r/40krpg • u/New_Zion • 1d ago

Major water damage then black mold killed my collection :(

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They were loved and had great times. Had to put them in storage while I got my life together.

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u/MetzenMalvin 1d ago

Oh shit, that's hard :/ Those books are so hard to come by at a reasonable price..

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u/Ddenn1211 1d ago

Yeah, I recently really started getting into Inquisitor lore and considered trying to grab some of the old DH books, but damn online they go for so much that I was immediately priced out. :/

Big sad on this loss mate, I hope in general things are looking up as best they can.

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u/MetzenMalvin 1d ago

Yeahy it's horrible. Every now and then, a few books pop up on eBay for a fair price.

But you could look out for humble bundle. They have roleplay books regularly in a bundle, I managed to get every FFG rulebook regarding Warhammer 40k in two bundles for about 60€. They're only PDF, but at least you can work with it.

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u/Ddenn1211 1d ago

Oooh, will do that! Haven’t check d out HB in a minute. Will watch out for that going forward!

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u/MetzenMalvin 1d ago

Sorry, I was probably confusing: I got the bundle a a few years ago, it's not up right now (at least not that I would know of)

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u/Ddenn1211 1d ago

Oh, no I got what you meant. I was just saying I’ll be keeping a closer eye on HB going forward to see if I can catch them!

My bad! I appreciate the clarity and recommendations I had completely forgotten about HB and how they cycle through cool stuff!

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u/MetzenMalvin 1d ago

Good, I reread my comment after yours and was afraid, you would be disappointed because I lied to you :D

I wish you all the luck!

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u/Be_Afreyd 22h ago

I would definately keep an eye out as with the dark heresy videogame coming out soonish I could see them putting out the bundle again

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u/Kitchner 19h ago

Pretty sure you can just buy them all on drivethrurpg just obviously not that cheap.

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u/MondryPajonk 1d ago

The face I made when I saw this post… I’m so sorry for your loss

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u/MurdercrabUK 1d ago

That absolutely sucks. I lost all my original rulebooks from the 00s that way. Sorry, mate.

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u/DasHexxchen 1d ago

I guess you just have to play Black Crusade now... Embrace the rot.

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u/ParanormalProse 1d ago

That really sucks bud, not sure in the level of damage but I’d checkout some book restoration articles. Better to save something than nothing !

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u/CallumFinlayson 1d ago

Ouch :(

Put them up on eBay as a Nurgle-themed special edition!

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u/SentientChroma 1d ago

Each day more venerable relics are lost to the warp. My condolences OP.

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u/Ordo_Hereticus1 1d ago

So sorry bro

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u/AVBill GM 1d ago

Nurgle’s rot!

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u/phil035 1d ago

Oh man the loss of the deathwatch books hurts T-T the rest are easily replaced luckily

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u/HoldFastO2 1d ago

Fuck, man. That really sucks.

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u/LordLuscius 1d ago

Is there truly nothing to be done? Beyond the monetary value... those are all great, great books...

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u/New_Zion 1d ago

They had been rotting for some time after the water damage. I saved a handful of Warhammer books. But in a way, they sacrificed themselves for the rest of my books to survive. But they were also my most valuable books :/

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u/HouseCat-123 1d ago

Good grief. Each of those books are hard to find. And yeah, gotta get good storage, silica gel and charcoal bags to keep our books good.

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u/waddledeefriend1 1d ago

Damn bro I’m genuinely sorry. After a flood I lost about 80+ comics I spent years collecting. It gave me psychic damage just looking at them lol. I’m sure this is very similar so my condolences truly.

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u/Angelica_marten 1d ago

Oh no, I'm so sorry dude... Fuck that's a lot of good books too..

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u/No_Syrup_2789 1d ago

SWEET MERCIFUL EMPEROR

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u/Cosroes 1d ago

Very tragic, especially the RPGs.

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u/Ballroom150478 1d ago

Damn that sucks :-( I don't suppose you have insurrance that might cover the replacement?

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u/Comrad_Zombie 1d ago

I'm am so sorry yo hear this. That picture is heart breaking.

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u/anonamarth7 1d ago

Damn, my condolences.

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u/Majestic-Degree-8549 1d ago

That's rough.

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u/New_Zion 1d ago

Thank you all for the responses and care, fell asleep last night and woke up to your care. It does suck, nothing is salvageable due to black mold all through the inside. Can’t open the books without ripping everything.

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u/Ulfgrim_Greatbeard 1d ago

My sincerest condolences. These are more than just books (though, books are prized in their own rights), they are relics. Their loss is painful indeed.

As someone else mentioned, you may want to look into potential restoration. Hard to say if it can restore the damage done, but... 🤷🏻‍♂️

A lot of more modern books are printed differently, so the paper and the inks may not be recoverable. But, it is a thought perhaps worth pursuing even once as an experiment.

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u/OptimusPrimarch 1d ago

Like a handful of the other commenters, I've been through this. It's a horrible thing to lose a collection to. I'm genuinely sorry you had to experience this. I wouldn't wish toxic mold on anybody.

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u/berenzed 1d ago

Try a bit of aftershave of the covers, only light amounts, fetches off a lot of stuff might work but test it first. Sorry about your books.

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u/_M_A_G_I_C_K_ GM 1d ago

Oh no man, I am so sorry for your loss….

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u/SkaldCrypto 1d ago

Omg sorry for your loss

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u/michael444466 1d ago

You can probably save them, just let them dry out without stacking them on one another

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u/Raddu 1d ago

RIP

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u/Messiahcide Ordo Malleus 1d ago

A moment of silence for the lost archeocache.

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u/tombsandtendrils 1d ago

My heart aches for you! My collection is among my prized possessions. I would be completely devastated if this happened to me. I hope you can salvage at least some of it, and in time replace what was destroyed ❤️

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u/AffixBayonets 1d ago

No. Oh god no. The pain I feel is extreme. Is there no way to save them? I am very sorry.

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u/InteroChap 1d ago

nooooooooooo!!!!!! Terribly sorry. I feel the pain.

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u/MrH4v0k 22h ago

Fuck dude

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u/Rude-Eagle7271 22h ago

Did you have some form of Rental Insurance on the unit that you could see covers their replacement? Unit I've rented in the past the place always had me pay a Rental Insurance charge to cover what I've stored.

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u/Zazzenfuk Ordo Xenos 9h ago

So before you throw it out. See if its salvagable. Put it in a small room with a dehumidifier to dry everything out and then wipe the pages down with towels with bleache solution and wipe them down.