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Hey, Windjammer, just out of curiosity, what shop is that?
That's John and Carol of Games Keeper. Wonderful people who put great effort to bring the D&D Games Days to Oxford (Weekend in the Realms etc). And, basically any time a new 4E hardcover reaches their shop, they email us to let us know it's here.
I ran a game of Savage Worlds (using Necropolis 2350) at The Comics Club in Brandon, FL (the only game store in the Tampa area participating in Free RPG Day). We played outside-95+ degrees. I guess I'll do anything to get my gaming fix...
There was a Hollow Earth accessory? Drat, didn't see it or free dice, but got one of everything else. In exchange, I bought a basic D&D starter set to give to a friend's daughter, and a Paranoia supplement.
Pandemonium in Central Square, Cambridge was packed; lots of people (20+) downstairs gaming. That's great to see.
Must have been after I left. I saw a few people playing Magic downstairs, but not much else.
I got a copy of the Hollow Earth accessory, but the dice must have been gone when I got there around 1. I got one copy of most of everything, but left behind things I didn't think I'd use - the Geist book, Rogue Trader, and Paranoia. But now I'm kicking myself for not grabbing the Rogue Trader. Oh well.
It was my friends daughter's 1st birthday party today, so I didn't get a chance to partake in the Free RPG day (I did get to partake in a lot of beer, brats, ice cream cake, and excellent weather, so it wasn't so bad). I really wanted to get a copy of Keith Baker's 4e Eberron adventure. How was it?
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I was disappointed. The store I visited in Pennsylvania allocated what you got to take home via random die roll, so there was only a 2 in 14 chance of me getting the only 2 things I wanted, the Rogue Trader scenario, or the D&D Eberron scenario. I didn’t get either.
Guess I shouldn’t complain when its free, but still.
Sounds great that some people got to get one of everything.
I even went back later in the day hoping that with stacks of ungiven product they might be a bit looser, but I was just given another chance for a roll.
Anyone have a spare Rogue Trader or Eberron mod they want to donate?
I was disappointed. The store I visited in Pennsylvania allocated what you got to take home via random die roll, so there was only a 2 in 14 chance of me getting the only 2 things I wanted, the Rogue Trader scenario, or the D&D Eberron scenario. I didn’t get either.
One of my stores allowed anyone to take what they wanted. A bunch of people took one of everything, so all the products that were limited to a couple of copies were gone by the time I got there to run my game. In fact, there were only about 5 things to choose from then.
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No local place is doing it this year. Anyone willing to pick me up something?
I, like Crothian, live in Columbus, OH. And when I went to my FLGS (i.e. the Guardtower), the guy behind the counter had never even heard of Free RPG Day. I believe his exact words were, "You're the second guy who's asked me about this today. What is it?" Needless to say, I came away empty-handed and more than a little disappointed.
Whoever was in charge of publicizing this event did a very poor job.
I, like Crothian, live in Columbus, OH. And when I went to my FLGS (i.e. the Guardtower), the guy behind the counter had never even heard of Free RPG Day. I believe his exact words were, "You're the second guy who's asked me about this today. What is it?" Needless to say, I came away empty-handed and more than a little disappointed.
Whoever was in charge of publicizing this event did a very poor job.
Luckily, living to the west of you (near Dayton) I had a couple choices for places partaking in the event. The one I went to, in Yellow Springs, had a limit of two per person, which wasn't too bad. I got the World of Darkness one and the Warhammer 40K one. I was mainly interested in systems I'd never used.
There was a list on the website of places giving away free stuff, which I think only had three places in Ohio. It was a cool idea, though. I hope they do it again next year.
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Maybe the clerk at the store I visited was confused, but I did not get anything. However, there were a lot of people playing games, so I will give the store a chance. It does seem to be a good place to game.
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Here in East Lansing, Michigan, despite a power outage they still had Free RPG Day. I didn't see any of the Paizo Bestiaries, but it's usually available afterwards, so I wasn't too worried, but I picked up the Eberron adventure, and the Goodman double book. They had a 3 item limit, and so of course I had to get a 3rd item, so I grabbed the Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader adventure. Never looked at the RPG before, especially since I've always been an Eldar man in the minis game and wished they expanded the RPG into the rest of the 40K universe, but for free, I'll definitely give it a read.
I haven't read the other 2, but the Eberron adventure is a fun little Khyber dungeon crawl. This isn't "Eberron's Underdark" but definitely some twisted aberration-filled caverns. Skill challenges are interesting and worked in nicely, plus some symbiots the PCs can gain which is cool. Can't wait to run my kids through it!
