Quick Fix: Protecting Your D&D 4e Core Books from Doing the Dew!
Admit it. How many people here have pulled their PHB (or other important book) out of your gaming bag to find that it had fallen victim to a leaky water bottle, melted chocolate bar, or Dorito dust?
With the price of the 4e Core Books, it’s understandable that we geeks want to be sure that they’re protected when we’re not using them. If you bought the Core Rulebook Gift Set
As a apartment-warming/belated birthday present, my mother bought me some sheet sets from QVC (she has a mild addiction). While I was unpacking them to throw them in the washer, I looked at the bag and thought, “Hmmmm… I wonder?”
Sure enough - it does!
All three Core books fit inside the bag and it zips. 100% protection!
The three Core books IN THE BOX fit inside the bag, but the final side will not zip. You’ll get 90% protection.
So, geeks everywhere who are paranoid about protecting your books… how psyched will your girlfriend / significant other / mom be when you say, “Hey, let’s go buy some new sheets!”
Happy Gaming, Geek Friends.
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Ha! That’s very inventive. In my college gaming group, a friend of mine always did the elementary school-textbook cover thing to his books using brown paper bags.
Personally, I’m almost hoping that I spill on my books down the road so I have an excuse to replace them with new ones with all the errata.
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@ Dave - Hmmmm, you do have a point there.
[guinness voice]
BRILLIANT!
[/guinness voice]
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Good article! I’ll offer my fix, if you don’t mind
I went geek extreme, I have mummified all of my book covers with clear 2 ply packing tape. It takes about 15 minutes per book, but it is pretty permanent. It also has the added bonus of protecting the corners from fraying out (as cardboard is known to do).
The only drawback is that it is VERY permanent. Fortunately, even if the tape begins to separate, you just trim it with an x-acto knife, and put on another layer! My original 2nd edition books have survived almost 17 years now, and still look pristine.
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@ Shadow - hooray for guinness men!
@ Donny - That works too if you have the patience and steady hand. Me, I’d have lumps and bumps everywhere.
Reminds me of this one time in college when my friend and I covered a pumpkin in duct tape. That darn thing lasted until Winter Break! (Of course, when we picked it up, it was very clear that the only thing holding the VERY squishy insides - and the stench! - inside was the duct tape.)
It was such a pretty silver pumpkin.
QVC, eh?
Mike Rowe (of the show Dirty Jobs) used to host there really really late at night.
He doesn’t any more. And it’s entertaining to watch why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDBM8lwVmQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-IPRlUhGg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1nJcQnyI3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kFLMEmdRp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbd2DucRe1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksI9OgYnjL8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrlfeNsGio0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXvk9AV0MI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1Y64N4O7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChjMRfi40c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUJWpIj_4ps
There’s probably more, but that’s enough.
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Mike Rowe is way sexier now that he’s older.
I think I second Dave’s thoughts here, for me a protection isn’t that interesting so far ;). But I honestly hope I’ll catch up with the 4e enthusiam once I really join a group that is using it better than (obviously) I did.
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@ Lemming - So far I’ve played once and watched a couple games and I like it. I can’t wait for the new Eberron books to come out.