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I labor under the weight of your admonishment. Shall we recycle them instead? Funny how people generally don't object to that approach despite it being equally censorious and often just as performative. This very site had a member proudly showing off the Edgar Rice Burroughs books they were...

Me neither when it comes to people I'm teaching (who I often only see for a demo game or three), but tables where I'm a player myself or a long-time GM stand out more for me. Especially true of people with other interests/jobs that come in handy for the game. Not just RPGs either. Best...

You're only "tiny" by a fairly narrow set of standards, at least for the gaming industry. I deal with a number of one- and two-man miniature casters in the UK and they don't have any kind of access to that sort of thing. It used to be more common to license a local-ish company to cast for you...

Griffons have always bugged me. Even setting aside the impossibility of something that size and shape being able to fly, just try to imagine them walking. Eagle feet are not meant for moving around on the ground, period. They're grabbing weapons, limited manipulators, and something to hold...

Arguably true. Jorune's art always reminds me of Wayne Barlowe's sketches of a nascent fantasy setting he was working on that were published in the back of his Guide to Extraterestrials.

If we're going to pointlessly trade anecdotes, my RPG days started in 1977, and off the top of my head I've three graphic designers, two comic book artists, a quartet worth of musicians who were good enough to get paid for it (all at one table), a person who earned a good income making period...

I suppose convention security would object to the players having a little bonfire with the rulebooks right there at the table, but maybe there's a nearby park with public BBQ facilities? Bring some marshmallows and cocktail weenies... There's some quality youtube content for you.

Merciless. Can you pay extra not to receive a copy?

You obviously know about Monkey House's output, but are you aware FGU's been quietly publishing 2.0 adventures for years? After the long 90s hiatus, there have been several waves of releases with long breaks between, none of them advertised worth a bent nickel. The timing on many of them makes...

Well aware. I've spent 40-odd years of my life living in sight of the Helderbergs. It can get fairly warm here while there's still a sow cap - but that's at the foot of the mountains proper, about where the green valley behind Cover Girl is on that cover. She's posing at a significantly...

In search of a silver lining, it does mean your FLGS and Paizo themselves should see somewhat better sales numbers on those products - assuming the game stores were smart enough to have multiple distributors and didn't over-depend on Diamond/Alliance. I don't know of any stores that survived...

That's partially because distribution generally offers order thresholds where shipping receives a discount or simply becomes free. It's easy (relatively) to reach those thresholds when you're ordering from scores of companies all at once through a distributor. When it's just one company, they...

As I said when that mess started, I've never bought anything from Goodman and don't intend to. I intensely disliked DCC when a friend convinced me to try it, and nothing I've seen since has increased my interest in their products. Dying Earth particularly annoyed me, since I regard Pelgrane's...

Not even close. Cairn was written by Yocchai Gal and is based off Ben "Questing Beast" Milton's Knave and Chris McDowell's Into the Odd rules.

I'd be more generous and say too hopeful, but there is a degree of "ignorance is bliss" involved when starting in gaming/comic/book retail. Can't deny it looks like a dream job from outside, right? :) Part of the reason that I never pulled the trigger was due to watching my bosses (and in...

That might be the best time to start a game store. I'd worked in several before I was in a position where I could have realistically started my own, and by that point I was very clear on the odds of it leaving me personally bankrupt so I ultimately just said no. You can get on-the-job business...

Oh good, someone saved me having to look that one up. My 3.0 books are buried deep these days. How long are your sets that you need more than 5 minutes/level x your number of cantrip slots? Pretty sure most GMs would let you take them in higher-leveled spell slots if you needed to do a solo...

You should be. Precious few game or comic stores last three decades, especially under a single management.

Out of curiosity, do you still feel that way after the whole "back in bed with Judges' Guild for City-State" thing?

No.