Just that. But it has to be that you personally paid the most money for; no good counting a $150 book that was on sale for $15 (unless $15 is the most you ever paid for an RPG).
It will mostly be recent stuff - I paid I think £45 for Tome of Beasts not long ago, I think that must be the highest single purchase. I was lucky enough to get the Wilderlands of High Fantasy Box set for around £27 in 2007. Generally with the weak pound, US $50 hardbacks are getting up around £50 here now.
Putting together a Pathfinder Adventure Path has cost me around £80-£90, but that is 6 individual books.
150 bucks for a copy of the boxed Empire of the Petal Throne.
$80 for the two-volume set of HERO System 6th Edition.
For a single item? Probably the Ptolus book.
I've paid more for miniature sets/boxes (I think it was $150 for the Bones kickstarter, $170 for Starfinder Sodapop minis, and I think the first Pathfinder Battles case was like $350. But that's dozens of minis.)
Over the Edge 20th Anniversary Edition ('round 100$) or maybe the Delta Green Eyes Only Volume 2: The Fate (80ish $), bought a couple of years before Pagan Pub collected all three Eyes Only-books in the big Delta Green: Eyes Only. I think my Ptolus-book only set me back around 65$.
I think it was $50 for the leather bound Hackmaster 5E. Waste of my money frankly. But I like the idea of owning a leather bound RPG book.
I paid $96cdn for Horror on the Orient Express...
If single item, Ptolus. That was, what, just under $150 done in three installments? I don't remember exactly. I did buy 11 copies of Cook's Arcana Unearthed as a bulk purchase, but got a sizable discount because it was a bulk pre-order that pushed the FLGS's initial order into discount territory. Ended up being about $23 to $25 per book.
Dwarven Forge, A friends D&D miniature collection, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy ($250), and the newer OD&D premium Collectors Box in that order.
Frankly at this point I am not interested in any more large purchases including Dwarven forge. I only put in enough in the last kickstarter to cherry pick some unique pieces I liked.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1006950Just that. But it has to be that you personally paid the most money for; no good counting a $150 book that was on sale for $15 (unless $15 is the most you ever paid for an RPG).
$134.17 last year, for a copy of the Judges Guild City-State of the World Emperor along with Wilderlands of High Fantasy & Frontier Forts of Kelnore- an Ebay sale. Considering I own the complete Judges Guild Wilderlands collection now, that was a real bargain!
$131.40 - 2016 Subscription for
Eve Online.The most I ever spent in one go on multiple games was in the Autumn of 1981. I had spent the three months of summer working at ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, and returned to Colorado Springs to start school in the Autumn. I had saved several thousand dollars over the course of the summer, and when I got into town hit the local hobby shops all up and down the front ranging from Fort Collins, all the way down to Colorado Springs and went on a spending spree, ending up spending about $1100 in three days on RPGs and boardgames. I think every gamer should do that at least once or twice in their life, go on an all out spending spree and buy everything that one wants, that is available, for gaming.
Gaming Conventions are expensive. Not the RPGs, or other games, as I'm usually badged for GMing, or as a staff volunteer. However the travel, lodging and food expenses for attending, are significant. UCon last year this time set me back $600, GaryCon last March about $500 as well, and Origins $145 (One day only-Badges, travel & food). This was before I dropped a dime on any gaming publications, or accessories.
Back in June of last year, I put together about ten or so proposals for games (of which I would submit four to run for the show) and then email them to the RPG director of UCon, and asked him to pick one that he would like to see run at his show. My plan was to pick the one he wanted me to run, as well as three others, and of course, run those games at the show. I received a rather terse reply telling me to submit the games directly (as if I didn't know how to even register for a convention).
So I'm not sure where the communications crossup occurred, because I had no plans at all to run twelve sessions of games for a four day convention, and just wanted to be friendly and maybe run an old school game or two that they would really like to see at their show. They could have even asked me to run something not on the list, and I would have been delighted to comply, however all I got was a couple of emails stating
"submit the games you want to run to the website registration process" Since both RPG coordinators couldn't be bothered to name even one game of the dozen that I had selected to run for them. I decided to save my $500 and not attend UCon this year.
I'll probably still end up spending that money on games, ...of course, have to keep my budget on track...
Is Ptolus was $150 that probably was the largest. I also purchased the Classic Rune Quest all Digital level in kick starter, that's several books though a single purchase option, so dunno if that counts.
Necromancer's Wilderlands of High Fantasy box set, sealed, long after it had been released. $300 iirc.
Hmm, I thought it'd be Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter, but I checked and I only coughed up $50 for that. I paid more for the English-language Aquelarre kickstarter ($60), but probably a better answer would be if you consider the GURPS 4e Basic Set, which comes in two hardcover books with color pages to get what in earlier editions was one book or set - I don't remember what they cost at the time but current list would be $85 for both books.
