D & D D&DI: The Price is Right

[reveal]

Originally Posted by JesterOC

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JesterOC

I would also suggest going to http://rpgbloggers.com. It's a collection of RPG Blogs in one easy access location. I'm on there.

[hexgrid]

Originally Posted by carmachu

So far? Online Dungeon hasnt come close to the old print version in terms of good solid quality adventures. Just looking at the new AP....no its not worth it.

To me, the print Dungeon was a big sea of 'meh' with a few really good standouts here and there.

So far, the online Dungeon is looking to be about the same.

[ProfessorCirno]

Let me know when Paizo is writing them, then I'll give them a look over.

Also, I cannot for the life of me understand how .pdfs are more useful unless you're online gaming. Magazines are a lot easier to pass around the table then laptops are.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by ProfessorCirno

Let me know when Paizo is writing them, then I'll give them a look over.

Also, I cannot for the life of me understand how .pdfs are more useful unless you're online gaming. Magazines are a lot easier to pass around the table then laptops are.

1:
When DMing I rarely use a complete published adventures, but I enjoy "stealing" single encounters or just individual hazards / traps. For this I would need to have the complete print issue lying next to me during a session . Using a pdf I can simply copy paste the parts I need . The big advantage here is that I can often fit bits from more than 4 different sources onto a single sheet of A4 paper. Instead of switching between 3-8 rulebooks and some magazines I only need to reference a few printouts. And preparing these printouts doesn't eat much time, seeing as cutting/pasting from pdfs is - for me - a lot faster than typing up / copying together stuff from several printed products.

2:
As a player I might be interested in playing a warforged swordmage using a wizard multiclass. Instead of carrying around the PHB, the FR player's guide and the (hypothetical) print issue of the dragon with the warforged in I could print only the warforged article, the swordmage pages and the wizard pages and but them in a binder next to the char sheet.

[questing gm]

Originally Posted by reveal

I would also suggest going to http://rpgbloggers.com. It's a collection of RPG Blogs in one easy access location. I'm on there.

Oh yes, please do...
(Ok, I'll go away now )

[AtomicPope]

Generally, I prefer magazines in print. However, the more I DM the more I need a high quality digital format. I prefer PDF over print for Dragon and Dungeon magazine because they're meant to be played. Many of the articles can be used as a game supplement. However, in the printed version there's a considerable amount of crap that isn't related to game play such as advertisements. I don't want to lug around advertisements. With the PDF I print the few pages I need in the game, as opposed to lugging around and entire magazine because it has the 5 pages I need.

Furthermore, as a DM if there's a handout I can print it off in high quality rather than photo copy it or hand them a magazine and say, "alright, give it back. You're creasing the edges!" Dragon Magazine is good for monster articles. I've been printing off monster articles and creating a 2e binder of monsters for my 4e campaign. Since I don't have access to a photo copier, it's much easier to print monsters.

PDF allows me to choose what I carry as paper and what I store as digital. The best part is when I no longer need a monster or article I throw away the paper and the digital copy is always within arm's reach. Shelf space = 0

[Reveille]

What I want to know is if subscribing at a later date grants access to everything, including the archivesof material put out before your join date. If the answer ids yes, then I'm half sold.