"One Day, lad, all this will be yours"

Lawbag · October 16, 2006, 06:07:00 AM

So what do you think would happen to your RPG collection if you died?

A bit severe, and very morbid. But given the age of my children at the moment, my RPG collection would either be thrown away, sold on ebay or dribbled and drawn all over.

But what would you like to happen to your collection in the event of your death, or would you want your children to inherit it? I mean as a kid I used to trawl through my parents Vinyl music collection which led to my musical tastes. Do I think/want my children to suddenly discover the black and white drawings of Rule Cyclopedia too tempting to not want to colour in and one day actually read them?

Just ramblings on a Monday morning before meetings........

Mr. Analytical · October 16, 2006, 06:10:51 AM

I'm more worried about what'll happen to my porn collection.

Lawbag · October 16, 2006, 06:12:29 AM

Bill Hicks did a whole skit on his mum finding his porn collection...

Mr. Analytical · October 16, 2006, 06:14:45 AM

Yeah, I had that in mind actually.

"Oh, there's Bill's little boyscout uniform. Look at him...how sweet... my poor Bill. What's in this box?"

Lawbag · October 16, 2006, 06:19:02 AM

"Rear-Entry - volume 1 to 40. On that day, there'd be 2 funerals."

The Yann Waters · October 16, 2006, 06:22:39 AM

"The grave's a fine and private place
But none, I think, do there roll dice."

Since it's unlikely that I could take them with me, the games would probably end up in my father's basement.

Mr. Analytical · October 16, 2006, 06:30:31 AM

Aaaaah... I love Bill Hicks

Settembrini · October 16, 2006, 06:44:18 AM

I`m not falling for the illusion that my offspring would actually appreciate my collection, or that it will be worth any money by then.
All I`m asking is: keep it together. Put it in a box and let them books rest in peace next to each other. They need each other.

House Books for Battletech! They would cry themselves to sleep if the other four weren`t around. They belong to each other, don`t split em up!

droog · October 16, 2006, 07:19:15 AM

I don't even care what happens to my corpse when I die....Let the dogs eat it.

mattormeg · October 16, 2006, 10:05:35 AM

I'd really like for it to go somewhere it might be catalogued and preserved as a chapter in popular culture.

Maybe a Smithsonian exhibit on gaming. That would be nice. Of course, my wife said that she's going to cremate me with my first ed. AD&D books, so someone else will have to supply those.

Mystery Man · October 16, 2006, 10:23:07 AM

My wife would probably keep them somewhere as a memento to me.

Yeah right...

flyingmice · October 16, 2006, 10:28:40 AM

My son Klaxon is my co-author on Book of Jalan, Papageniopolis Station, and Sweet Chariot. I'm sure my games will be well taken care of.

-clash

Mr. Analytical · October 16, 2006, 11:09:20 AM

You named your son Klaxon? Well I suppose if your name's Clash then there's a kind of "loud noise" dynastic naming policy thing going on

"Who's that Daddy?"
"That's your great... great grandfather Boom-Boom Bowley"

flyingmice · October 16, 2006, 11:11:46 AM

Quote from: Mr. AnalyticalYou named your son Klaxon? Well I suppose if your name's Clash then there's a kind of "loud noise" dynastic naming policy thing going on

"Who's that Daddy?"
"That's your great... great grandfather Boom-Boom Bowley"

You heard of him? :O

Actually Klaxon is his nickname, like clash is mine. I've been clash since I was 9. It's a long story, and tedious to relate...

-clash

Mr. Analytical · October 16, 2006, 11:24:26 AM

I thought they might be actually. Either that or you're Mormons ;-)