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      Kevin Fitzgerald on May 12

      I've been drooling over my box since it arrived, and now I'm onto the 5th printing project. Fantastic!

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      Scott Alan Woodard on May 9

      Box arrived! You guys are amazing!!! Thank you! Definitely worth the wait!

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      Scott Alan Woodard on May 8

      Rock on, Stephen! Thanks so much! Can't wait to get the stuff and coincidentally, a C&C group just started up at my FLGS and I just rolled up a brand new 1st level Paladin for it!

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      Stephen Chenault on May 7

      Scott,

      Everyone's went out today except those that didn't get me an address over. Yours is part of a group we had to repackage (that being the highest level). But I personally signed your books and saw them in the package. It shipped double boxed, priority mail.

      What you won't see on the shelves of your store are the color plates in your copy of Classic Monsters. ;)

      But rest assured it is airborne. We've learned how to do this as well so this won't happen on the next run.

      Thank you for your patience.
      Steve

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      Scott Alan Woodard on May 7

      Still haven't received mine and was a little bummed seeing copies on the shelf at my local game shop already despite my pledging the highest level months ago to help get the thing printed in the first place... Here's hoping I don't have to wait TOO much longer. :-(

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      Stephen Chenault on May 6

      Brian,

      At first I thought you had a damaged book, and emailed you about it. But I believe what you are seeing is not poor binding. The Classic Monsters is a smythe sewn book. That means that the signatures blocks (each 16 pages long). These signatures are sewn into the headband which is bound to the end sheets, which in turn are attached to the covers of the whole book. This is pretty much standard practice for all game books. Its the same with the PH, CKG, MT, etc. Check those out and you can tell.

      But these books are well bound and won't pose a problem. We had them printed and bound at Walsworth printing, a company doing this for many decades.

      Thanks!
      Steve

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      Brian Scott on May 6

      not really certain where to post this, ,, The good news I received the book and it's great. Nice print job, great value for what I pay ,,except for one thing. The spine. It's hard to describe the problem, but basic the last pages that connect the hard cover to the pages are the only thing doing so. The pages inner spine in well put together, but it is not glued to the hard backing's spine. So when the page that is attached to the hard cover splits and cracks, which it will eventually do, The whole thing is going to come out. In my opinion kind of bad craft.

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      Stephen Chenault on May 1

      These puppies are shipping our fast, but we are try to be careful as some of these packages are a bit complicated...what with signatures, t shirts and sizes, thinking about stuff, fishing..wait that was my sunday list mixed in. ;)

      Steve

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      Denis Ricard on April 25

      Apparently this is starting to ship! Good news!

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      DungeoneeringDad on January 26

      Good idea about putting out the PDF before the hard copy. The fellow over at Crypts & Things did that and the feedback let him find a ton of errors.

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      Vincent DiPaula on January 15

      Can't wait to get my hands on it. When does it ship? Can you ship it with the items I ordered on January 13, 2012 without the Winter Runes adventure of course I realize that is not in print yet.

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      Martin on January 15

      Is it possible to get other products from the TLG store shipped together with this? For example, if I order C&C Casebound Landscape Screens, can you ship them together to save on the shipping cost?

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      Pat Bellavance on December 1

      Done! A lot of value at $100.

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      Stephen Chenault on November 28

      hardback one and all!

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      Brian Scott on November 28

      At the 50 - 100 dollar mark are the copies of the players handbook, monsters and treasures and castle keepers guide hardback or Digest?

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      Deane Beman on November 27, 2011

      The $50 level is too incredible of a deal to pass up...I'm in!

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      Michael G on November 26, 2011

      Count me in!

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      Andrew Gelbman on November 22, 2011

      What a great deal! For the cost of the PHB + Monsters and Treasure, I get the new Classic Monster Book, a t-Shirt, 10 coins and pouch, mention in the credits of the new book, personalized autographs, PDF copies to print and take to games (leaving my precious HCs safe at home) AND the Troll Lord will drink a Dr. Pepper to my health? Too good to pass up - I'm in for $50.

      Thanks for letting us in on this, Stephen!

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      Denis Ricard on November 7, 2011

      Great idea! I'm in. :)

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      Zachary Houghton on November 6, 2011

      What a cool product idea! In for $25!

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      Stephen Chenault on November 5, 2011

      I should clarify that the Classic Monsters book will be personalized by Kim Hartsfield...seeing as he's the author! haha

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      Grandpa Chet Cox on November 4, 2011

      Rats! Here I thought that it meant there would be skin samples and DNA packets.

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      Stephen Chenault on November 4, 2011

      Personalized means that Davis and I will sign each book with a personal note. They are hardbacks, yes.

      Thanks!
      Steve

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      DungeoneeringDad on November 4, 2011

      What do the "personalized" PH and M&T entail exactly? Are they hardbacks?

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Goblin. The goblin gains for themselves a place in the immortal registry of the book (your name in the acknowledgement section) and a digital copy of the book: the goblin’s choice of PDF, Kindle, Nook or Itunes and 5 official TLG coins (For more on these coins check out our website at www.trolllord.com).

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Goblin Lord. The Goblin Lord receives all the above and everything you need to play the game of Castles & Crusades as well as a personalized copy of the Players Handbook, a personalized copy of Monsters & Treasure, an adventure module, and a digital copy of their choice of all three books and 10 official TLG coins with pouch.

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Troll Lord. The Goblin Lord receives a signed copy of the limited edition Classic Monsters: Monster Manual with color plates added, a personalized copy of each the Castles & Crusades Castle Keepers Guide, Players Handbook, Monsters & Treasure, an adventure module, as well as a digital copy of their choice of all three books and 20 official TLG coins with pouch, TLG T-shirt.

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Troll Lord Games was founded in 1999 and embarked upon the grand publishing adventure with a bunch of adventures and the world setting of Aihrde (then Erde). In 2001 we began working with Gary Gygax, publishing a host of Gygaxian titles until his passing in 2008. His vision inspired our greatest work, Castles & Crusades a table top role playing game that is entering its 5th printing! TLG has a long and proud history of working with and the great gatherings of gamers!

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