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Unless you are paying me to play in your game, I'm there to have fun. Good luck finding those hardcore players.

Correction - people who actually show up consistently AND ARE FREE TO PLAY IN YOUR GAME may be unicorns. It is like asking, "Where are...

It has always seemed sensible and probable to me. Over the years, I have spent a few hundred dollars on Magic (bits and bobs here and...

And it was considered expensive even then for a race, three monsters and a mini adventure. The saving grace was it was a Extra Life...

That was also before a lot of inflation.

Yeah, that is a much better like for like comparison: and while the Gunslinger has the added complication of licensing fees, it wouldn't...

Overall solid analysis, but putting books on Beyond is going to have added costs in staff and maintenance that might make this part more...

In the case of other game company productss, the competition isn't an integrated virtual tabletop and character generator tool...

Maybe. If not three times "better", then at least spending three times as much on production. High quality art, thorough proofreading...

The $40 sandwich justifies it's price by the enjoyment given: you paybfor the labor and expertise. Same as a game book. And again, this...

No, they are not. They are in the same category for hobbyists, but D&D is not fighting for windshield in the public space with Runequest...

Well, no. That's not what intrinsic means: intrinsic means something is valuable outside of anyone's opinion, like land or resources...

In the broad strokes I completely agree. But in the nitty gritty, some products are more clearly price gouging while others are at the...

I try very hard to avoid that, or at least keep it in mind as a risk. I remember all too vividly the frustrating conversations with my...

Especially older folks...like most of us. It's one of those things where I realize that I've become my dad. I'll complain about the...