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Message: <blockquote data-quote="antiwesley" data-source="post: 8542187" data-attributes="member: 7031616">As I mentioned in my previous post, I think there is something to be discussed though. Not so much about the fundraiser itself or the why, but in publisher response. Like I said, 3 out of 8 were actual product 'donations' and the rest were coupons. This is akin to Halloween trick or treating, where you find the houses that have candy bars, and avoid the houses that hand out "50c hamburger" coupons. I know that a lot of people who run these packs are appreciative of any support, but doesn't it seem a little backhanded to hand out coupons rather than PDF's of other material?On one hand, it does provide publicity for both the charity and the company offering the discount, aka "Donate to this charity offering, and you can get an exclusive* coupon for Product X!" and that can be good for the charity. But at the same time, it makes Product X's contributor a little bit of a cheap skate. Rather than possibly offer a $5 PDF for free, we'll just sell you a product at a lower cost!The other part of that is that if the product is not something the person is interested in, then the benefit to the person supporting the charity makes it even more worthless, and unless it's something that they feel strongly about, they might not donate at all. In this particular example, t-shirt aside, for me personally, 5 out of 8 things are pretty much useless. I don't play or use 5E or PF. the Modiphius offer is nice, but at the conversion rate, it's not much for Americans. (One game politics note: for me personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Modiphius anyways, they hired Gareth Skarka as a writer for some product, and let him use an alias to hide his presence. While I didn't back 'Far West', I know people who have, and they felt this was a slap in the face to them. (Google Far West kickstarter or visit the Tavern for more info. The product is up there with anything Ken Whitman touches, NuTSR and even the Marmorial Tomb to a point.))So I guess the question that can be discussed here, is what makes a charity offer worthwhile for you?Is it the charity being supported? Is it what's being offered as a benefit?</blockquote>

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