Search results

Man, over the next couple of weeks, I'll miss THREE installments because of my stupid wedding..... Maybe I'll skip it.:uhoh:

My friend's B&N store had a goal of 1300 pre-orders for Harry Potter. We've got like 12 B&N's locally. 1300 is way more than they'll sale in RPG books in a year.

And this is why I don't go there anymore (partly). The employee I dealt with in the instance of Dungeon magazine has worked there far longer than I've lived in Minnesota. Where the miscommunication was, I don't know, but that's what I was told. It seems with the Source you either love them...

I searched every store in the Twin Cities for the Dungeon issue with the final Greyhawk map. Everyone was out. The Source specifically told me they wouldn't carry Paizo's products because they advertise the online store. They would order them for me, but wouldn't "waste shelf space...

I know back home there's a great local shop that I'd buy all of my stuff from if I still lived there. They originally opened as a place for the owner to meet and play with other gamers, as both he and his wife had full time jobs. I don't think they've made money yet, but the local gamers have...

Barnes & Noble is the same way. Always late. I have a friend that works in receiving and he's brought it to the attention of their buyers. Same lame excuse, "we have problems getting accurate release dates from the company." I wonder why they don't just check the website. Especially for...

True, and in fact, the exact point that I completely failed to illustrate with my too brief and originally misspelled post, but attempted to get across earlier in the board. Neither point is invalid and it's a completely personal decision. No matter how much I like a product and the company...

Despite my arguments supporting shopping for the better price and my dislike of the Source, I will go to other stores vs. , say, Barnes & Noble for one big reason. B&N generally gets RPG books (what limited supply they carry) almost a full month AFTER the release date. I don't know what the...

I would say this biases your opinion a bit.

Does anyone else think the coffee at B&N (and Starbucks in general) tastes burned? I remember as a teen, my parents sent coffee back if it tasted like that in a truckstop. Now you add some floofy steamed milk and it costs four times more... Sorry for the derail.

I fully agree, if $15/month is indeed a small amount to you. However, when that same amount represents 3 hours of labor helping rude mall kids find the latest gothic trends so they will look like everyone else trying NOT to look like everyone else, the plight of the the LGS and the mid tier...

I hear ya. When I played Mechwarrior (Wizkids version), it was great to be able to hit a tournament any day of the week except Friday.

I think that accusing anyone of not caring about the midsection of the gaming industry is a bit elitist, especially in the context of enlightenment. It breaks down into two types of gamers, those that play at home and those that play in store. If I play in store, I buy in store. If not, it's...

His attitude of disbelief left me less than impressed. But I don't want to turn a portion of this thread into debating the benefits of the store. I won't go there, but I don't slight others who do.

I refuse to shop at the big LGS in the area (mentioned above along with a few game companies). They wobble between good service and absolutely horrid service about 1:2. I drew the line when they dropped both Dungeon and Dragon mags because "those magazines advertise competitors online." I'd...

Is there any kind of centralized international (or even national) convention calendar online? With or without a "find conventions in my area" type of search. I was just thinking that some kind of central directory would be quite beneficial.

Glassjaw beat me to it, but think about MCI/Worldcom, the boatload of television/cable mergers, the recent announcement that AMC is buying whatever the other big cinema company is, the incredible size of merged companies in the banking industry......Toy companies are the least of the SEC's worries.

On the note of minor magical items, think of the society that made them. I borrowed the "potion tiles" idea from Complete Arcane when the party was exploring the ruins of a temple from a society of desert nomads. The tiles radiated faint healing magic and the group went nuts trying to figure...

Well, after years of a night shift job, and a 2nd job scheduled around classes in the morning or evening, I can tell you your body adjusts to the amount of sleep you can get. I regularly got 5-6 hours of sleep in a day, but it was very rarely contiguous. IMC, I generally let the non-casters...

I'd say it's like Warmage Edge for that class in CA. The bonus to damage is only applied to the spell once, so for magic missile, it only applies to the first missile.