D&D 5E I Found an RPG Book at the Grocery Store

[DragonBelow]

I have a couple of their books: the GM's book of legendary dragons, and GM's book of astonishing random tables. The former is great for dragon based campaigns, or high level dragon boss fights. I just bought the one about random tables, so I won't provide feedback yet, but it looks choke full of inspiration. Decent looking, useful books on the affordable side.

 

[Parmandur]

I have a couple of their books: the GM's book of legendary dragons, and GM's book of astonishing random tables. The former is great for dragon based campaigns, or high level dragon boss fights. I just bought the one about random tables, so I won't provide feedback yet, but it looks choke full of inspiration. Decent looking, useful books on the affordable side.

I'd seen them on the best-seller lists for Amazon, but bow I'm intrigued to give then more of a go.

 

[MockingBird]

I saw the hard back version of this book at our 5 below (sort of like a upscaled dollar store) and it was cheap.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Does the store belong to Jeff Ashworth's mum?

 

[Parmandur]

Does the store belong to Jeff Ashworth's mum?

Doubtful, Safeway is part of a big corporate conglomerate.

 

[bedir than]

gossip rags about monarchs & movie stars, or puzzles for kids.

This seems like a great D&D adventure

 

[Parmandur]

So, I found a listing for ordering this magazine edition ("Adventure Location Edition "), if anyone is curious, these are the product details:

Game Masters - Book of Random Encounters

As every GM knows, no matter how many story hooks, maps or NPCs you painstakingly create during session prep, your best-laid plans are often foiled by your players’ whims, extreme skill check successes (or critical fails) or playful refusal to stay on task. In a game packed with infinite...

magazineshop.us

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Doubtful, Safeway is part of a big corporate conglomerate.

Safeway isn't a regional grocery store -- it's one of the biggest chains in America and its corporate parent owns many of the grocery store chains in the country as well. (Grocery stores are going down the same monopolistic road that banks, media companies and other industries are going down in a hurry.)

Good on the author for figuring out how to get into standard book trade distribution channels, rather than just relying on the game trade distribution channels.

Also, Safeway (and its sister stores) have great generic foods, including fantastic soups and salsas.

 

[Parmandur]

Safeway isn't a regional grocery store -- it's one of the biggest chains in America and its corporate parent owns many of the grocery store chains in the country as well. (Grocery stores are going down the same monopolistic road that banks, media companies and other industries are going down in a hurry.)

Good on the author for figuring out how to get into standard book trade distribution channels, rather than just relying on the game trade distribution channels.

Also, Safeway (and its sister stores) have great generic foods, including fantastic soups and salsas.

Well, yes, but the branding Safeway is regional: go a few hours South, and it called Vons. Go to Wisconsin or Ohio, and I'm not sure if theybhave a sister store...?

 

[Parmandur]

Safeway isn't a regional grocery store -- it's one of the biggest chains in America and its corporate parent owns many of the grocery store chains in the country as well. (Grocery stores are going down the same monopolistic road that banks, media companies and other industries are going down in a hurry.)

Good on the author for figuring out how to get into standard book trade distribution channels, rather than just relying on the game trade distribution channels.

Also, Safeway (and its sister stores) have great generic foods, including fantastic soups and salsas.

OK, looks like it's currently a subsidiary of Albertson's, which is being acquired by Krogers. The More You Know.

I was calling it regional just because my experience is that people outside of Northerm California and the Pacific Northwest don't recognize the name.