I'm sure you didn't mean computer RPG's, but I did get Omnitrend's Universe (https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564695-universe/faqs/58365) about 1985, which cost $89.96 in yesteryear money, though technically it was a Christmas present from Grandma, and not "really" an RPG, though I did play it as a team with a P&P RPG friend for a bit.
I shelled out $175 for Arc Dream's Delta Green Rpg Kickstarter. The core book, and a bunch of pdfs.
Single purchase would have to be one of the two Reaper Bones kickstarters I participated in. I ended up spending several hundred dollars on each, but individually the cost per item is fairly low.
Single item is harder to say as I don't recall exact amounts at but HERO 5E, Runequest 6 and The One Ring are the primary contenders. TOR is technically more expensive, but I bought my hard copy with a bundle of Holding discount which knocked the price down.
Several years ago, I bought a box full of shit from FFG for $100 or so. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a new version of WFRP, but it was just a box full of shit.
I bought Eoris for $100 when it first came out. I'm glad I bought it, but I'll admit to being annoyed when they slashed the price to around $30.
I have the Guardians of Order edition of Game of Thrones... that was a shade more then a C-note, though I can't recall exactly. If not the most expensive game I've bought, then its the one I treat like the most expensive I've bought... which is a bit weird because Its just... I dunno... meh?
Similarly priced (and bought around the same time, an age of riches it was...) is the Worlds Largest Dungeon, which I actually tried to run... did run for a while, just... not complete (er... less than 1/16th complete?, they never got out of the first map section is what I'm saying!).. which gets treated like any old game book on my shelf. And is also sort of Meh, now that I think about it.
70usd is the most I have paid, there are 2 different products for which I paid that amount:
60eur for LotFP´s Veins of the Earth.
70usd for the Tenra Bansho Zero´s HARDCOVER Book Set [LIMITED EDITION]
For each of these items I had to pay for the shipping, but I am not considering that into the unit cost.
Paid about $100 for a copy of Hero System 6e Volume One. Own three copies of it now.
Definitely Reaper Bones 3 then probably one of the Goodman Kickstarter as a distant second.
Grand Survey and Grand Census both for $150 total last year.
Just recently bought a book that was the Stars without Number Omninus.
A 1007 page hardback of ALL the SWN material thus far in one book.
It cost $99 USD (+ $30 USD delivery to Australia).
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Quote from: danskmacabre;1007159Just recently bought a book that was the Stars without Number Omninus.
A 1007 page hardback of ALL the SWN material thus far in one book.
It cost $99 USD (+ $30 USD delivery to Australia).
That seems like it would be really unwieldy. I'd also be concerned about binding failure with a book that thick.
Rappan Athuk Swords& Wizardry version. Probably around 140 $ with international shipping added.
Quote from: danskmacabre;1007159Just recently bought a book that was the Stars without Number Omninus.
A 1007 page hardback of ALL the SWN material thus far in one book.
It cost $99 USD (+ $30 USD delivery to Australia).
In print? Where did you buy this?
Quote from: Teodrik;1007188Rappan Athuk Swords& Wizardry version. Probably around 140 $ with international shipping added.
Same, but a bit cheaper with domestic shipping. And I would say totally worth it.
Quote from: Teodrik;1007190In print? Where did you buy this?
Scroll down to $40,000 stretch goal:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637945166/stars-without-number-revised-edition
Including shipping costs, the kickstarter for The Strange. I've since stopped backing McKickstarters. If I'm going to spend that kind of money, it will be on electronics.
Dwarven Forge, by far...I think I plunked down a bit over $700 on their Dungeon of Doom Kickstarter, spending a bit less on each of the Dungeon/Cavern kickstarters. Great investment, though, I've gotten plenty of play value out of them.
Though if we're talking things other than books, I have probably spent close to $500 on stuff for Fantasy Grounds.
Quote from: Tetsubo;1007170That seems like it would be really unwieldy. I'd also be concerned about binding failure with a book that thick.
Yes it's not exactly something you hold open like a normal smaller RPG book. But it looks very nice. When I read it, I read it on a table or sitting down and cross my legs and lean in on them, which works fine.
Regarding binding, you'd be right. When it arrived, the first thing that happened is some pages FELL out... That and a lot of the pages were printed too HIGH so paghe numbers were a bit off the top page.
Also, there were white lines across some full page pictures, which was probably a scratched printer Drum.
I have since contacted DrivethruRPG and they agreed it was a very bad print run, so are printing a new one for me, I haven't received it yet though, but I can keep the old one, which is great, as it's still really readable. so not complaining really.
Quote from: Teodrik;1007190In print? Where did you buy this?
