NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PurpleHazy" data-source="post: 9627479" data-attributes="member: 7044937">Man... this stinks.  I'm going to fire off a few thoughts here, most of this is probably self-evident to those here. Regardless, stream of consciousness engaged...In general:1) Do what we can to support the industry, if your budget can absorb a few extra dollars, keep buying where you can, the FLGS and websites will appreciate it. Empathy and a bit of grace goes a long way when the FLGS raises the prices.  Continue to frequent those places that bring you TTRPG joy...2) Do what we can personally to help my fellow gamers and friends, because folks are going to have tough times beyond not being able to buy new games.3) Not succumb to pirating or use beyond 'fair use' doctrine (perhaps I'm a bit Polly-anna on this). Let not add insult to injury.4) Keep supporting the local, regional, national events for TTRPG and Boardgames. They are going to take a hit as well. Think of all the companies that are going to shrink/eliminate their con budgets as they attempt to weather the storm.Thoughts on what can be done outside of new purchases:1) In the meantime, now may a good time to reacquaint yourself with some of your older, haven't read, haven't used TTRPG items on the bottom shelf or in the back of the closet.2) The secondary market may benefit to a degree; used copies may become more the coin of the realm rather than the newest bling.3) Trade; I swapped AD&D books back in the day (incoming flex: this is how I got my Deities & Demigods w/ Cthulhu mythos). Time to start swapping again.4) Talk it up with all your TTRPG friends. Some of us are loud-mouths and have no problem sharing opinions, but help those who don't always speak up; this may really impact some folks as TTRPG can change/save lives.Finally, I wish everyone in the TTRPG universe smooth sailing and fair weather as soon as possible.end stream of consciousness....edit: typos</blockquote>

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