich Rydberg), RPGA AD&D tournament, OTL with characters, no maps
1986 The Long Way Home (Jean & Bruce Rabe), RPGA AD&D tournament; OTL, no maps, no characters
1986 SnowCrystal Odyssey V: The Dove (Mike Przytarski), GenCon AD&D tournament (6 parts)
1986 RS1 Red Sonja Unconquered (Penny, Skip, & Anne McReady), AD&D, Nov. 1986, Tournament version r2 & r3 (missing round 1); OTL with characters
1986 Moonlight Madness (Penny Petticord & Skip Williams), RPGA AD&D tournament, OTL with maps & characters (later published for AD&D 2e, 1998)
1986 Honor Guard (Dan Kramarsky), RPGA AD&D tournament 1986, OTL with maps & characters
1986 Gargoyle! (Dave Collins & Skip Williams), RPGA AD&D tournament, OTL with characters, no maps (later published as WG9)
1986 Adventures in Blackmoor (Dave Arneson & Dave Ritchie) OTL no illos

1985? Dilemma’s Tusks (Mike Selinker), AD&D RPGA Masters tournament (no date); no maps, no characters
1985 Where’s the Frog? (Skip Williams), article (Polyhedron? or Dragon)
1985 SnowCrystal Odyssey IV: Dead Cert (Roman Szykulski), GenCon AD&D tournament
1985 Hour Glass (uncredited), 3-round RPGA AD&D tournament October (TSR Fantasy Revel), OTL with maps & characters
1985 Castle Thrax (Paul Burdick), solo adventure L4-8, typeset (Spellbinders Games)
1985 CA2 Lankhmar: The Curse of Valinor (Stephen Bourne, Ken Rolston, Steve Mecca, & Michael Dobson), December 1985, OTL
1985 Bishop’s Campaign: House Rules (Dr. Ed Friedlander)
1984? To Collar a King (Wayne Straiton), AD&D tournament (undated), with maps, no characters
1984 UK6 All That Glitters: copy of original hand-drawn map set, in TSR UK envelope
1984 The Halls of Paradise (Brad Stock), D&D adventure (B/X), October 1984; copy of typewritten original
1984 Revenge of Rusack AC3 (Zeb Cook), D&D; OTL, no date
1984 Quest for the Golden Orb (Elaine Walquist), Origins RPGA AD&D tournament; with handwritten Mentzer editing corrections, original mailing envelope
1984 In the Black Hours (Zeb Cook), RPGA AD&D tournament (GenCon South); OTL, no maps or characters
1984 C4 To Find a King (Bob Blake), AD&D, OTL Oct 1984; no maps
1984 C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir (Ken Rolston), AD&D tournament from Winter Fantasy; OTL with maps & characters
1983? The Maze of Death (Paul Karczag), AD&D Open tournament for CWA Con
1983? Misfits (Rembert Parker), RPGA AD&D tournament (undated), with characters, no maps (run at Glathricon, Evansville IN)
1983 The Two-Fold Talisman (Phil Taterczynski, Doug Niles, Roger & Georgia Moore), RPGA AD&D tournament, copy of typewritten
1983 The Black Well (Doug Niles), RPGA D&D tournament, OTL with maps & characters
1983 SnowCrystal Odyssey II: Crystals of Vantal/Reflex (Mike Przytarski), GenCon AD&D tournament
1982 Thieves Guild: Temple of the Blue Phoenix (Hal McKinney), AD&D tournament set with characters & maps
1982 Return to the Faerie Mound of Dragonkind (Jim Ward), GenCon East tournament June 1982, OTL with maps but no characters

GenCon 15 Megaset (1981-82, 8 AD&D adventures):
1981 GC15-0 Character set (10 characters for use with each of the 8 adventures)
1981 GC15-1 Gods Save the King (Len Lakofka), Dec. 1981
1982 GC15-2 A Flask of Water (Geoffrey Pugh), Jan. 1982
1982 GC15-3 Lair of the Graye Wyrm (Jeff Grubb), Jan. 1982
1982 GC15-4 A Search for Saphelis (Jeffrey Liebmann), Feb. 1982
1982 GC15-5 Devil’s Dung (Len Lakofka), Feb. 1982
1982 GC15-6 The Forest of Li-Shen (Franklin Dickos), Mar. 1982
1982 GC15-7 Journey to Atriminix’s Castle (Jeff Liebmann), Mar. 1982
1982 GC15-8 The Tower of the Gods (Jeff Grubb), Mar. 1982