Only available to those who kickstarted the SWN revision, which is closed now.
Quote from: danskmacabre;1007293Yes it's not exactly something you hold open like a normal smaller RPG book. But it looks very nice. When I read it, I read it on a table or sitting down and cross my legs and lean in on them, which works fine.
Regarding binding, you'd be right. When it arrived, the first thing that happened is some pages FELL out... That and a lot of the pages were printed too HIGH so paghe numbers were a bit off the top page.
Also, there were white lines across some full page pictures, which was probably a scratched printer Drum.
I have since contacted DrivethruRPG and they agreed it was a very bad print run, so are printing a new one for me, I haven't received it yet though, but I can keep the old one, which is great, as it's still really readable. so not complaining really.
I think there is something to be said for the classic D&D hardcover tradition of a player's book, GM's book and monster book. Three smaller books are just sturdier than one large book. I still have all of my original 1E books and my 2E books were fine until I sold them off. In sci-fi I suppose it would be player's, GM, and tech. Glad to hear they are making good on a bad print run.
Probably Guide to Glorantha, I can't remember what it cost, but it was a fair chunk, I did get 3 PDFs though, so it was good value. People who bought the hardbacks paid a lot more for a superb set of books.
I have backed Kickstarters for more, but they gacve me a lot of supplements, so probably don't count. I also paid nearly £100 for a never-released Gloranthan document, but we were part of a group of 5, so it wasn't a lot each.
Quote from: Tetsubo;1007320I think there is something to be said for the classic D&D hardcover tradition of a player's book, GM's book and monster book. Three smaller books are just sturdier than one large book. I still have all of my original 1E books and my 2E books were fine until I sold them off. In sci-fi I suppose it would be player's, GM, and tech. Glad to hear they are making good on a bad print run.
Oh I agree really. It's nice to have separate books, but really, the SWN Omnibus is more of a collector thing than one I'll be lugging around with me a lot. It feels more like a coffee table book that I pick up and read to relax.
After saying that, my first print run PHB, and MM for DnD 5e have LOADS of pages that have fallen out.. They were REALLY badly bound..
I've heard Wizards DOES have a return policy, but I didn't know for quite some time after I've been using them, so they're pretty worn now.
Quote from: danskmacabre;1007399Oh I agree really. It's nice to have separate books, but really, the SWN Omnibus is more of a collector thing than one I'll be lugging around with me a lot. It feels more like a coffee table book that I pick up and read to relax.
After saying that, my first print run PHB, and MM for DnD 5e have LOADS of pages that have fallen out.. They were REALLY badly bound..
I've heard Wizards DOES have a return policy, but I didn't know for quite some time after I've been using them, so they're pretty worn now.
I haven't bought anything from Wizards since 3.5 ended. All of those are still in good shape. They might be using a different printer at this point.
Quote from: Tetsubo;1007423I haven't bought anything from Wizards since 3.5 ended. All of those are still in good shape. They might be using a different printer at this point.
I have since heard there were issues with the first print run, which Wizards has acknowledged.
Subsequent print runs were fine.
One other thing I noticed was in my DMG (first print run, 5E) on pages where there were VERY dark full page images, the ink smudged somewhat and in extreme cases, smudged onto the other page when then book was closed... ick!!
I've done a few Kickstarters in the $75-100 range, but you're usually getting a lot more than one book.
I did the Rogue Trader Collector's Edition - $120
I think by far the most I've ever paid for one single RPG product (even including Ebay rare stuff) was the Deathwatch Collector's Edition - $200
I'm pretty sure the priciest RPG book I ever bought was the Great Pendragon Campaign, which I paid cover-price for. I don't remember how much that was, though.
For new releases probably the 5e PHB, MM and DMG I bought from the FLGS although I got them on sale.
For older stuff probably $40 for an old Creature Crucible supplement? I can't bring myself to blow a lot on old OOP material that I use to own.
I bought all 3 5e core books new at one go for full price. So $150.
Probably somewhere in the mix of the Birthright boxed set (with unpunched cards!), some material for Talislanta to fill some holes in my collection, or a copy of the D&D Rules Compendium from eBay. All purchases were totally worth it!
Quote from: fearsomepirate;1007947I bought all 3 5e core books new at one go for full price. So $150.
If you're talking the biggest single purchase in one hit, Then about a year ago I bought:
All 3 core DnD 5e books (DMG, MM and PHB) ,
Plus a scenario book, Princes of the apocalypse I think,
Plus a sizeable box of unpainted miniatures (100+ minis) ,
a couple of boxes of cardboard square battle grids with scenery, terrain etc.
a box of Dwarven forge dungeon tiles (plastic 3d printed or moulded things)...
All for $250 AUD (approx $190 USD). A bargain I think.
