Rakhamon
Warrior
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 | | 10/13/2006 5:32 PM |
| After some discussion, we decided a companion thread to the MMT would
be nice, where each recipient could relate what goodies they got from
the Big Mystery Box. However, I will keep the current contents of the
box unspecified, and only list stuff I took out, with some vague hints
to what's in it now.
Having received the MMT 06 from Qucalion of Celene, I snagged:
3 Uncommon DDM minis
2 Uncommon DDM promos
12 common DDM minis
1 Special Repaint by QC. 
1 Golden protector Epic card
1 Copy of Doors to the Unknown (2nd ed Planescape adventure)
1 Copy of Player's Primer to the Outlands (2nd ed PS sourcebook)
1 Copy of "The Crypt of St Bethesda", cheapo adventure from AEG
1 copy of "Living Greyhawk: Kingdom of Furyondy"
1 RPGA form (which I may actually use... )
1 Pack of assorted touristy goodies from Utah
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All in all, this was a good haul. I love PS stuff, so those were
winners. The minis were commons and uncommons from the latest few sets,
so I took a few I wanted to for RP reasons.
And now... Rakhamon's MMT teasers.
I put into the Box:
20+ common DDM minis
11 Uncommon DDM minis
1 VERY special Wrackspawn repaint (The Rakspawn!)
Rpg books, magazines and fiction!
Promotional stuff!
Silly stuff!
That's about as detailed as I'll get here. Yes, I did stuff some extra
Dwarf Raiders and Wrackspawn in there, but in -addition- to the minis I
replaced minis I took out. They're there as a "bonus". 
Hope this satisfies ckissee's curiosity...
Rak
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Kithmaker
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qillan_dvra
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| | 10/14/2006 2:20 PM |
| OMG!!!!!
This is bigger than Ben Hur! Can't wait to receive from whoever. I guess I will have to start preparing my insertion component now and start organising a loan to cover postage.
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Qucalion of Celene
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Krush
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| | 10/15/2006 12:05 AM |
| Not to burst the bubble of excitement here. As noted by Kithmaker, the crystal ball sees potential issues.
Shipping overseas is one(revisited later), it's also tied into reason number 2.
The second is this:
Are you guys keeping track of who sends what where? The reasoning for this is as follows....trader "A" takes a DDM book, adds a common or two perchance to lessen shipping costs for themselves.
I am not saying any user would do such a dastardly thing. The potential is there.
1st reason revisited: The size of the box + cost of shipping. A concern for those on a budget.
Overall sounds like fun if handled properly.
BTW is there a "pilot" for this. The old "Around the World Box" had a pink pilot. IIRC.
Sorry if I coming across as a nanny type, am just pointing out things that may come to pass..
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Qucalion of Celene
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Salt Lake City, Utah
| | 10/15/2006 8:03 AM |
| Posted By Krush on 10/15/2006 12:05 AM
Not to burst the bubble of excitement here. As noted by Kithmaker, the crystal ball sees potential issues.
Shipping overseas is one(revisited later), it's also tied into reason number 2.
The second is this:
Are you guys keeping track of who sends what where? The reasoning for this is as follows....trader "A" takes a DDM book, adds a common or two perchance to lessen shipping costs for themselves.
I am not saying any user would do such a dastardly thing. The potential is there.
1st reason revisited: The size of the box + cost of shipping. A concern for those on a budget.
Overall sounds like fun if handled properly.
BTW is there a "pilot" for this. The old "Around the World Box" had a pink pilot. IIRC.
Sorry if I coming across as a nanny type, am just pointing out things that may come to pass..
Good luck.
The shipping overseas was something that had been foreseen previously. Which is why I put it in the rules that to join, you have to understand that you may have to ship overseas. It is also why I sent to Rakhamon first, with him being in Sweden and all.
Tracking what goes in and what comes out, wasn't my idea. Although it would be fun to figure out what is making it's way around the world, it's not imperative to do so. Which is the reason I didn't list the items I sent to Rakhamon.
As for what people exchange, that is entirely up to them. The value or equivalency of an item is subjective. I put in a couple books I knew Rak was looking for, and thought I made it clear that they were his separate from the MMT. As for the other items, the idea is to exchange it for something that is equivalent. If there is a book in there, that you take out, you an put in something "equivalent". For example:
If I get the MMT and contained therein was a copy of the Alternity Gamma World book. I take the book, but I havn't any other books to replace it with. So, I add in some more Miniatures. I put in some tasty D&D Miniatures, and some Dreamblade, and MechWarrior. And I add in some fuzzy dice (I hope they were originally fuzzy not left in the fridge for too long).Â
This example is just an idea of what "equivalent" might mean to me. The idea is that everyone replaces something they take with something that would be enjoyed the same (or more).
