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Eli Scovill
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They/He | TTRPG Editor | Now in the NL! | Editing for the Cosmere RPG | d100% of my body is made of polyhedral dice.
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Surprosed pomkachu !!
A very badly molded plastic toy of Pikachu. it looks extremely wonky.
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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I'll absolutely still die, but not until late in the game, sometimes as a clever sacrifice play, and definitely while overintellectualizing the plot the whole way there? Dammit, I'm in.
Result: "the smart one"
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Look at this tiny friend my partner got me as a surprise 🥲
A small plushie of an egg with a smiley face. The whole body is a white egg with tiny round feet and no arms, and it has a flat yellow yolk face with a big happy smile and little pink rosy cheeks. It is sitting on my computer desk next to my mouse, and it is fucking adorable.
September 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Unexpected basil flowers are my favorite thing in our little garden today.
Green basil plant in a white pot, with a long dark purple flower with a few delicate lavender petals stretching up from four clusters of basil leaves. Thai basil, I think? Another picture of the Thai basil (we think) with spindly dark purple flowers.
August 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Everything in its right place.
A Harry Potter DVD box set sits proudly in a kitchen trash can lined with a black trash bag, amidst other garbage, where it belongs.
June 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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First auction sold!! Taking this to the post office this afternoon, where it'll go in an envelope and leave for its new home <3
A flat brown cardboard package sits on a desk next to tape, markers and a box knife. The package has been cut together out of other boxes and says "very cool art book inside". The Art of the Dragonlance Saga book, 1987 edition.
May 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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A few more pics of the complete trilogies! Elven Nations, Legends (which actually has two copies of each book, so I guess I could technically claim "seven" full trilogies, but that feels like cheating), Tales, and Heroes. Plus some stray Tales II/Heroes II books.

There were so many trilogies, whew!
3 Dragonlance paperback novels: the Elven Nations Trilogy in a row on a wooden desk. Book titles are Firstborn, The Kinslayer Wars, and The Qualinesti. 6 Dragonlance paperback novels: the Legends trilogy is in a row on a wooden desk. Each of the three books has another copy of that book underneath: two copies of Time of the Twins, two of War of the Twins, and two of Test of the Twins. The duplicate copies of 1 and 3 are the second edition printings, while the rest are 1st editions. The books are all in good or very good condition. 5 Dragonlance novels in a row on a wooden desk: the Tales I trilogy, plus the first book of Tales II. Book titles are The Magic of Krynn (x2), Kender Gully Dwarves and Gnomes, Love and War, and The Cataclysm. Books are mostly in good or very good condition. The duplicate of The Magic of Krynn is in rougher shape. 4 Dragonlance novels on a wooden desk: the complete Heroes trilogy, plus a book from the Heroes II trilogy, partially cut off in the image. The titles of the three Heroes I trilogy books are: The Legend of Huma, Stormblade, and Galen's Luck. There are dragons on the first two covers, and some adventurers hiding in the forest on the third.
May 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Now the big one. The collection I spent allllll my allowances on, that set my imagination on fire, that I dragged around Oklahoma for decades:

47 Dragonlance Novels - incl. six FULL trilogies, 1st editions of Chronicles, Legends, Elven Nations, Tales, & so much more.

www.ebay.com/itm/11661974...
A big collection of Dragonlance paperback novels is displayed on a desk, some in stacks, others laid out so you can see the cover art and titles. Some are from the 80's, some from the 90's; some are in beautiful condition, while a couple are tattered. They look awesome. The Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy, first edition paperbacks, plus a tattered 1st ed Dragons of Autumn Twilight, and a pristine 90's second edition reprint of Dragons of Winter Night. A total of five fantasy novels in red, blue, and green, all with dragons on the front. Various random Dragonlance novels - several from the Villains series, and then a whole collection of others. Mostly 90's books. Dragons feature heavily on the covers. The full collection of 47 Dragonlance novels, stacked up in one condensed brick.
May 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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As you can tell, I'd rather play show and tell than "sell products." Womp womp.

SO OKAY HERE IS A VERY NEAT PRODUCT!! 1979 original printing of the AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide, by Gary Gygax!

