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    RPG/D&D cafe suggestions

    I see Mr Tumey wants to engage in a dick waving contest. I'm sorry to disappoint him but I don't do those. Despite the fact that he appears to speak English he obviously has no experience of the British business and regulatory environment that the OP will have to contend with. I shall suggest...
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    RPG/D&D cafe suggestions

    There's is no way that anyone can run an RG shop and have a cafe such as you suggest in the UK without finding they run the risk of finacial collapse in half the time of any normal store. There's the health and safety rules covering food prep that require the preparer to have appropriate...
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    RPG/D&D cafe suggestions

    I think that there is no point in comparing a US based store to get information regarding the viability of a UK based store the differences are too great regarding likely attendance, space and costs. There is absolutely no comparison between a place in Seattle and a small store in a semi-rural...
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    RPG/D&D cafe suggestions

    For any sort of business plan you'll need to know about business rates and what discount, if any, you'll get as a new business, What the ground rent or purchase costs are for the actual shop (if it includes accommodation will that suit your situation). Most new shops last about 3 to 6 months...
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    RPG/D&D cafe suggestions

    There are any number of folks starting board game cafes near me (Bournemouth/Southampton/Portsmouth corridor) with an increasing number UK-wide taking the plunge. You'll need a good business plan before the bank will give you any money and that includes more market research than 'there are...
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    gencon news- been waiting for this

    I've never read a bigger load of rubbish than that posted by aramis erak. According to a post by Loz Whitaker for the Design Mechanism the 2016 RQ version to be put out by Chaosium will be RQ6 merged with Glorantha., The new licence as of 2016 allows them to publish non-Glorantha material for...
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    gencon news- been waiting for this

    Sorry to burst your bubble but RQ6 is the basis for the RQ in Glorantha book as confirmed by Loz so no new edition. BRP/MW is likely to be on the back burner for the forseeable future. Glorantha and CoC are the money makers and assuming they keep Mike Mason as CoC Line Editor Developer there is...
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    A Hit and a Miss

    I guess Night Witches is a no-go for your folks then.
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    Looking for some System suggestions.

    Garrowolf I'd point out that the OP said "(Note: Preferrably not d20 as 70% of our group is burnt out on d20 of any flavor at the moment, but a good enough argument for a d20 system that would work could be made. For instance I like modding Fantasy Craft but its too d20/D&D and a few too many...
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    Looking for some System suggestions.

    I might add that a lot of the material produced by Mongoose for their Legend line is pretty much compatible with Runequest 6 and broadens the scope to include stone age mammoth hunting and feudal religious orders as well as another S&S setting.
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    Looking for some System suggestions.

    I'd go for Runequest 6. Level-less, classless, tons of magic systems, decent chargen system, fate points and you can get the cut down version Essentials for PWYW to see if it fits your needs. There are settings for Greek-type city states/S&S, Plane hopping with Luther Arkwright, Mythic Britain...
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    Roll20 Goes Mobile

    Works OK on my Hudl from Tesco. I believe there is a minimum version for Android (4.4 or later from the docs). At least the GM has to have a higher level of subscription than Free to get Tablet support but anyone who is in my game gets to use their 7"+ tablet as well as a PC or Mac (probably...
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    Projector... ideas? help?

    I might suppose that the hole in the bottom might be the same threaded hole as found on cameras. if so then a camera tripod with a flexibly mounted pan and tilt head might be used to position the projector vertically to project downwards.
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    RPG Survey (General)

    Quite a poorly formulated survey. It self-selects for particular games and fails to include some obvious ones that don't fall into the OP's market preference.
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    LOTR RPG vs The One Ring

    TOR is generally accepted to have great Tolkien 'feel' but the rules aren't laid out in a manner to allow for easy reference to them in play, although reading them is fine. The only errata is about two or three items, an unusually low number for a newish game not using existing mechanics. Get...
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    One Ring updates?

    The Heart of the Wild is an excellent addition to the One Ring corpus. It has a huge amount of plot hooks embedded in the material that provides a comprehensive background to the area of M-E covered by the RPG. Besides a short piece on each area of the map (it's roughly split up by the various...
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    An Open Letter to Fantasy Flight and Cubicle 7 -- Cut the "Foreplay" and Give Us the Good Stuff

    Interestingly for all the nonsense that's going on in this thread no-one has yet come up with the probable reason for both companies release schedule. The IP owners control what the companies release and when. The IP owners want a steady revenue stream throughout the period of the licence and...
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    Raise my map fu -- drawing light sources on a battle mat.

    What I've done is use thin transparent sheets of OHP film in pale yellow. Cut to size to represent the glow from a torch or lantern (5"x5") and slide it under the mini et voila!
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