1981? Thieves Guild: The Judge’s House (uncredited; probably Hal McKinney), with maps & characters
1981? Secret of Whispering Hollow (uncredited/undated), typewritten
1981 Valley of the Shadow (uncredited), October 1981, AD&D tournament at OctoCon (Sacramento CA), copy of typewritten
1981 To Catch a Thief or Two (Bob Blake), GenCon AD&D Open tournament
1981 House on the Borderlands (Paul Low), GenCon East AD&D tournament
1981 Elven Honor (Allen Barwick), AD&D adventure (event at GenCon East)
1981 A Champion’s Sword (Bob Blake), GenCon AD&D Open; with maps & characters
1980? Tower of Many Gates (uncredited/undated), AD&D tournament, with maps & characters
1980? Doomed Caravan, The (uncredited/undated), AD&D tournament, no maps no characters
1980? Aragon’s Tower (Jim Michaels), undated, AD&D adventure
1980 Wimford Campaign: House Rules (David Axler), Philadelphia campaign (nb -- offshoot of Mentzer’s Aquaria campaign)
1980 The Wizard’s Tower Strikes Again (Shore Games Group), AD&D tournament
1980 The Silver Fox (Penny Petticord), c.1980, AD&D adventure
1979? Search for the Armadillo Amulet, The (various authors, incl. Al Hammack & Jim Ward), AD&D 3rd Invitational Competition
1979 Black Rose (Penny Petticord), AD&D adventure, typed original +copies
1978? The Tarot Game (uncredited/undated, possibly Penny Petticord), copy of original typed manuscript AD&D
1978? Smithy of Vultar, The (uncredited/undated), typewritten
1978 Nightwolves of Hell, The (Penny Petticord), undated

Rick Reid AD&D variants

The Last Dungeon (c.1984), RPGA adventure
The Caves of Confection, June/July 1988: OTL with maps & characters
Fluffy Babies, 1988: OTL, no maps, no characters
The Last FluffyQuest (FQ10), April 1989: OTL with maps & characters
The Curse of Fluffystein, April 1990: OTL with maps & characters
Fluffy Conquers the World: 1993, typeset copy
“Cow Wars” script for Elmore’s SnarfQuest comic, March 1994

Other RPGs

5 long articles & painting guide (M.A.R. Barker, mid-1970s) for Empire of the Petal Throne
Tsolyani Names without Tears (M.A.R. Barker, mid-1970s), original typewritten manuscript (7 pages)
Marvel SuperHeroes Basic Set (Jeff Grubb), Oct 1983; OTL
Avengers Franchised! (Zeb Cook & Ed Sollers), Marvel SuperHeroes, Oct 1986; OTL, no characters or maps (later published in “Avengers Coast to Coast”, 1986)
Baddon Falcon, The (Jeff Grubb), GenCon 1985 RPGA Marvel SuperHeroes tournament, OTL with maps & characters
Baddon Falcon, The (Jeff Grubb), GenCon 1985 RPGA Marvel SuperHeroes tournament, typeset/finished version
Operation Whiteout (Merle Rasmussen), TopSecret tournament, 1983; OTL with characters & maps
Top Secret Companion Set (Merle Rasmussen), Feb 1984; OTL, no illos
Spies & Lies (John Terra), TopSecret RPGA tournament, 1993; typeset, complete
To Tame the Chang Jiang (Mike Selinker), TopSecret RPGA tournament 1987; OTL
Robots (Jim Ward?), GenCon 1982 Gamma World Open (uncredited), OTL
HIL Sector Blues (uncredited), RPGA Paranoia tournament, undated, COTL (later expanded into a full game accessory, West End, 1986)

Boardgames

Your Excellency boardgame (Glenn & Ken Rahman), TSR manuscript submission (1979?), with original notes & artworks
Divine Right boardgame (Glenn & Ken Rahman), 10/9/1979, copy of typed original manuscript, editing copy
Crimson Cutlass boardgame/RPG (Glenn & Ken Rahman), 3/4/1980 submission to TSR (rejected)
Knights of Camelot boardgame (Glenn & Ken Rahman), retyped manuscript submission
Mertwig’s Maze boardgame (Tom Wham), NIPI manuscript submission (1987?)

Non-Game Mss

TSR mainframe computer dungeon (1983-86), Maps L1-10 + characters
“Enter a Soldier” (Robert Silverberg), manuscript submission to NIPI, 1988 (published in Asimov’s SF Mag 1989, Hugo Winner/Novella 1990)

FM

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I'd probably offer $40-$50K for something like that, but as I don't collect it anymore I'll take a pass.

If Frank can find the mark who spent $18K on that DB, he could retire!
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Wow, that's impressive.