Re: (TFT) Re: Fine Armor Manufacturing?

[ed <edhogg@equus.demon.co.uk>]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:23:08 -0500, "Brett Slocum" <slocum@skypoint.com>
wrote:

>From: ed <edhogg@equus.demon.co.uk>
>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:45:05 -0500, Brett Slocum <BSlocum@ancept.com>
>> wrote:
>> >You are both right. This is in the first and second editions of the
>> >C&S Sourcebook 2 (this is the second sourcebook for C&S - it is much thinner
>> >than the first Sourcebook). But mostly these tables are useful for 
>> >reducing the number of die-rolls needed for armorer PCs to roll to
>> >figure out how long it takes to make these items. The actual item
>> >descriptions
>> >are in the Magic chapters of C&S.
>> 
>> Brett you're not quite right.
>> 
>> C&S 1st ed had a sourcebook with an orange cover, just called the C&S
>> Sourcebeeok
>> 
>> C&S 2nd ed had TWO Sourcebooks, both with red covers and which were
>> thinner than the C&S 1 sourcebook.
>
>Well, ed. I hate to say this, but I hold in my hands the C&S 1st ed. copy of 
>C&S Sourcebook 2, with a lavender cover with the Mike Gilbert drawing of a 
>thief, a boy and a mage standing before a large wooden door. It has a 
>copyright date of 1981, which is 2 years before C&S 2nd Ed. came out. It 
>contains rules on doors, locks, breaking in, weaponsmithing, determining 
>spells for NPC mages, runes on weapons, magic items, news, jaquerie, 
>expanded strategic warfare, sieges and strategic naval war. 
>
>(Sometimes it's satisfying to know more than the official Torturer's Imp for 
>C&S.)

Good grief. I'll just have to bow to your knowledge and hang my head in
shame.

Now you know why I never made it to full Torturer.

col
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