tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post4948333018133660461..comments2024-03-29T00:12:01.885-04:00Comments on Akratic Wizardry: Update on 'Into the Borderlands'Akrasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-6346191326435779012018-07-09T20:50:58.605-04:002018-07-09T20:50:58.605-04:00Back then I had time to read 380, now I have time ...Back then I had time to read 380, now I have time to read 22 pagesMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864993221502918896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-50821928975391842022018-01-14T14:48:40.849-05:002018-01-14T14:48:40.849-05:00I would enjoy going through B2 with Classic Fantas...I would enjoy going through B2 with Classic Fantasy!Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-33344120292928881062018-01-14T14:47:36.869-05:002018-01-14T14:47:36.869-05:00The product seems to be a combination of (a) colle...The product seems to be a combination of (a) collectors' item (the essays, the scans of multiple printings) and (b) game aid (the 5e conversion, the new material).<br /><br />I'd prefer that there were two separate products, one for the collectors (like the AD&D reprints that WotC did a couple of years ago) and one for the gamers (like the Judges Guild modules that GG did for 3e a decade ago).<br /><br />But I guess there's a market for this kind of thing. (As I said in the post, I'm tempted to get the whole thing myself, even though I already own multiple copies of B1 and B2. But the price will be important in my final decision.)Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-31323471516782951912018-01-13T22:56:42.299-05:002018-01-13T22:56:42.299-05:00Is that about a 600% increase in length over the o...Is that about a 600% increase in length over the originals? I don't quite understand the point.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-72803654956887691922018-01-13T10:06:02.986-05:002018-01-13T10:06:02.986-05:00I still have my original copy of the module in wit...I still have my original copy of the module in with the Basic boxed set. It really is a great piece of work. I agree though - all these extras pushing out the page count and, no doubt, the price. It's symptomatic of the Kickstarter age: everything has to be BIGGER! MORE OF IT! SUPER QUALITY ART! TONS OF EXTRAS!<br /><br />Do all these things add real value? They add a lot of gloss and a lot of cost, but do they improve on the originals? Or do they simply satisfy nostalgia, and the 'collector-cravings' for a something shiny that sits on the shelf and is admired?<br /><br />I think I'll stick with the old pink module and it's wrap around maps. And use it with Classic Fantasy... :)Lawrence Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403896741371484098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-18845556077449346262018-01-12T14:57:09.478-05:002018-01-12T14:57:09.478-05:00Right. (In fact, I've translated some of my ol...Right. (In fact, I've translated some of my old MERP stuff to 5e-based Adventures in Middle-earth without too many difficulties.) So a 'translation' is hardly necessary. The appeal (for me) is (a) a shiny 'new' printing with some new stuff in it, and (b) the translation work pre-done.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600974191399728636.post-85497889385782283562018-01-12T13:39:11.473-05:002018-01-12T13:39:11.473-05:00I ran Keep on the Borderlands as my first outing a...I ran Keep on the Borderlands as my first outing as DM for 5th edition. I found that it ran reasonably well just using the the module as-written and just using the corresponding 5e monster stats. DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.com