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Originally Posted by Old Geezer
Sounds like an interesting product.
Marketing-wise, this product seems directed at people like me - middle aged, married, professionally employed, have several social outlets other than gaming.
I'd love to design something myself, but the simple fact of the matter is I never will. I can GM Star Wars only by downloading free adventures from WOTC, and the fact that I know the setting cold. I just don't have the TIME.
That said... I find myself reticent to drop this much money. What makes this doubly ironic is that model railroad locomotives run about $85 to $150, and I have nearly a hundred.
The unstated assumption on my part, of course, is that I'll get that much fun out of those engines, but not $110 worth of fun out of this book.
People are funny.
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I'll admit, I'm kind of weird in that I read gaming sourcebooks for entertainment value. I imagine I somehow got this trait from my mother, who collects cookbooks and reads them voraciously, but rarely, if ever, tries new recipes outside her tried and true comfort zone.
In my case, I have far too short of an attention span as a GM to ever get maximum value out of any RPG setting material, so I tend to latch on to the stuff I can read and enjoy. I always liked Monte's Ptolus write-ups on his website, and the whole notion of a setting informed and designed according to the D&D rules appeals to me.
And honestly, the price is about what I'd pay for three or four WoTC books with a lower cumulative page count.