1200 Spell Law (1981)

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: n/a
Type: Fantasy role-playing supplement
Copyright: 1981 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Steven Moffatt, and Terry K. Amthor
Artwork: Matthew J. Jorgensen, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: Boxed set containing four 24 page booklets and 8 heavy cardstock sheets
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 544g
Dimensions: length 32.3cm, width 25.8cm, thickness 2.7cm

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Interior image from page six of "Of Channeling":



Interior images from pages four and five of "Of the Essence":



Interior images from pages three and twelve of "Of Mentalism":



Image from the rear cover of "Of Mentalism":


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In addition to the regular gaming materials, this set also had an Iron Crown product list, a feedback card, and the original I.C.E. sales receipt dated 09/29/81. The additional interior images are provided to distinguish this print from others. Unless a bagged version or an demonstrably earlier boxed set appears, this is a first print. The easiest way to check is to look at the rear cover of "Of Mentalism." The first print does not have the copyright information listed above the Seer Base Lists.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: n/a
Type: Fantasy role-playing supplement
Copyright: 1981 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Steven Moffatt, and Terry K. Amthor
Artwork: Matthew J. Jorgensen, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: Boxed set containing four 24 page booklets and 8 heavy cardstock sheets
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 550g
Dimensions: length 32.3cm, width 25.8cm, thickness 2.7cm

Interior images:



Interior image from page six of "Of Channeling":



Interior images from pages four and five of "Of the Essence":




Interior images from pages three and twelve of "Of Mentalism":



Image from the rear cover of "Of Mentalism":


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There are several indicators that suggest this print is a second or later print than the one listed above. Several of the interior art images have changed. A few are provided here for comparison purposes, but there are further examples. Many of these images are also found in the blue box version of Spell Law, further suggesting that this is not a first printing. The "Of Channeling" booklet is lighter in color than in the above example.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: n/a
Type: Fantasy role-playing supplement
Copyright: 1981, 1982 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Steven Moffatt, and Terry K. Amthor
Artwork: Matthew J. Jorgensen, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: Four 24 page booklets and 8 heavy cardstock sheets
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: $17.50
Mass: 340g
Dimensions: length 27.9cm, width 21.5cm, thickness .9cm

Interior image from page six of "Of Channeling":


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Even though the Spell Law rules booklet still carries the 1981 copyright date, the box indicates a date of 1982. The Channeling booklet is now more blue. This printing features the line "25th-50th level spells are on pg. #," which occurs at the bottom of some spell charts, in a new, smaller type. This example is from the Rolemaster boxed set, 1982.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: #SL 1400
Type: Fantasy role-playing supplement
Copyright: 1981, 1983 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Steven Moffatt, and Terry K. Amthor
Artwork: Matthew J. Jorgensen, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: Boxed set containing four 24 page booklets and 8 heavy cardstock sheets
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 530g
Dimensions: length 32.4cm, width 26cm, thickness 2.7cm

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Advertisements that were included in this example:



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Even though the Spell Law rules booklet still carries the 1981 copyright date, the box indicates a date of 1983. The booklet paper is now glossy, and the colors are different. Not credited, the cover artist is Gail McIntosh. "Printed by Kaminer & Thomson, Inc., Charlottesville, VA" no longer appears on the title page. Pages 22-23 have been reformatted, and the sample spell chart has been removed. Several of the interior drawings have now been removed.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: RM1200/ICE1400
Type: Supplement for the Rolemaster fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1981, 1984 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: Peter C. Fenlon Jr., S. Coleman Charlton, Terry K. Amthor, and Steven Moffatt
Artwork: Gail McIntosh, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: 112 page softcover, stapled
ISBN: 0-915795-01-9
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 318g
Dimensions: length 28cm, width 21.6cm, thickness .7cm

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: RM1200/ICE1400
Type: Supplement for the Rolemaster fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1981, 1984 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: Peter C. Fenlon Jr., S. Coleman Charlton, Terry K. Amthor, and Steven Moffatt
Artwork: Gail McIntosh, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: 112 page softcover, stapled
ISBN: 0-915795-01-9
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 314g
Dimensions: length 27.9cm, width 21.5cm, thickness .8cm

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Differing from the print above, this example now bears the 1200 stock number on both the upper, right-hand corner and on the rear cover. The products list has also changed. Channeling spell pages remain blue.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: 1200
Type: Supplement for the Rolemaster fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1981, 1984 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: Peter C. Fenlon Jr., S. Coleman Charlton, Terry K. Amthor, and Steven Moffatt
Artwork: Gail McIntosh, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., Olivia H. Johnston, Susan Gerner, and Leonard "Swamp" Cook
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: 112 page softcover, stapled
ISBN: 0-915795-01-9
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 270g
Dimensions: length 27.7cm, width 21.9cm, thickness .6cm

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The 1400 number has now disappeared and a bar code graces the rear cover. The Channeling spell pages are now gray and the Essence pages are now in black ink. The products list has been updated.

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Title: Spell Law
Item Code: 1200
Type: Supplement for the Rolemaster fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1981, 1984, 1989 by Iron Crown Enterprises
Authors: S. Coleman Charlton, Peter C. Fenlon Jr., and Terry K. Amthor, with Steven Moffatt
Artwork: Angus McBride, James Holloway, Richard H. Britton, Olivia H. Johnston, and Pete Fenlon
Place of Publication: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Format: 160 page softcover, perfecrbound
ISBN: 1-55806-092-8
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 372g
Dimensions: length 27.4cm, width 21.2cm, thickness .9cm

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Although the format and presentation has been completely redone to be more user friendly, it is still essentially the same Spell Law.

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The third edition, product number 5522, can be found here.
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