Please consider bidding on it to help me rebuild my life across the sea :)

www.ebay.com/itm/11661960...
AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide - by Gary Gygax. This is the original 1979 printing! Very scuffed up looking book with some damage to the corners, but still holding together just fine. AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide - original 1979 printing. Features a huge red demon of some sort on the cover, holding a sword and also a small adventurer. (There's a description inside the book of which exact monster this depicts, I've forgotten.) Spine is cracked. AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide - original 1979 printing. This interior credits page shows a black and white illustration of a unicorn, and text stating this is a SPECIAL REFERENCE WORK DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE. By Gary Gygax, copyright 1979 - TSR Games. AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide - original 1979 printing. This is the bottom right corner of the cover, which still shows TSR Games with a Lake Geneva address. We can see a wizard from the cover, and a knight, both fighting the big demon (not really pictured in this closeup). These adventurers are hard to make out in the other images, but they fight nobly (with their backs to us, the audience) here in the corner.
May 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Alright, back to fun stuff. BEHOLD: the Chronicles trilogy!! The original printing, plus the collector's edition, plus a tattered spare copy of DoAT, and a bounus 90's reprint of DoWN.

Can't use these pics for an auction as the collector's edition won't fit in the box with all the other books, alas
Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy - paperback books from the 80's, plus a reprint from the 90's, and a collector's edition, a huge three-book paperback collection of this same chronicles trilogy. Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Spring Dawning, and Dragons of Winter Night. Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy - paperback books from the 80's, plus the collector's edition, a huge three-book paperback with a white cover. Includes multiple copies of Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Spring Dawning, and Dragons of Winter Night. This photo mostly shows the front covers. Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy - paperback books from the 80's, plus the collector's edition, a huge three-book paperback with a white cover. Includes multiple copies of Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Spring Dawning, and Dragons of Winter Night. This photo mostly shows the spines, several of which are very good, but one of which (a copy) is tattered.
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Fun note: The AD&D Dragonlance Adventures book still has a personal library sticker inside that also looks to be straight out of 1987.

O to be Eric, with rad custom stickers for my personal gaming library. What a life! Maybe. I have no idea. But I hope.
AD&D Dragonlance Adventures hardcover book on a wooden background. Front cover shows an adventurer holding a glowing crown aloft, being sneaked up on by a black-winged lich (I think?). Interior cover of the AD&D Dragonlance Adventures book shows a rad sticker of a lady riding a pegasus through a set of pastel fantasy planets, somewhere in 1980's outer space. Sticker reads "From the personal library of ERIC S. ARNETT".
May 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Such as - AD&D Dragonlance Adventures! This one, I picked up well after I'd stopped (badly) running AD&D and had moved on to 3.0. Very used, but also still usable, and bringing big 1987 nostalgia.

www.ebay.com/itm/11661943...
The book Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance Adventures sits here on a wooden background. The book shows a fantasy hero holding a glowing crown aloft while an evil lich (I think?) with dark black wings sneaks up behind him. The art is full color classic 80's fantasy. The book itself is hardbound and a little ragged at the edges, but still pretty usable. There's still a 2021 sticker in the top right, which is actually the product number, NOT a year! Detail of the top right corner of the AD&D Dragonlance Adventures book, showing, the 2021 sticker that's some kind of book part number. AD&D Dragonlance Adventures book shown from the spine; you can see some wear on the top and bottom of the spine where the book is mildly damaged from use. AD&D Dragonlance Adventures back cover. Back cover text begins with: "For DRAGONLANCE saga enthusiasts and AD&D game players everywhere, here is the latest information on the world shattered by dragons and their armies". Also prices and barcodes.
May 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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BACK TO THE BOOKS.

Here's The Art of the Dragonlance Saga again - but this time, the original first edition. WHEW, it sure is scuffed up; the inside is still nice, though. I loved paging through this thing, and it was used when I got it, too.

