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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 9225476" data-attributes="member: 2013"><p>Yes, if you're going to go POD that's going to run you about $70.</p><p></p><p>King's Festival: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17141/B11-Kings-Festival-Basic" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17141/B11-Kings-Festival-Basic</a> - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both</p><p>Night's Dark Terror: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17119" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17119</a>/B10-Nights-Dark-Terror-Basic - $4.99 PDF / $10.79 POD / $13.09 Both (currently on sale for POD/Both)</p><p>In Search of Adventure: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17131/B19-In-Search-of-Adventure-Basic" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17131/B19-In-Search-of-Adventure-Basic</a> - $9.99 PDF / $16.00 PDF / $18.00 Both</p><p>The Grand Duchy of Karameikos: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16974/GAZ1-The-Grand-Duchy-of-Karameikos-Basic" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16974/GAZ1-The-Grand-Duchy-of-Karameikos-Basic</a> - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both</p><p>Veiled Society: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17102/B6-The-Veiled-Society-Basic" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17102/B6-The-Veiled-Society-Basic</a> - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both</p><p></p><p>Remember, if you purchase, In Search of Adventure, you probably DON'T need to purchase The Veiled Society (almost all of the text in B6 is reproduced in B1-9, including the vignettes). So if you're going for "both" on everything that will cut your cost to $55.07. If you go PDF only you're looking at $24.96 (again, assuming you're getting In Search of Adventure and NOT Veiled Society). Veiled Society contains several pages of primitive "cut out and paste/tape-together building miniatures" that weren't included in In Search of Adventure - that's the main difference in content between the two and it's not likely to be missed.</p><p></p><p>If you want the physical books as collectibles or you just like books in your hand, go for the POD; however, in terms of what you're going to use out of these products for a typical campaign, I have a hard time recommending POD for King's Festival or the Veiled Society (or Queen's Harvest); they're small enough that you could print them on a laser printer and easily staple them together (they're only 32 pages, and if your printer can handle double-sided printing that's just 16 sheets of paper; even at single-sided it's still not ridiculously thick for a stapler). I would definitely recommend POD for Night's Dark Terror and The Grand Duchy of Karameikos. I'm kind of down the middle on In Search of Adventure book - I do like the feel of the POD in my hand (and am a bit of a collector), but since you will be skipping around all over the book (especially because all the maps are in the back section of the book), and you'll only ever be using a few pages at a time (map plus adventures) and you're never likely to need the whole thing, printing selected handfuls of pages on an as needed basis will probably be cheaper. In fact, I used it last year and despite having both the POD and the PDF, found it easier to use two copies of a PDF (one open to the adventure, one open to the appropriate map) than flipping back and forth in the POD version (I tried the POD for one or two sessions then spent the next 30 or so sessions running out of the PDF version).</p><p></p><p>To recap, if you don't have a compelling reason to get the POD (e.g., collector) and money is an issue (of course if it's THAT tight, get PDF-only):</p><p>King's Festival - recommend the PDF over the POD</p><p>Night's Dark Terror - recommend the POD</p><p>In Search of Adventure - for actual play, use the PDF, though the POD - with most of 9 adventures in it - is a great bargain IMO</p><p>The Grand Duchy of Karameikos - recommend the POD</p><p>Veiled Society: - recommend getting In Search of Adventure instead, but if you're going to get this, I recommend the PDF</p><p></p><p>Also, bear in mind you don't need to get ALL of them - if money is super-tight, start with $5 on the PDF of King's Festival and stop there. Add the others as budget permits in the format you want.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Queen's Harvest: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17142/B12-Queens-Harvest-Basic" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17142/B12-Queens-Harvest-Basic</a> - $4.99 PDF / $8.99 POD / $11.29 Both (POD and Both currently on sale)</p><p></p><p>Finally, while Queen's Harvest is written as a followup to King's Festival, I will note it's a pretty generic adventure that could easily have been plopped into any campaign setting. There's not much in the way of BECMI-specific GMing advice or additional setting information - though the fact that it is written in the BECMI system means you won't have to convert anything. The pieces I mentioned above will, I believe, actively enhance your experience and while Queen's Harvest won't actively detract from it, it really doesn't enhance it either... it's just kind of there. So I'm neutral on it - I wouldn't recommend AGAINST it if you're interested in it, but there isn't enough in it for me to specifically recommend FOR it to someone running BECMI either, especially if you've picked up the top 4 pieces above - those will be plenty to take your characters to the point where this adventure will be woefully underleveled for them as written.