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Game Products That Seem Ridiculously Under-Priced For You?

Started by RPGPundit, July 02, 2017, 02:19:56 AM

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Spinachcat

#15
July 04, 2017, 04:49:49 AM
Mazes & Minotaurs is free. That's insane.

I've gotten more play out of those free PDFs than most RPGs I bought.

Biscuitician

#16
July 04, 2017, 08:36:53 AM
For 25 english pounds Blades in the Dark is really good value IMO. It's not full colour, but glossy, and that nice smaller (and hardback) size too.

It also doesn't need to be full colour either.

RunningLaser

#17
July 04, 2017, 08:52:27 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;972950It's interesting that in the answers so far there's a huge variation of price-points and page-counts.

I have one skirmish wargame called G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. Rules For Adventures in the Victorian Era.  The rule book is 42 pages long and 5 1/4" x 8", so small format low page count.  New the book went for $16 I think- most wargames are priced high, but the book is packed with content- not just the rules for skirmish wargaming, but random tables on creating your own troops, weapons, vehicles and creatures.  There's no wasted space, at least not much.  It's all usable stuff you would need and want to run the game and create things for years to come.

On the flip side, I'm sure there's books that are really cheap with high page counts, but it's all filler.  If there's not much meat in there to use, what's the point?

Harlock

#18
July 04, 2017, 01:22:04 PM
Quote from: Celestial;972624Can't get any better value wise than the Basic Fantasy RPG, IMO.  Open source, every digital file is free, and printed books are available on Amazon for $5 - $10.

For Gold and Glory is up there on the cheap as well, for D&D 2e fans. Not as much supporting material as BFRPG, though. Honestly, retroclones are just flat out great when it comes to how inexpensive they can be.
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Harlock

#19
July 04, 2017, 01:49:38 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;972950It's interesting that in the answers so far there's a huge variation of price-points and page-counts.

All that proves is that expense is relative. It's the same for any hobby. Anything free or at cost in this day and age I would consider ridiculously underpriced. But maybe to a teenager who doesn't get an allowance or have access to smartphone, iPad, laptop or desktop; BFRPG could seem daunting to collect all the printed materials. And for some of us (not me!) $30 per book may seem a pittance considering they'll get 8 hours of playtime per week, plus hours of reading, developing, etc.
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joewolz

#20
July 06, 2017, 10:58:33 AM
Quote from: Harlock;973057All that proves is that expense is relative. It's the same for any hobby. Anything free or at cost in this day and age I would consider ridiculously underpriced. But maybe to a teenager who doesn't get an allowance or have access to smartphone, iPad, laptop or desktop; BFRPG could seem daunting to collect all the printed materials. And for some of us (not me!) $30 per book may seem a pittance considering they'll get 8 hours of playtime per week, plus hours of reading, developing, etc.

I am with you.  For the amount of entertainment I get out of RPG books, I only hesitate if it's over $50 or $60 at once...and even then I usually talk myself into it if I can't find a review.
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Biscuitician

#21
July 06, 2017, 12:10:46 PM
I'd say the paperback/small format version of the Dark Eye is great value, but the game doesn't appeal to me in the slightest! :D

Biscuitician

#22
July 06, 2017, 03:05:41 PM
Dunno about ridiculously underpriced, but the new Star Trek rpg is out on pdf at drivethru for a lot less than i expected. http://drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=214552&site=&test_epoch=0¤cy=GBP&products_id=214552

Dumarest

#23
July 06, 2017, 06:34:55 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973589Dunno about ridiculously underpriced, but the new Star Trek rpg is out on pdf at drivethru for a lot less than i expected. http://drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=214552&site=&test_epoch=0¤cy=GBP&products_id=214552

$15.55 for a PDF according to my pounds to dollars conversion calculator.

Looks like it's all The New Generation...I would prefer the original 1960s-1980s Star Trek...but at it least it's not Enterprise.

Biscuitician

#24
July 07, 2017, 02:53:50 AM
Quote from: Dumarest;973657$15.55 for a PDF according to my pounds to dollars conversion calculator.

Looks like it's all The New Generation...I would prefer the original 1960s-1980s Star Trek...but at it least it's not Enterprise.

I would imagine ththe classic era is included by default.

I would be happy to see enterprise because it is actually a decent show.

Robyo

#25
July 07, 2017, 06:14:44 AM
D&D 5e Starter Box is a good value. $20 nets a decent module (levels 1-5), basic rules (no chargen*), 5 pre gen character sheets, and a set of polyhedron dice, all in a sturdy box. It's enough to get rolling.

*Chargen rules can be found free online for the 4 basic classes, plus the SRD adds more.

3rik

#26
July 07, 2017, 09:57:40 AM
Has the core boxset for Cubicle 7's Lone Wolf Adventure Game been mentioned yet?
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Krimson

#27
July 07, 2017, 10:04:39 AM
Quote from: EOTB;972675The offset print Black Blade Publishing OSRIC book - 370+ pages full of original artwork that gives you most of 1E core 3 (DMG, PHB, MM) for $26 or so.  I don't think you can beat it for its combination of print quality, art quality, and game quality.

I got that a few years ago and the person who sent it to me included a hardcover of Monsters of Myth for nothing at all.
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Dumarest

#28
July 07, 2017, 10:21:18 AM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973717I would be happy to see enterprise because it is actually a decent show.

Party of one, your table is ready. ;)

Biscuitician

#29
July 07, 2017, 11:03:44 AM Last Edit: July 07, 2017, 11:12:53 AM by Biscuitician
Well, if it's worthy anything, Star trek Adventures is the first dtrpg i've ever paid for (and nearly didn't thanks to it's shitty interface). This is directly attributable to the price - and the fact i like Trek, duh!

That said, I've never been 100% convinced that playing a typical starfleet crew (which this seems to be) really works. There's a lot of crew spaces to fill for one thing so you'll need a half decent sized group. Plus someone has to be captain and boss everyone else around - or the GM plays the captain and bosses everyone else around.

The printer friendly version is unreadable. It simply omits the background page colour, and some of the font colours are too bright when on a white background.
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