mrimer
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File: newJtRHmanual.doc (3 MB)
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Here is a Word doc of a 38-page JtRH CD manual I put together. (This version is much different than the final version that Erik ended up printing with the CD in the original print run.)

Seeing this again provided a fun stroll down memory lane for me.

Site admins, feel free to post this anywhere on the site that you'd like for posterity.

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Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used to call me.
Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.

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ErikH2000
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Thanks for posting.

I forget the sheer amount of time we spent on this. There is text in that doc that I can't tell if I wrote it or somebody else did. Everything is so well blended into the "DROD" writing style.

I remember printing that doc on an expensive color printer and looking at each sheet to see which toner was about to go out - C, M, Y, or K. Or was that TCB? Brittany had a wedding stationery business so we had all the paper, staplers, and so on to make these things. But man, what a production to get it all shipped after a release!

It makes me happy to remember it. But also relieved that I don't need to ship more physical things. So much work.

-Erik

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That's a very professional-looking and detailed manual. It even has a EULA! Thanks for sharing.

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File: DROD CD Scans.zip (452.3 MB)
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mrimer wrote:
Hmm...for sold out SmS, I don't mind posting scans of the CD inserts and CD labels.

Since it seems unlikely that any of these will be reprinted, I hope it's still okay if I take you up on this. The attached zip file includes scans of the CDs and cover art for all the SMS CDs, plus KDD and JtRH. I didn't include TCB or GatEB, since it looks like those are both still available to purchase.

Also, note that Erik previously posted work-in-progress versions of the cover art for Beethro's Teacher, Journey's End, and The City Beneath.

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Absolutely! Thank you for making these available. Well done!

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Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used to call me.
Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.

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"Danforth's Pad"
this caught my attention. maybe it's redundant but should be added to the download page

And I think I'll have to disagree, because a lot of the extra stuff sounds cool, so I would say that there's lot of exclusives there mister

oh and thank you.

Jordthro wrote:
I figured that might be the case. It's a shame, because it seems like that history is going to be lost forever because it wasn't preserved.

Preach brother

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