What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

[Dimitri Mazieres]

I just received the 5e edition of the Crown of Shadows adventure for the Midnight setting, from Edge studios. I still have to read it, but I'm a fan of the old (3.5) Midnight setting. I have mixed feelings about the 5e edition, though.

 

[MNblockhead]

Man, going through the process of eliminating a bunch of stuff because of a move has deflated my desire to buy, well, anything. Seeing all the stuff that has ended up in boxes or on shelves, untouched in literal decades, makes me wonder why I spent all that money in the first place.

And this is the danger of PDFs and VTT content. You don't have the help of pesky things like physical space, storage, and weight to help control your impulses.

"Cool battlemap! When will I ever use it, you ask? ... Cool battlemap!"

 

[MNblockhead]

I recommend pdfs. They're a real space saver.

So, I used to use Evernote to store my PDFs. But a lot of the PDFs I was buying were from massive adventure and setting books that exceeded the per-file quota. So I started putting them into Google Drive. Then I got tired of managing PDFs in multiple locations, so I migrated everything to Google Drive. I was running out of space of on Google Drive, so I bought more capacity. I'm worried about having all my eggs in one basket and am kinda OCD about backup, so I back up to a separate cloud archive solution. I want some things instantly available, so I'm constantly fiddling with which folders to have synced from Google Drive to my local computer. I have the Drive Thru RPG app installed and synch all my DTRPG content to local storage.

I have a lot of homebrew, licensed, and purchased content on Foundry, hosted in The Forge. I also have the software installed on one of my computers so that I can use The Forge module to backup all my content locally (on top of the snapshots and backups in the cloud through The Forge). That also get cold archived to separate cloud storage.

I spend more time organizing my digital content than I have ever spent organizing bookshelves.

People who work in information governance should not buy digital TTRPG content. ;-)

 

[MNblockhead]

I've moved three times in 10 years and every time, I pare it down to "the minimum," and yet Noble Knight gets more and more. Now, with incredibly rare exceptions, I don't buy things unless I feel confident that I will be using it in play in the next 12 months.

I just don't have room or even the desire to have a giant RPG library in my home.

Once you start buying used books that you once owned and got rid of, you have earned the title "grognard" as far as I'm concerned.

 

[cbwjm]

I bought the fabula Ultima techno fantasy atlas. FU is a neat little system from reading it but I still need to get around to running it. Might need to get physical copies of the books first since that's easier to pass around the gaming table.

 

[MNblockhead]

I purchased my 4-day badge for Gamehole Con for 2024. I also ordered a T-shirt and the rust monster plushie.

Bought the badge, but not the plushie or t-shirt. I have no interest in the plushie, but I'm wondering if I can still get the t-shirt.

 

[Micah Sweet]

So, I used to use Evernote to store my PDFs. But a lot of the PDFs I was buying were from massive adventure and setting books that exceeded the per-file quota. So I started putting them into Google Drive. Then I got tired of managing PDFs in multiple locations, so I migrated everything to Google Drive. I was running out of space of on Google Drive, so I bought more capacity. I'm worried about having all my eggs in one basket and am kinda OCD about backup, so I back up to a separate cloud archive solution. I want some things instantly available, so I'm constantly fiddling with which folders to have synced from Google Drive to my local computer. I have the Drive Thru RPG app installed and synch all my DTRPG content to local storage.

I have a lot of homebrew, licensed, and purchased content on Foundry, hosted in The Forge. I also have the software installed on one of my computers so that I can use The Forge module to backup all my content locally (on top of the snapshots and backups in the cloud through The Forge). That also get cold archived to separate cloud storage.

I spend more time organizing my digital content than I have ever spent organizing bookshelves.

People who work in information governance should not buy digital TTRPG content. ;-)

I use external hard drives and to keep the content current with each. One is in my safe, the other attached to my desktop. If I want to access something away from home, I transfer a copy of it to my Kindle.

 

[jdrakeh]

So, I used to use Evernote to store my PDFs. But a lot of the PDFs I was buying were from massive adventure and setting books that exceeded the per-file quota. So I started putting them into Google Drive. Then I got tired of managing PDFs in multiple locations, so I migrated everything to Google Drive. I was running out of space of on Google Drive, so I bought more capacity. I'm worried about having all my eggs in one basket and am kinda OCD about backup, so I back up to a separate cloud archive solution. I want some things instantly available, so I'm constantly fiddling with which folders to have synced from Google Drive to my local computer. I have the Drive Thru RPG app installed and synch all my DTRPG content to local storage.

I have a lot of homebrew, licensed, and purchased content on Foundry, hosted in The Forge. I also have the software installed on one of my computers so that I can use The Forge module to backup all my content locally (on top of the snapshots and backups in the cloud through The Forge). That also get cold archived to separate cloud storage.

I spend more time organizing my digital content than I have ever spent organizing bookshelves.

People who work in information governance should not buy digital TTRPG content. ;-)

No doubt. I back up all of my PDFs on One Drive, Google Drive, my NAS, and two external USB hard drives.

 

[Thomas Shey]

And this is the danger of PDFs and VTT content. You don't have the help of pesky things like physical space, storage, and weight to help control your impulses.

"Cool battlemap! When will I ever use it, you ask? ... Cool battlemap!"

On the other hand, things can change, but if you're compelled by space...

 

[Thomas Shey]

I use external hard drives and to keep the content current with each. One is in my safe, the other attached to my desktop. If I want to access something away from home, I transfer a copy of it to my Kindle.

Something similar; two backup harddrives, and if I'm liable to use something regularly or unpredictable, also on the laptop.