The person in question spent a ton of money getting it all.
He never used any of it, as he could never get all his friends together at the same time to play and finally gave up on trying and sold the lot to me cheap.
I've bought rare books of other kinds (mainly occultism) for quite a lot of money. But I just can't imagine myself doing so for RPG books.
I don't really keep track but a month or two ago I spent around $20 on a copy of Aaron Allston's Strike Force for 3rd edition Champions because I'd never seen it for such a low price in such good condition. I have the Dark Albion hardcover but don't remember how much I paid. I don't buy many new games.
Quote from: Dumarest;1008465I don't really keep track but a month or two ago I spent around $20 on a copy of Aaron Allston's Strike Force for 3rd edition Champions because I'd never seen it for such a low price in such good condition. I have the Dark Albion hardcover but don't remember how much I paid. I don't buy many new games.
Well, in that case I'm flattered you got DA.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1008738Well, in that case I'm flattered you got DA.
Then you should be ecstatic that I intend to acquire Lion & Dragon as well. :D
Likely the two GURPS 4th edition corebooks, back when it came out. Part of what got me back into tabletop was that I was broke, it was a cheap hobby, and I'd already sunk thousands of dollars into the stuff in crates in the basement. I've replaced one of my battle mats, I bought new paints for figure touchup, I got Compendium II and those two corebooks, and that's just about it for sunk costs in the last 14 years.
Two come to mind:
1. Top tier backing of the RQ Classic KS (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/224590870/runequest-classic-edition). The exclusive books were interesting, but not really worth it to me, as they were just hardcovers of scanned old documents. I thought they would have at least been cleaned up to be easily legible.
2. The WFRP 1E had one limited edition book - Realms Of Sorcery. It came in three different color leather covers (black, red, cream). I stumbled across the first two at steal prices (EUR50 for a "regular" limited edition, $50 for Graeme Davis' presentation copy), but I never saw the cream cover until many years after finding those. I paid way too much ($400+), but at least it was a little bit different beyond the leather color - it's an error printing that was mostly recalled and pulped. So three different covers and three slightly different versions.
I have a sickness...
200CDN on a 250 collector's edition of the Deathwatch 40K RPG.
Quote from: Christopher Brady;1009812200CDN on a 250 collector's edition of the Deathwatch 40K RPG.
What did you get for that money?
Quote from: RPGPundit;1010186What did you get for that money?
I found the images:
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(https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/deathwatch_ce/description_pg_images/three_quarter_masked.png)
Well, visually impressive, at least.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1006950Just that. But it has to be that you personally paid the most money for; no good counting a $150 book that was on sale for $15 (unless $15 is the most you ever paid for an RPG).
I bought 6 levels of the original Castle Greyhawk in 2005:
(http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/temp/rjk-castle-greyhawk-maps-2006-auction.jpg)
They cost $1200 or so. That's the largest figure I've spent for an original Greyhawk manuscript (or anything else gaming-related, for that matter). The original manuscript and map for the Bottle City level:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1545/6025/products/ERKA_Poster_Map_1024x1024.jpg?v=1477244474)
sold for $3650 in the same 2005 auction (I didn't win this one ;) ). The poster displayed is a facsimile of the original (I can't find the original auction photo atm).
Quote from: RPGPundit;1007692I'm pretty sure the priciest RPG book I ever bought was the Great Pendragon Campaign, which I paid cover-price for. I don't remember how much that was, though.
IIRC it was originally $50, although I think it was later re-released at more like $90 or $120?
Allan.
Quote from: Christopher Brady;1010212I found the images:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1988[/ATTACH]
(https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/deathwatch_ce/description_pg_images/three_quarter_masked.png)
That is sexy as hell.
I hadn't thought to include Bones until reading this thread. Bones II would probably be my most expensive single RPG purchase.
The other stand out is the Guide to Glorantha, which I picked up not long before The Design Mechanism had their RQ licence yanked and I lost interest in the setting.
Quote from: grodog;1010777I bought 6 levels of the original Castle Greyhawk in 2005:
(http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/temp/rjk-castle-greyhawk-maps-2006-auction.jpg)
They cost $1200 or so. That's the largest figure I've spent for an original Greyhawk manuscript (or anything else gaming-related, for that matter). The original manuscript and map for the Bottle City level:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1545/6025/products/ERKA_Poster_Map_1024x1024.jpg?v=1477244474)
sold for $3650 in the same 2005 auction (I didn't win this one ;) ). The poster displayed is a facsimile of the original (I can't find the original auction photo atm).
Wow. That is certainly... dedication.
QuoteIIRC it was originally $50, although I think it was later re-released at more like $90 or $120?
Allan.
Yeah, probably $50 US is what I paid. But at the time that was probably like $75 canadian.