For the not-so-discerning collector?
Book: The Art of the Dragonlance Saga 1st edition is on a wooden table. The book is very worn, with the dark once-black cover now scuffed in many places. The gold title and Dragonlance logo are still clear and nicely visible. The image on the front of a flying castle pursuing some horsemen in front of a red-and-black stormy sky is pretty scuffed, too, though still legible enough to see everything that's happening. It's clearly battered, but not badly creased or dogeared or falling apart. Sort of like someone took coarse sandpaper to parts of it, gently. A side view of the Art of the Dragonlance art book, so you can see the spine of this softcover book. The edges are beat up and show white paper through the black background, though there are no splits in the cardboard cover or any tattering or peeling or cracking on the spine. The book is all black and gold with that fantasy painting of a flying castle on the front.
May 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Oh man - the Art of the Dragonlance Saga. This one, I also have two editions of, which is exactly as many as were ever printed, I believe. This is the 2nd ed. But it's an ORIGINAL of the 2nd ed. (New print-on-demand copies are going for like $70, eesh. Mint means more than authenticity, I guess?)
The book The Art of the Dragonlance Saga is on a glossy wood table. The book is the 90's second edition version with a black cover. Three panels on the front hold a classic fantasy painting of a castle on a floating island that seems to be chasing some horsemen; the sky is stormy and imposing with dark clouds and a red horizon. The book itself is in pretty good condition, but shows quite a few tiny dings in the spine, and some scuffing around 3/4 of the corners. Another pic of the Art of the Dragonlance Saga second edition book, this time showing the spine. Lots of small dings go across the spine, like small dents. Some show a little white, which slightly mars the nice shiny black cover of this old softcover art book.
May 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Next, this is Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home - which, as we all know, serves the very finest spiced potatoes. Which I think is one of the recipes in the book, actually! There were at least three editions, and I had two, but lost the other one. Oops.
The book Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home sits on a glossy wooden table. The book is beige and decorated with red fall leaves; the painting in the center shows Otik and Tika talking to Tasslehoff and Flint (I think?? Best guess here, it's been a minute) in front of the Inn of the Last Home. There's a sign for the inn that is adorably misspelled; Tass is the one doing the painting. The book is a softcover in good condition, but the top right corner is just a tiny bit dogeared. Another shot of the Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home book, this time showing the spine of the book.
May 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Next up: The History of Dragonlance. This chonker is full of fiction, sheet music, runes, numerology, just... a ton of very, VERY nerdy stuff. I love it. eBay seems flooded with print-on-demand reprints of this rare book, which is valid, but... this is actually real :)

www.ebay.com/itm/11661290...
Book: The History of Dragonlance is shown here. Logo is old 80's style gold. The subtitle of the book is "Being the Notes, Journals, & Memorabilia of Krynn". The book itself is deep blue and features a gorgeous classic painting of the Dragonlance companion characters (my favorite!). Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are both named on the cover. A side view of The History of Dragonlance book, showing the spine with very minor wear. The book is glossy, and sitting on a glossy wood table.
May 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Annnnnnnnnd we have to check out the graphic novels, briefly, for having one of my ALL TIME favorite Dragonlance paintings on the cover, and for also being just a neat piece of memorabilia. It took me forever to save up for these.
Dragonlance Saga graphic novels are arranged on a wooden desk. Books one through four are shown in a tasteful arc. The covers each show a big vintage DragonLance logo from the old TSR days, above a big fantasy painting featuring the companions (book one) or various dragons (the others). One graphic novel is in battered looking plastic. The novels are all in nice condition; this picture doesn't show any damage (but one does have a sticker mark that isn't visible here FYI) Dragonlance Saga graphic novel book one - featuring a gorgeous painting of the companions gathered around a fire, lit by its golden glow. Raistlin and Caramon sit and stand (respectively) in the foreground, backs turned to the others; Caramon is half lit, while Raistlin alone sits in darkness. I believe this is a Larry Elmore painting. Stack of all four dragonlance saga graphic novels, laid out so the spines are visible. The titles are a little inconsistent but the novels clearly belong as part of a set.
May 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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More pics - the punch-out pregen character sheets/cards are still attached. I know I ran one or two of these modules, so I'm incredibly impressed at Past Eli's restraint?!
The Dragons of Dreams module displayed with the cover off; a map and a set of pregen character cards decorate the inside of that cover, in good shape and ready to be used. The other modules are chilling nearby atmospherically, also on display in a stack. Dragons of Truth module displayed with its cover off. This one has a fold out interior map, a piece of an interior dungeon complex is shown here. The pregen character cards are still attached to the cover and visible with small color portraits of each character's face - we can see Caramon's spiky gold helmet in one (it's tiny).
May 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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(reposting because alt text! I never post pics lol)

Realizing I could show pictures of the shiny things as well - more for fun than anything. These are just so neat :)

MODULES! Classic AD&D Adventures. Oh man.
A collection of seven Dragonlance AD&D modules back from the old days, primarily by Tracy Hickman. DL2, DL3, DL4, DL10, DL13, and a couple other dragon-themed modules are shown on a wooden desk. Dragon Keep adventure module is here with the cover off (intended), with a map showing some of the surface of the Red Mood of Lunitari. Other modules are nearby in an attractive stack. Dragon Knight adventure module is here alone, in its plastic. In very good condition. A vintage 80s style fantasy painting of a dragon flying over a volcano decorates the cover, along with the classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons logo. Another module is shown here. This one has no pull out map, but it does have maps on the adventure's interior cover. The inside pages of the adventure are a booklet that detaches from the cover. The other modules are partially shown in a stack next to the open module.
May 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,081,526!

Neat.
September 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM