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On 2014-06-06 03:53:01 +0000, Popeye said:
> On 2014-06-06 03:01:28 +0000, Popeye said:
>
>> On 2014-06-06 01:15:58 +0000, rpg_fan said:
>>
>>> On 6/5/2014 11:26 AM, Popeye wrote:
>>>> On 2014-06-05 03:29:30 +0000, rpg_fan said:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 27 May 2014 22:05:39 +0300, Asten wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's quite a lot. :) Unfortunately, I don't have my list ready.
>>>>>> Currently I'm looking for better quality scans or OEFs - some of the
>>>>>> early TSR stuff that's beed uploaded here or on torrent sites are truly
>>>>>> troublesome to read (eg. Dragonlance 1e series - usable, but so
>>>>>> ugly...).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can fill some booklets for you (and others if interested), but I think
>>>>>> it might make sense to do posting in pieces: OD&D, BD&D, 1e, 2e, and so
>>>>>> on. It's more manageable that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Btw. if anyone could point me towards some "explain to me like I'm five"
>>>>>> doc on how to remove text w-marks, I'd have loooooots to share. Mostly
>>>>>> unposted stuff and recent releases. :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2014-05-26 19:21:12 +0000, Popeye said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2014-05-22 19:58:20 +0000, Popeye said:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't remember if I've added to this since October, but here's more
>>>>>>> or less what I have re: TSR D&D. I'm happy to take requests, or to have
>>>>>>> anyone fill any gaps that I have. 16.87 GB for the lot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if it would be worth it to send originals off to 1dollarscan.com
>>>>> and have them scanned at 600 dpi for repost.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your original gets destroyed, so you'd have to take one for the team
>>>>> unfortunately.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've done this with AD&D 1e DMG, PM, and MM, as well as the RC. It still
>>>> ends up being expensive, but the quality is supurb. I would buy on
>>>> amazon and ship directly to them.
>>>>
>>>> In truth, though, if I had a better scanner, it's not that bad to do it
>>>> all yourself.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Would you be willing to share the PDFs you got back?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>> I definitely plan on releasing them into the wild sometime, but I'm
>> presently still using them as leverage to trade for other files ATM.
>> They'll end up here first when I do post, though! All the scans I had
>> done were 600 DPI, too ;)
>>
>> If anyone were to get 600 DPI scans done of BECMI, I would trade for those.
>
>
> Basically, my primary interest is OD&D and BD&D--once I have good scans
> of OD&D and BD&D, I'm happy to release what I have. While it was
> expensive to buy, ship, and scan everything, as long as someone else
> "chips in" and does the same, I'm game.
>
> So, the top of my list:
>
> BECMI @ 600 DPI
> Moldvay/Cook @ 600 DPI
> Complete OD&D @ 600 DPI
>
> The modules we can collect and build over time, and some online dealer
> will likely deal in acceptable scans. However, for the above, 600 DPI
> is my dream.
I've got some "acceptable" scans from online shops - mostly BD&D, some
AD&D 1st. Since I never print anything they're good enough for me to
view on screen. They're of much better quality than stuff that's being
shared on torrents. All I need is more time for cleaning.
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