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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Menexenus" data-source="post: 3307077" data-attributes="member: 8951">I started this thread off with a price comparison between a subscription to the War of the Burning Sky vs. a subscription to Dungeon magazine.  I then attempted to make a value comparison of those two purchases.  It seemed to me at first that a subscription to Dungeon had significantly more value for the money.  But I asked those involved with the project to enlighten me further about how the Burning Sky adventure path might be superior to a Dungeon adventure path in ways I hadn't considered. From the previous posts, here are the potential answers to my question.A)  The authors of the War of the Burning Sky are already frequent posters here on ENWorld.  So it would be easy to contact them with questions (if I had any) while running the adventure path.  [This point was due to Morrus, followed up by Nonlethal Force.]  Shroomy pointed that Dungeon's authors post on Paizo's site, but I am not a member on that messageboard.  So this does count as added value, as far as I am concerned.B)  Perhaps a more important point of comparison is that, since War of the Burning Sky is produced as a PDF, it does not have the space limitations that Dungeon magazine has.  [This point was due to RangerWickett.]  The editors of Dungeon are frequently complaining about the need to cut valuable material from modules due to space constraints, so I see this as a real issue.  Now to be fair to Dungeon, it is generous with web enhancements (like the Age of Worms Overload).  Still, I think this second point has the potential to be a great selling point.This second point leads me to another question about War of the Burning Sky.  What is the estimated page/word count of each module in the series?  I happen to have Dungeon #128 sitting right in front of me as I type.  The adventure path module in that magazine takes up 30 full pages.  (This page count includes illustrations, maps, sidebars, and statblocks but does not include advertisements or the extra "Backdrop" article on the Free City contained in the same issue.)For comparison's sake, can you give me an idea of the page count of a typical module in the War of the Burning Sky series?  (After all, if the modules in the Burning Sky series are expected to be significantly longer than those in Dungeon magazine, that would give a frugal comparison shopper like me a reason to pay more.)  I realize that most of these modules are not finished yet.  So maybe you could tell me instead what guidelines you sent to your authors when you commissioned the modules?Thanks again.</blockquote>

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