Also, I was hoping to pick up the Eberron Player's Guide, but they were sold out. They also claimed they got "the last 7 our distributor has in the country", but you gotta take that with a grain of salt (either from the FLGS owner or more likely the distributor). Either way, looks like Eberron's having a good year.
I was disappointed. The store I visited in Pennsylvania allocated what you got to take home via random die roll, so there was only a 2 in 14 chance of me getting the only 2 things I wanted, the Rogue Trader scenario, or the D&D Eberron scenario. I didn’t get either.
Guess I shouldn’t complain when its free, but still.
Let me guess, Compleat Strategist at King of Prussia?
I lucked out... four copies of the Ebberon module (I grabbed them for the dungeon tile), and one each of the Paizo bestiary, Rogue Trader, Geist (which I gave away to a friend), the Goodman Games adventure flipbook, and the always-entertaining Paranoia book.
I was especially pleased with the Paranoia offering, since it includes an adventure. I'd been curious as to what an adventure for that game looked like, and now I know. One of these days, I'll have to run a one-shot for my D&D group.
So Heirodule, I have an Ebberon book you can have, minus the dungeon tile. Send me an e-mail at mightypirate at gmail.com.
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Gavin Ward - Male Human Warlord 1 - The party started a bar fight. The fellow who escaped brought his bandit buddies back and they killed Gavin (and nearly three other party members). He bled out while lying on the floor.
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Cornell Butterworth - Male Human Wizard 1 - Knocked unconscious by a kobold dragonshield the fighter ignored, then done in by the kobold wyrmpriest's acid breath.
Lithia - Female Elven Ranger 11 - Contracted mummy rot, which eventually did her in.
Brendan Stetlan - Male Human Fighter 4 - Knocked unconscious in combat, then thrown to the wolves.
Vindicator Mindartis Valenae - Eladrin Paladin 5 - Dropped by a githzerai monk (L6 elite), and killed when the rogue threw him off the balcony to try and get his body to safety.
Vongar - Male Dwarf Paladin 1 - Fell in battle after defeating Irontooth, but not his bodyguard.
Straef - Male Elf Ranger 1 - Fell in battle to Irontooth's Wyrmpriest.
I lucked out... four copies of the Ebberon module (I grabbed them for the dungeon tile), and one each of the Paizo bestiary, Rogue Trader, Geist (which I gave away to a friend), the Goodman Games adventure flipbook, and the always-entertaining Paranoia book.
I was especially pleased with the Paranoia offering, since it includes an adventure. I'd been curious as to what an adventure for that game looked like, and now I know. One of these days, I'll have to run a one-shot for my D&D group.
So Heirodule, I have an Ebberon book you can have, minus the dungeon tile. Send me an e-mail at mightypirate at gmail.com.
I'm in London but have been busy packing all day for my long flight back to Australia on Tuesday, so I couldn't get out
I'll be arriving back in Brisbane on Thursday. The free RPG website didn't list any of the Brisbane comic/RPG/hobby shops I know, although I've been living overseas for about a year and a half now, so things might have changed. Does anyone living in Brisbane know if there was any free RPG action?
I would love to have gotten my clammy hands on the Eberron adventure, as I'm going to be running an Eberron campaign once I get back to Australia. Does anyone know how one might go about getting it? I'm hoping WotC will offer it as a PDF download on their site.
I'm in London but have been busy packing all day for my long flight back to Australia on Tuesday, so I couldn't get out
I'll be arriving back in Brisbane on Thursday. The free RPG website didn't list any of the Brisbane comic/RPG/hobby shops I know, although I've been living overseas for about a year and a half now, so things might have changed. Does anyone living in Brisbane know if there was any free RPG action?
I would love to have gotten my clammy hands on the Eberron adventure, as I'm going to be running an Eberron campaign once I get back to Australia. Does anyone know how one might go about getting it? I'm hoping WotC will offer it as a PDF download on their site.
Anybody else grab the Castles & Crusades or Dragon Warriors freebies? I'd seen C&C plenty over the past few years, but it looks like the rehash they're doing this Summer has organized the rules a bit more to my liking. Dragon Warriors seems very early-Runequest/Palladium. Me likey a lot. Anybody played Dragon Warriors yet? Any feedback?
I've got the Dragon Warriors one. It isn't complete enough to run a game, rules you might want to use are only mentioned and not actually in the book.
A friend of mine has started a dragon warriors campaign because of, I think, hearing about it for free rpg day. I'm going to have to try and get in his campaign.
I ran a game of Savage Worlds (using Necropolis 2350) at The Comics Club in Brandon, FL (the only game store in the Tampa area participating in Free RPG Day). We played outside-95+ degrees. I guess I'll do anything to get my gaming fix...
That is strong on all counts: system, setting & environment.
Either way, looks like Eberron's having a good year.
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