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09-18-2017, 02:54 PM | #1 |
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Selling to players only...
I think it would be a great idea (at least from a consumer perspective) to sell the Adventurers PDF separately. Maybe Spells, as well. Probably 75% of the set is of little use to players, and I think being able to buy one or two PDFs at an appropriate price might open up the market a bit.
Just a thought.
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09-18-2017, 02:59 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Selling to players only...
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In practice most of them are only going to skim Adventures, which if you really wanted to be cynical about you really just could tabulate a list of the templates with brief summaries, and a similar list of the kewl powerz. |
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09-18-2017, 03:32 PM | #4 | |
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09-18-2017, 03:44 PM | #5 | |
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09-18-2017, 04:05 PM | #6 |
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Re: Selling to players only...
I could see 2-3 Spell books being handy, between the GM and each spellcaster player wanting to reference spells. A couple copies of the Adventurers books can speed up character creation.
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09-18-2017, 04:30 PM | #7 | |
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But, realistically, Adventurers provides the players with a primer on the game and setting, while providing all the information they need to arrive at the table with a character in hand. Beyond that the GM can just manage the flow of information using his knowledge of Exploits. Think of the old AD&D Player's Handbook and DMG. There were no combat rules in the former. Only character creation information. The GM handled translating player ideas into rules.
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09-18-2017, 04:32 PM | #8 |
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Re: Selling to players only...
But that's all ultimately technicalities. It would just be good to have the option to have a low entry point for those who want it. I doubt it would do anything but enhance sales.
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09-18-2017, 06:34 PM | #9 | ||
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10-23-2017, 08:17 PM | #10 | |
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What about being able to get separate physical copies of this or that book of the DFRPG box. One may want to have more than one Adventurers or Spells books for a number of reasons without wanting to buy additional boxes. Now this is a suggestion of accessibility blatantly ignoring the publisher's point of view: I understand there are important factors to consider in this kind of choices. (I'm aware of the PDF versions that can be printed once, and I'm talking of original SJG's printings, not from Lulu or similar.)
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