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Gygax Magazine unboxing action report

Started by Benoist, January 26, 2013, 04:04:12 PM

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Benoist

#30
January 26, 2013, 10:33:36 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;622294Oh.  I wonder if the big, tough marine would let Allie Goertz take off her glasses before he knocked her out?

Man that was great to see Allie perform for us. I was kinda sad for her because it wasn't live, though. The live feed had problems for the first like, 10 minutes or so, and when it was fixed and we could see everything she was done with her song. I love what she does. She's amazing.

The Butcher

#31
January 26, 2013, 10:33:37 PM
This is crazy awesome. Love love love to see non-D&D stuff which is a time-honored tradition of ye olde TSR Dragon. Will look into getting the PDF later. Congratulations to Ben and to everyone involved.

Daddy Warpig

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January 26, 2013, 11:03:38 PM Last Edit: January 27, 2013, 12:07:11 AM by Daddy Warpig
Quote from: AnthonyRoberson;622292I don't think Adamant owns ICONS anymore. I believe Steve Kenson owns it now. I believe he just finished a Kickstarter for a book called With Great Power or something like that.
I presume that article about ICONS, being a preview of Great Power, is related.

Also, what a roster! Cory Doctorow? etc., etc.? That had to be expensive. Here's hoping they can continue to bring the quality.

Really, it's only the title that's putting me off.

The industry could use a leading, cross-brand magazine that covers every game in existence, offering reviews and material for all of them. I sincerely hope they can find an audience and expand their reach.

(I also sincerely hope they come up with a different name, but they won't, and probably shouldn't. Still, terrible name.)
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Raven

#33
January 26, 2013, 11:38:49 PM
I had to have it as soon as I saw the cover, although seeing the ToC makes me feel a little less like an easily manipulated tool. Hope it works out for them. It'll be nice to have a print mag again. Now if they can just get Willie Walsh to do an adventure or two...

Bastetson

#34
January 27, 2013, 12:51:34 AM
My order number was 539, so it seems to be off to a good start.

James Gillen

#35
January 27, 2013, 12:53:38 AM
Quote from: Benoist;622213Judge for yourself:


Looks exactly like!

JG
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Raven

#36
January 27, 2013, 01:46:57 AM
Quote from: Bastetson;622314My order number was 539, so it seems to be off to a good start.

#668 here.

Also Daniel Horne did the cover!  His piece on the cover of Dragon #126 is one of my favorites.

Melan

#37
January 27, 2013, 03:48:25 AM Last Edit: January 27, 2013, 04:59:50 AM by Melan
QuoteGygax magazine 4-issue subscription $35.00
Shipping by USPS (Priority Mail International) $79.05
I believe I am going to be spending my money elsewhere. :hatsoff:

[edit]Unless PDF becomes a purchase option.[/edit]
Now with a Zine!
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Tetsubo

#38
January 27, 2013, 04:09:05 AM
I ordered the 1st issue. I don't imagine I will be ordering any others. I don't much have a need for a magazine subscription in my life any longer.

Anon Adderlan

#39
January 27, 2013, 04:46:14 AM
Quote from: Endless Flight;622279I think they're restraining their marketing potential by naming it Gygax though, if the magazine is indeed all about games from across all eras of roleplaying.

Quote from: Daddy Warpig;622302Really, it's only the title that's putting me off.

Are you kidding? The title is the only thing making it a viable magazine. If the same content were delivered in a differently branded periodical, it would do much more poorly.

And this magazine will not be driven by the content, no matter how good, but by the nostalgia crack.

Bedrockbrendan

#40
January 27, 2013, 07:24:55 AM
Quote from: Raven;622325#668 here.

Also Daniel Horne did the cover!  His piece on the cover of Dragon #126 is one of my favorites.


Always liked that picture.

Bedrockbrendan

#41
January 27, 2013, 07:27:11 AM
Quote from: CRKrueger;622294Oh.  I wonder if the big, tough marine would let Allie Goertz take off her glasses before he knocked her out?

I can smell the whiskey from here

Daztur

#42
January 27, 2013, 08:04:02 AM
Any info on what price the PDF will be?

GaryRP

#43
January 27, 2013, 10:27:54 AM
I popped for the first issue. I'll see how it looks and then maybe go for the subscription. I'd kinda prefer the pdf version but paper mags are still fun to peruse.

I assume that since it is listing a four-issue subscription that this will be published quarterly? I either missed that in the Wired article or it wasn't stated.

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