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<blockquote data-quote="Razjah" data-source="post: 6042101" data-attributes="member: 98806"><p>I agree. I like books priced and sized like Savage Worlds Explorer Edition ($10 for a 160 page, 6.5" x 9" or roughly 16.5 cm x 23 cm), Song of Ice and Fire Pocket Edition ($24.95 for 287 page, 6" x 9" or roughly 15.5 cm x 23), the D&D Essentials like ($19.95 for 310, same size as SIFRP), and Burning Wheel Gold [hardcopy] ($25 for a just under 600 page, about 5.5" x 8.75" or roughly 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm).</p><p></p><p>These books are all smaller, more novel-like in size. This, I have found at my college's role playing games club, made the games more accessible feeling to new players. They weigh less than the D&D styles books or the massive tome that is the PF core book, and more importantly, they cost less. When I try to convince people to try a game dropping $20 for a book is a lot easier to handle than $50 for the Pathfinder book or $35 or more for D&D books. </p><p></p><p>The other thing is that these books are much easier to throw into a bag and read while waiting at an office, on a bus/train/plane, and can get conversations started with non-gamers. The big textbook sized books often scare away non-gamers because it seems like a ton of work to learn the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Razjah, post: 6042101, member: 98806"] I agree. I like books priced and sized like Savage Worlds Explorer Edition ($10 for a 160 page, 6.5" x 9" or roughly 16.5 cm x 23 cm), Song of Ice and Fire Pocket Edition ($24.95 for 287 page, 6" x 9" or roughly 15.5 cm x 23), the D&D Essentials like ($19.95 for 310, same size as SIFRP), and Burning Wheel Gold [hardcopy] ($25 for a just under 600 page, about 5.5" x 8.75" or roughly 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm). These books are all smaller, more novel-like in size. This, I have found at my college's role playing games club, made the games more accessible feeling to new players. They weigh less than the D&D styles books or the massive tome that is the PF core book, and more importantly, they cost less. When I try to convince people to try a game dropping $20 for a book is a lot easier to handle than $50 for the Pathfinder book or $35 or more for D&D books. The other thing is that these books are much easier to throw into a bag and read while waiting at an office, on a bus/train/plane, and can get conversations started with non-gamers. The big textbook sized books often scare away non-gamers because it seems like a ton of work to learn the game. [/QUOTE]
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