As for being a nanny type, go ahead. But can you do that "Teaspoon of Sugar" song. I love that.
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| | 10/15/2006 2:44 PM |
| | kewl i cant wait till my package comes | | | |
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Qucalion of Celene
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BigMongo
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| | 10/17/2006 10:55 AM |
| | Just for the record, I would definately have participated if we kept it from international shipping costs. Paying 5$ shipping is one thing, paying 20-30$ it not cool in my books. | |
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Rakhamon
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| | 10/17/2006 11:02 AM |
| | Do we even have any international participants besides myself? | |
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Qucalion of Celene
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Salt Lake City, Utah
| | 10/17/2006 11:05 AM |
| Posted By BigMongo on 10/17/2006 10:55 AM
Just for the record, I would definately have participated if we kept it from international shipping costs. Paying 5$ shipping is one thing, paying 20-30$ it not cool in my books.
I understand the dislike of the heavy shipping costs overseas, which I why I took the first overseas package myself. I also didn't want to exclude our fellow gamers overseas. Unfortunately that meant excluding many who are living on a limited budget.Â
I think there is room for improvement, and once the 2006 edition of the Magical Mystery Trade nears completion, we'll see how we can improve the 2007 edition. Like maybe have a North American version and an Overseas version? And maybe have them cross over at some point?
I would like to think that the fun of this project is worth the extra few dollars to put into it. But I do understand between a few dollars and a fistfull of dollars when shipping overseas.
Would you think it too early to start working on the 2007 Edition?
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BigMongo
Sneak
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| | 10/17/2006 11:38 AM |
| | I don't think it would be too early to start a 2006 America Edition. Maybe once it works it's way back around to you Quca, you can swap the previous World Tour Edition going through America. Or something like that. | |
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Qucalion of Celene
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ckissee
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| | 10/18/2006 11:13 AM |
| Posted By Rakhamon on 10/13/2006 5:32 PM
Having received the MMT 06 from Qucalion of Celene, I snagged:
3 Uncommon DDM minis
2 Uncommon DDM promos
12 common DDM minis
1 Special Repaint by QC.
1 Golden protector Epic card
1 Copy of Doors to the Unknown (2nd ed Planescape adventure)
1 Copy of Player's Primer to the Outlands (2nd ed PS sourcebook)
1 Copy of "The Crypt of St Bethesda", cheapo adventure from AEG
1 copy of "Living Greyhawk: Kingdom of Furyondy"
1 RPGA form (which I may actually use... )
1 Pack of assorted touristy goodies from Utah
Hope this satisfies ckissee's curiosity... Rak
It teases my curiosity more than satisfies... 
I'm very interested to know the specifics of the U/C/promo, and especially the QC repaint.
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Vocenoctum1
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| | 10/18/2006 7:44 PM |
| Posted By Qucalion of Celene on 10/17/2006 11:05 AM Posted By BigMongo on 10/17/2006 10:55 AM
Just for the record, I would definately have participated if we kept it from international shipping costs. Paying 5$ shipping is one thing, paying 20-30$ it not cool in my books. I understand the dislike of the heavy shipping costs overseas, which I why I took the first overseas package myself. I also didn't want to exclude our fellow gamers overseas. Unfortunately that meant excluding many who are living on a limited budget.
I would also say it's a timeframe problem, as well as tracking issues/ lost mail.
The best bet would be organizing the countries so it circulated, but that seems like quite a bit of organizing. |
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Qucalion of Celene
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| | 10/23/2006 2:17 PM |
| Posted By Qucalion of Celene on 10/18/2006 7:59 PM Posted By Vocenoctum1 on 10/18/2006 7:44 PM The best bet would be organizing the countries so it circulated, but that seems like quite a bit of organizing. And I'm OCD enough to enjoy that kind of organizing!
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Qucalion of Celene
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Rakhamon
Warrior
310 Posts
| | 10/25/2006 12:17 PM |
| I shifted some contents around. Added some books and took some magazines out.
And the MMT is now sent to gordonboom! | |
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| | 11/17/2006 10:56 AM |
| Gordonboom did not write his stuff added and taken
I TOOK:
Elminster in Hell (would never pay for the book but I got it now)
waiting and loking to take a little more
I ADDED:
Numerous Dragon Magazines
Numerous Dungeon Magazines
15 AEG Cheapo Adventures
Numerous Pirates of the Spainish Main and other Ships
Star Wars Promos
Hirst Arts 1" Squares and Wall Pieces
1 Repainted Mini of Doom
1 Dungeons and Dragons Official Music CD
Extras I won't say for legal reasons
1 Dungeon Tiles (WOTC)
Tons of old Legacy of the Green Regent
Tons of old Mark of Heroes
1 Lost Temple Map
Cutable Tokens for Terrain
Other stuff to be added
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