John Nephew's Game Pricing example

dreamthief · Jul 21, 2002

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10451

An interesting read, especially to all those would be d20 publishers out there.

trancejeremy · Jul 21, 2002

Yeah, but his example was for Ars Magica, which is highly touted among RPG snobs, but fairly unpopular. (Not that it's bad, actually)

Mystic Eye · Jul 21, 2002

Its true that d20 books generally do better than John's example at the launch of the title but there is a secondary problem happening in d20. The problem is the restock and shelf life absolutely die after the first two to three months. It reminds me of comics. You better sell the majority in the first 90 days to make your money or expect a long slow crawl to turn a profit, if ever.

What is turning this around for us a little bit is the longer shelf life cycles in the book trade. But only a little.

Kaptain_Kantrip · Jul 21, 2002

Ars Magica still sells better than Harn, which is even more snobbish and unpopular (and poorly distributed). Who wants to play a peasant farmer? Those self-proclaimed "Harniacs" should get a life!

Oh, wait--I'm one. Nevermind. Great article, though!