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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 9730369" data-attributes="member: 25818"><p>Wow.</p><p></p><p>So, back in the 4th edition days, I ran the D&D Encounters program at my FLGS. Wizards would send physical copies of a module to a hobby shop for free, including poster maps and, sometimes, supplementary material like NPC or item cards or something. The shop would get DMs to run a part of the module every week for 2 hours on Wednesday evenings. WotC got free press, the hobby shop got foot traffic, and DMs got a module for free; everybody won. My short reviews of the ones I ran are <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-4e-module.678863/post-8231271" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Eventually they spun off a Lair Assault series as well. These were much shorter booklets, 16 to 24 pages, covering a single tactical encounter; each one came with a two-sided poster map, tactical cards for the DM showing starting positions, etc. The brief reviews for the ones I ran (all of them) are <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-4e-module.678863/post-8231673" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, the modules from Encounters had a lot more meat than the Lair Assaults. I ended up with extras for most of everything, and occasionally someone reaches out to me to sell them one.</p><p></p><p>I just checked. Most of the Encounters modules sell for $25 to $50 which is, I guess, a fair price. I wouldn't pay that for most of them, and would think that price a bargain for <strong><em>Murder in Baldur's Gate</em></strong> or <strong><em>Legacy of the Crystal Shard</em></strong>, for instance.</p><p></p><p>I just looked up the Lair Assault modules, and they're going for, frankly, <em>ridiculous </em>prices. <em>Absurd</em>. All of them are going for at least $40. <em><strong>Forge of the Dawn </strong></em>Titan is a 16-page booklet. It's selling for between $150 and $200. <em><strong>Into the Pit of Madness</strong></em> is a 22-page booklet. It's selling for between $80 and $100. Those last two are <em>by far</em> not the best of the lot.</p><p></p><p>Is it collectors?... Maybe I need to hold onto my leftovers for another decade or so, and see what they're selling for then...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 9730369, member: 25818"] Wow. So, back in the 4th edition days, I ran the D&D Encounters program at my FLGS. Wizards would send physical copies of a module to a hobby shop for free, including poster maps and, sometimes, supplementary material like NPC or item cards or something. The shop would get DMs to run a part of the module every week for 2 hours on Wednesday evenings. WotC got free press, the hobby shop got foot traffic, and DMs got a module for free; everybody won. My short reviews of the ones I ran are [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-4e-module.678863/post-8231271']here[/URL]. Eventually they spun off a Lair Assault series as well. These were much shorter booklets, 16 to 24 pages, covering a single tactical encounter; each one came with a two-sided poster map, tactical cards for the DM showing starting positions, etc. The brief reviews for the ones I ran (all of them) are [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-4e-module.678863/post-8231673']here[/URL]. Obviously, the modules from Encounters had a lot more meat than the Lair Assaults. I ended up with extras for most of everything, and occasionally someone reaches out to me to sell them one. I just checked. Most of the Encounters modules sell for $25 to $50 which is, I guess, a fair price. I wouldn't pay that for most of them, and would think that price a bargain for [B][I]Murder in Baldur's Gate[/I][/B] or [B][I]Legacy of the Crystal Shard[/I][/B], for instance. I just looked up the Lair Assault modules, and they're going for, frankly, [I]ridiculous [/I]prices. [I]Absurd[/I]. All of them are going for at least $40. [I][B]Forge of the Dawn [/B][/I]Titan is a 16-page booklet. It's selling for between $150 and $200. [I][B]Into the Pit of Madness[/B][/I] is a 22-page booklet. It's selling for between $80 and $100. Those last two are [I]by far[/I] not the best of the lot. Is it collectors?... Maybe I need to hold onto my leftovers for another decade or so, and see what they're selling for then... [/QUOTE]
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