I voted "what message" and then saw the poll results. Made me chuckle a little. One vote "no" and one vote "what message." This leads me to one of two conclusions:
1. Some third party voted, but then didn't post.
2. You voted "no" even though you started the thread.
I didn't even think to look for a message, but maybe I'll do so now that I have a hint that there could be one.
Marv / Finarvyn DCC Minister of Propaganda; Deputized 6/8/11 (over 11 years of SPAM bustin'!)
DCC RPG playtester 2011, DCC Lankhmar trivia contest winner 2015; OD&D player since 1975
"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own."
-- Gary Gygax
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
-- Dave Arneson
"Misinterpreting the rules is a shared memory for many of us"
-- Joseph Goodman
finarvyn wrote:I voted "what message" and then saw the poll results. Made me chuckle a little. One vote "no" and one vote "what message." This leads me to one of two conclusions:
1. Some third party voted, but then didn't post.
2. You voted "no" even though you started the thread.
I didn't even think to look for a message, but maybe I'll do so now that I have a hint that there could be one.
yup, I voted 'No'.
Apparently there is one, but I'll be butchered if I can find it.
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it". ~ Voltaire
I see what might be a few letters but can't make out an entire message. I tried upside down and mirror-image and am still drawing a blank.
Marv / Finarvyn DCC Minister of Propaganda; Deputized 6/8/11 (over 11 years of SPAM bustin'!)
DCC RPG playtester 2011, DCC Lankhmar trivia contest winner 2015; OD&D player since 1975
"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own."
-- Gary Gygax
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
-- Dave Arneson
"Misinterpreting the rules is a shared memory for many of us"
-- Joseph Goodman
finarvyn wrote:I see what might be a few letters but can't make out an entire message. I tried upside down and mirror-image and am still drawing a blank.
Same here, though I never tried the mirror image.
I'm stumped.
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it". ~ Voltaire
I didn't know anything about a secret message. I'm still trying to scrape the extra $30 together so I can order the new cover. I have to have it. The old one didn't do it for me. Now after seeing the new one I don't care for the old one at all.
The new cover gets 5 out of 5 stars from me.
"When creating your character,choose an ethical system that can justify nearly any fit of temper, greed, cowardice, or vindictiveness, for example, Chaotic Violent..."
henis wrote:I think I've got it. But I don't think it's "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine".
When I read this I laughed out loud and spit water on my keyboard. You owe me a new keyboard.
Marv / Finarvyn DCC Minister of Propaganda; Deputized 6/8/11 (over 11 years of SPAM bustin'!)
DCC RPG playtester 2011, DCC Lankhmar trivia contest winner 2015; OD&D player since 1975
"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own."
-- Gary Gygax
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
-- Dave Arneson
"Misinterpreting the rules is a shared memory for many of us"
-- Joseph Goodman
I'm really enjoying this mystery, please don't anyone spoil it.
Thinking I'll have to see the foil cover book in person to get it.
I've looked at that image flipped every way and I still only make out
sort-of letters and no words. Good fun though.
The secret message is actually a charm spell, that makes you pre-order another book and every module on the list. Well played, Joseph... At least it's not explosive runes.
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I had to stop looking, not being able to bear looking at that cover, having decided that my budget couldn't stretch to the LE cover...
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Gnome Boy • DCC playtester @ DDC 35 Feb '11. • Beta DL 2111, 7AM PT, 8 June 11. Playing RPGs since '77 • Quasi-occasional member of the Legion of 8th-Level Fighters.
Maybe there should be a thread called "SPOILER - we found it" where folks can share what they found and folks who are tired of looking can peek to see what they couldn't find.
I hate to have it here because of the people who are still looking and don't want it spoiled.
Marv / Finarvyn DCC Minister of Propaganda; Deputized 6/8/11 (over 11 years of SPAM bustin'!)
DCC RPG playtester 2011, DCC Lankhmar trivia contest winner 2015; OD&D player since 1975
"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own."
-- Gary Gygax
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
-- Dave Arneson
"Misinterpreting the rules is a shared memory for many of us"
-- Joseph Goodman
It's not easy to embed The Yellow Sign into a black & gold foil cover like that, but after a few supplications (and, uhh, sacrifices) to Nyarlathotep and Azathoth, Joseph managed to have it mystically infused.
Well played, sir, well played. Now chaos will envelop the land and reign supreme!
Thanks to the larger image (on pg. 455 of the PDF), I think I can make it out now; if it's what I think it is, it's a classy gesture from all involved.