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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zogg" data-source="post: 1116421" data-attributes="member: 12133">I agree with some of the points made in the article...though not necessarily with your points. I think WotC does a good job of releasing "generic" adventures for free on their website, which also undermines the market for adventures that should be sold.I think the price range for adventures could probably be more expensive with the number of entertainment hours they provide for the number of individuals. Think about it - 5 people go to see a movie and pay ~$7 to $9 a piece for 2 hours of hit-or-miss entertainment. That's a combined price of $35-$45 dollars. Even if the movie is Oscar-winning material or even just a fanboy's wetdream it's still much more expensive than the going module and provides a very finite amount of enjoyment. Now take a run of the mill adventure (for instance, PLAGUE OF DREAMS for Monte Cook's AU - buy it today!) - I got mine for ~$12 at one of the many online stores, though we can't ignore the requisite cost of needing the AU book ($30) and the Diamond Throne pdf ($9) which comes to roughly $51 for the DM and $30-$39 for the PCs. While these prices are higher per person than for the 2-hour movie, the bucks we spend on the setting & adventure go a LONG WAY in comparison. I'm not going to do all the intricate math involved, but I can understand why raising the price on adventures makes sense. Economically raising the price on a low-demand item, however, does NOT make sense. All in all, there's a lot to be considered.</blockquote>

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