What would you like to see more in RPG stores?

[Ourph]

What would you like to see more in RPG stores?

Multiple choices are allowed.

Hot chicks.
Beer on tap.
People who bathe and don't count lugging catalog cases full of books and metal miniatures from the car to the table as "exercise".

 

[Charwoman Gene]

I'd like to see a gaming store that was run as a serious business, and took the hobby and its image and health seriously.

1) Trained employees who actually perform customer service, especially for non-gamers (parents and relatives).

2) Clean, well lit, easy to shop environment for the main sales area.

3) Some sort of posted signs or instructions for how to get involved with the in-store gaming. A calendar would be above and beyond.

4) 1 or 2 semi-private booths or rooms for RPGs.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Beer on tap. Now that'd be great, especially since most of the time I go to the gaming shop right after work. Some Hobgoblin Ale or Skullsplitter would be very appropriate.

I voted other. I'd like to see more non-RPG gamer-interest items. The local FLGS, Phantom of the Attic, has forayed a little into this territory. Stuff like the LotR DVDs, Uber-goober, artwork, some of Toy Vault's monster plushes, etc.

 

[The_Gneech]

More cheap, painted minis!

-The Gneech

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

i shall second everything Crothian said, plus: hot single natural redheaded women who dig bearded trekkies

What Tuglebend said, but replace redheaded with brunette and trekkies with monarchists!

Actually, that's not entirely untrue of my FLGS...

oh and shrink wrapped books, i dont like buying copies people have thumbed through (but they should still have a show copy to thumb through)

I much prefer to have the option to thumb through, and don't care that much about the physical quality of my books, so I'll have to disagree here.

As to the actual subject of the poll, I cast my votes for more OGL standalones, more compatible OGL/d20 books, and more non-d20 books for existing systems (HERO! SilCore!), but honestly, my FLGS definitely has all of those.

 

[Thunderfoot]

i shall second everything Crothian said, plus: hot single natural redheaded women <SNIP>

hot single naturalLY WELL ENDOWED redheaded women Oh Yeah!

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I would just like to see my reflection in the window of one in my hometown. Then I could go inside and revel in the rpg-y goodness.

But we ain't got one, and ain't likely to get one.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I'll aslo agree with Crothian. My biggest wish, however, would be to HAVE a gaming store nearby.

Where abouts are you in Ohio? Maybe there is one you don't know about.

Back to the topic: clean store, large open shelves, empolyees who don't see the store as their own personal playground.

Oh, and they have to carry d20 Future. For some reason that's always sold out when I look for it.

 

[VirgilCaine]

Attractive, CCW-carrying, anarcho-capitalist gamer women.

However, I'd like to see material outside of WotC. Sure, there's some nice stuff, but I'd like some variety--variety I can check out on the 'Net/in the store to see how balanced it is.

And of course, few CCG/'Clix/whatever gamers, clean, brightly lit stores, and employees who play.

 

[derbacher]

Originally posted by BiggusGeekus

Where abouts are you in Ohio? Maybe there is one you don't know about.

Travel East on I-70. Ten miles before you hit West Virginia, turn north, and you will find me 15 miles up the old State Road . The two stores I mentioned earlier were in Steubenville and St. Clairsville, respectively. The closest I have found anything is Columbus (2.5 hours) or Pittsburgh (1.5 hours). I'm not gonna drive that far, when I can get stuff from the comfort of my desk. It does make finding games a little rough, though. :\