Recent content by Starmaster

I used to collect the hardcover versions of TSR novels when they came out since I prefer hardcovers over paperbacks, but then I would buy the paperback version when it was released around a year later since the paperback would include a map in the front of the novel that was not in the...

I wonder if FOBO (Fear of Better Options) contributes to the paralyzation that discourages some people from making a decision when confronted with more choices. I've experienced this myself. The more choices there are, the harder it is to be sure you're making the optimal decision, so...

It may have driven TSR to ruin, but I sure am grateful for all that product that was released in the 1990's. TSR was releasing close to a dozen products a month in the 1990's, yet they still managed to stay afloat for years before it all crashed down. Given that they were producing probably...

I'm curious about the photo at the beginning of the article. Is that a portion of your personal collection, Echohawk? If so, I'd like to see a higher resolution photo if one is available. That's a beautiful collection. Personally, I keep my gamebooks stored in file cabinets to protect them...

Here's the current real cost of the monthly periodical (physical + digital copies) for me. It will vary for others due to differing discounts, taxes, and shipping. I've been an Adventure Path subscriber since issue 49. The current regular price of the magazine is $29.99, but I got a 30%...

Interesting that you had a dogeared copy of the FF. It brings back an amusing memory of a time when a friend and I attended one of the Gen Con auctions in the late '80s. He and I were not too impressed with the fiend folio when it was first published. There were a few good entries such as the...

Hey, I had disc guns like that! They were great because the discs would sail a fairly long distance, just like Frisbees. I also had another type of spring-loaded gun that I liked. It shot bright yellow, spherical, BB-sized rubber balls.

Yes, that would be nice --- like when they issued the 5.0e core books gift set in a slipcover with a DM screen and Hydro74 covers in 2018, which was three years after the core books were originally released in 2014. I'm not saying they would necessarily have to use Hydro74 as the artist since...

The pricing for the physical books is quite interesting. On D&D Beyond, Adventures in Faerun is $60, while Heroes in Faerun is $50. Amazon has the prices reversed, with $50 for Adventures and $60 for heroes. Here are the Amazon ASIN numbers if you want to check it out for yourselves...

Malory Nye's "Dungeon Master" on page 27 is one of my my favorite monster write-ups. Freakin' hilarious! And it also rings true in many ways (But do I really have beady eyes?).

Thank you! I have suspected it was a Stranger Things release ever since they first revealed the 2025 offerings late last year. It seemed strange at the time that they revealed every other product that was coming out in 2025 except this one item they were keeping secret for some reason -- an...

HA!!! Just like Captain Kirk, my hunches prove correct. I nailed this one perfectly! Please check out my short post (#26) from 3 days ago on the "Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Delayed Until December" thread...

Ravenloft is a good guess given the October timing, but I've got a hunch it may instead be another "Stranger Things" tie-in due to the final season being released the following month and the fact that they released a starter set tie-in a few years ago. Perhaps a studio licensing contract...

It's nice to see confirmation in the photos that this is going to be a hardcover. I know it will have a much lower page count than the typical D&D books but, at such a significant price reduction, I thought they might have been going with a cheaper softcover format. It's strange that it took...

To me, it sounds like moving to a "full franchise" model means that nothing will be done in house other than coordinating the projects to make sure that the items produced by the franchisees are what Ayoub wants and are bringing in enough revenue. Perhaps I'm being a bit pessimistic, but I see...