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It is part time for everyone I believe. Terry would have been the only full time games industry person and he passed away in the last year - and he was dedicated to Shadow World as far as I know, which his will assigned the rights to ICE. Anyway, Nicholas Caldwell who has produced the Guild...

Nice. I didn't see a place to order 6 of them for me and my players - just the PDF. Oh well.

Very nostalgic for me! But I started playing Rolemaster in the late 80s. Ordered my PDF, was hopeful I could have ordered a few hardbound books. Soon hopefully.

Good to hear. Hopefully a more equitable arrangement for the employees is to come, and the business can continue growing!

Very early before or after John Seal “moved” the licenses and trademarks to Nick/The Guild Companion? Two very different administrations there.

Thank you for posting this. Great read, and really increases my respect for Mongoose. If Traveller and Paranoia weren’t enough… the business model (and plans for future) absolutely seals the deal.

By far Rolemaster is my favorite fantasy TTPG. Kids are still a bit young for it, and with 5e being a lot easier to consume for newbies it’ll be at least a couple more years before introducing it. Looking forward to the new version though and will certainly support the new ICE buying everything...

Oh, I just meant that is what they are charging now..

$195

Oh, I don’t know how to measure retail side productivity. At game stores I have frequented over the last 35-years… some of the employees that kept me coming back never “sold” me anything, I do not think the register person was giving them credit as I am sure they didn’t see them talking to me...

Excellent information. Clearly need to unionize and properly provide for the workers. I am a senior executive in technology industry. In the late 80s and through the 90s I was consulting and consulted at several of smaller privately owned companies where the owners were clearly maximizing their...

Surprised to quote myself… but yes, as I said… “…if little to none [profit] AND conditions are so bad they need a union, then it isn’t a viable business… close the doors…”

I am clearly not expressing myself well. My apologies. Certainly not trying to be antagonistic, just try to express a view. I am simply trying to state that if there is good profits, absolutely should pay/benefit the employees competitively. If there isn’t enough profit (enough being whatever...

Absolutely! My retirement at 55 until I die hopefully before 110 and money to spend on hobbies requires it… Do we think NKG is that profitable? If so, ABSOLUTELY UNIONIZE and ensure the employees get all their needs taken care of!!! I don’t think they are in that bucket, but hopefully wrong.

Doesn’t all those things impact profitability? Or at least business operations if unpaid leave and can’t get anyone to cover? Or back to profitability and that unpaid time off, that increases someone covering their hours above 40-hours that week and paid 1.5x per hour? Again, if the company...

Um. Those eat into profits, thus calling into question viability of the company. Hence why Union or not in my mind, means so much. Didn’t say that. Folks who want benefits of union, even if potentially means the company shuts down, should ask for part time work so they can go get their monetary...

Exactly my thoughts. I can’t work in my hobby and live the lifestyle I desire - so I don’t. I am thankful folks sacrifice for this hobby - but I have to assume a large chunk of working in this hobby industry do so for the satisfaction that comes with it. Much the same as many “starving...

Sooooo… I need more data to figure how supportive I am of the unionization… Is there evidence of extreme profit margins? Does the owner(s) drive new $120k+ cars, changing pretty often? Massive $2m+ house? Have crazy mahogany office setup?

Moved to Atlanta metro area a little bit ago. Ug, Ug, Ug. Sooooo disgusting Boiled Peanuts are. In shell peanuts covered in hot snot. Eeeeew.

Wait, Candy Corn has a good version? Hate, hate, hate Candy Corn… from as a kid in the 70s till now. What’s different about the “good version”, or would I have had it by default in the 70s and 80s? In which case, still eeeewwwww.