Booty & the Beast (Fantasy Art Enterprises) is an OD&D supplement of monsters and equipment that puts the Zo in Gonzo. The monsters are very psychedelic and the equipment is closer to Gamma World gear than trad fantasy. Otus also did 2 more supplements for the same company - one of Escher-like dungeon geomorphs and one full of illustrated magic item cards.

Quote from: Kellri;248190You mean this one?

That's the one.

Awesome illustrations. I wish he's contributed more to TS.

Alma Mater was the first  "underground" FRPG ever published and definitely wasn't made with kids in mind.  From what I've been told, Erol Went to Berkeley High back in the 70's which  had this reputation as being  pretty wild and rough place and the game certainly touches on that sort of environment.The front cover depicts the steps to the schools theatre and the school photos illustration is actually from Erol's yearbook and  supposedly is one of the kids depicted in the drawing.

I missed this thread the first time round.  Thanks for posting this Kellri!  

Those illustrations are all sorts of awesome!

Quote from: The_Shadow;247893I have a strange urge to see a photo of Erol Otus.

Here ya go:

http://www.lukejohnson.com/gcon07/gcon07_menerol.html

Quote from: Kellri;248194Hit Location Chart

This totally looks like a Critical Encounter table to me.

My cousin co-wrote Alma Mater with a friend of his in university. They're both Nova Scotians. AM is a satirical game about a dystopian US high school, although many of the NPC references are inspired by real people from a well-known high school in Nova Scotia (since demolished).

I used to play AM quite a bit in high school as a one-shot RPG, and had loads of fun with it. The game is geared towards playing out a full school year with exams, social status etc., but in practice the PCs rarely stay alive / out of jail long enough. I've tried to convince my cousin to update the game with a 2nd edition, but he's not interested. It was written in the pre-Columbine era, so many of the game's themes would be considered tasteless by a modern reader.

He still has a few hundred copies shrink-wrapped in his basement, which I've tried to convince him to put on ebay, but he doesn't feel it's worth the trouble.

Heck, I'd be willing to buy one. The art alone makes it worthwhile.

Quote from: Edsan;292263Heck, I'd be willing to buy one. The art alone makes it worthwhile.

Seconded.  I want one, too!

A friend of mine, who doesn't post here, wants one as well.

No doubt, I'd love a copy of this!

Anybody looking for a copy can send me a PM with your email address and I'll forward it to my cousin. I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that people are still interested in his old game.

I too will buy one - its a piece of history if nothing else.

I'll buy one as well.  Hell something like this is pretty cool to own.

Maybe we can get an RPGSite bulk order?