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No. 0082Odds and ends

1948

Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter

Royal

Running 78 years

A wizard's character sheet, typed on Grandpa's Royal

A Royal Quiet De Luxe portable typewriter in its carrying case, in a museum. Not the one in the story. — A Royal Quiet De Luxe portable typewriter in its carrying case, in a museum. Not the one in the story. Photo: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0. The real one is in the original post.

Most Dungeons and Dragons character sheets come off a printer. This one was typed, on a 1948 Royal Quiet Deluxe that belonged to the typist's late grandfather. It took many hours and a great many spaces. For the borders on the right column, the trick was releasing the carriage and sliding it by hand. There are a few mistakes in it, subtle ones.

A clean copy on white paper, meant for scanning and sharing, has gone through at least three failed attempts.

Retold from a post on r/typewriters. Read the original

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