Post originally by Chris V at 2003-09-11 11:45:24
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I don't agree that "cool ideas" are necessarily free. The d20 community has a great wealth of individuals who donate their time and energy to providing new adventure seeds, plot hooks, prestige classes etc. That's an awesome strength and I know that the community will never become fully commodified, thus providing a wonderful resource for people who wish to game but can't/don't purchase source materials.

However, people like Monte Cook have realized that some individuals CAN charge for "cool ideas." His publishing company regularly provides information that others might have given out for free, yet it's perfectly acceptable for him to charge us for the privilege of reading what's in his brain.

Now, is the value of this product worth the amount and depth of ideas one gets from it? It seems to me that $9 for almost 100 pages is a pretty decent value; $19 isn't. Of course, one must add several dollars to that $9 price tag unless one is fortunate enough to work for a printing company or for an employer that "allows" (or just doesn't know about) printing of personal items.