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 9225476, member: 2013"] Yes, if you're going to go POD that's going to run you about $70. King's Festival: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17141/B11-Kings-Festival-Basic[/URL] - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both Night's Dark Terror: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17119[/URL]/B10-Nights-Dark-Terror-Basic - $4.99 PDF / $10.79 POD / $13.09 Both (currently on sale for POD/Both) In Search of Adventure: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17131/B19-In-Search-of-Adventure-Basic[/URL] - $9.99 PDF / $16.00 PDF / $18.00 Both The Grand Duchy of Karameikos: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16974/GAZ1-The-Grand-Duchy-of-Karameikos-Basic[/URL] - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both Veiled Society: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17102/B6-The-Veiled-Society-Basic[/URL] - $4.99 PDF / $9.99 POD / $11.99 Both Remember, if you purchase, In Search of Adventure, you probably DON'T need to purchase The Veiled Society (almost all of the text in B6 is reproduced in B1-9, including the vignettes). So if you're going for "both" on everything that will cut your cost to $55.07. If you go PDF only you're looking at $24.96 (again, assuming you're getting In Search of Adventure and NOT Veiled Society). Veiled Society contains several pages of primitive "cut out and paste/tape-together building miniatures" that weren't included in In Search of Adventure - that's the main difference in content between the two and it's not likely to be missed. If you want the physical books as collectibles or you just like books in your hand, go for the POD; however, in terms of what you're going to use out of these products for a typical campaign, I have a hard time recommending POD for King's Festival or the Veiled Society (or Queen's Harvest); they're small enough that you could print them on a laser printer and easily staple them together (they're only 32 pages, and if your printer can handle double-sided printing that's just 16 sheets of paper; even at single-sided it's still not ridiculously thick for a stapler). I would definitely recommend POD for Night's Dark Terror and The Grand Duchy of Karameikos. I'm kind of down the middle on In Search of Adventure book - I do like the feel of the POD in my hand (and am a bit of a collector), but since you will be skipping around all over the book (especially because all the maps are in the back section of the book), and you'll only ever be using a few pages at a time (map plus adventures) and you're never likely to need the whole thing, printing selected handfuls of pages on an as needed basis will probably be cheaper. In fact, I used it last year and despite having both the POD and the PDF, found it easier to use two copies of a PDF (one open to the adventure, one open to the appropriate map) than flipping back and forth in the POD version (I tried the POD for one or two sessions then spent the next 30 or so sessions running out of the PDF version). To recap, if you don't have a compelling reason to get the POD (e.g., collector) and money is an issue (of course if it's THAT tight, get PDF-only): King's Festival - recommend the PDF over the POD Night's Dark Terror - recommend the POD In Search of Adventure - for actual play, use the PDF, though the POD - with most of 9 adventures in it - is a great bargain IMO The Grand Duchy of Karameikos - recommend the POD Veiled Society: - recommend getting In Search of Adventure instead, but if you're going to get this, I recommend the PDF Also, bear in mind you don't need to get ALL of them - if money is super-tight, start with $5 on the PDF of King's Festival and stop there. Add the others as budget permits in the format you want. Queen's Harvest: [URL]https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17142/B12-Queens-Harvest-Basic[/URL] - $4.99 PDF / $8.99 POD / $11.29 Both (POD and Both currently on sale) Finally, while Queen's Harvest is written as a followup to King's Festival, I will note it's a pretty generic adventure that could easily have been plopped into any campaign setting. There's not much in the way of BECMI-specific GMing advice or additional setting information - though the fact that it is written in the BECMI system means you won't have to convert anything. The pieces I mentioned above will, I believe, actively enhance your experience and while Queen's Harvest won't actively detract from it, it really doesn't enhance it either... it's just kind of there. So I'm neutral on it - I wouldn't recommend AGAINST it if you're interested in it, but there isn't enough in it for me to specifically recommend FOR it to someone running BECMI either, especially if you've picked up the top 4 pieces above - those will be plenty to take your characters to the point where this adventure will be woefully underleveled for them as written. [/QUOTE]
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