Ok, I broke down. I ordered Castle Whiterock by Goodman Games. “And I got five skulls to add to my count of PC deaths, which always makes a killer DM’s heart warm.” ¹ Third session, nine characters killed...
Castle Whiterock by Goodman Games
So now I have two mega dungeons and a big dungeon waiting for players. The other mega dungeon is Rappan Athuk by Necromancer Games and the big dungeon is Tomb of Abysthor by Necromancer Games.
Rappan Athuk by Necromancer Games
Tomb of Abysthor by Necromancer Games
I ordered Castle Whiterock from the Goodman Games online store, so the entire deal is costing me about USD 120. When I tried looking for it on Amazon, I did not find it except for second hand dealers. Some second hand dealers had clearly misidentified the product – it sold for less than USD 30 and when I checked the ISBN it turned out to belong to another book. I wonder how the sellers would have talked themselves out of it.
I ordered it from somebody at two thirds the price and then got an email saying that it was no longer in stock. I ghess that’s how they talk themselves out of it.
So I started looking at buying it new, and it seemed like the highest saving I could have managed was about USD 5. Then I remembered what happened about half a year ago (→ 2007-07-10 Goodman Games). They had sent me stuff with postage worth about USD 50 and only asked for USD 5. I think they deserve more business for that mistake. 😄
On related news: I’m not sure what to do about OpenDesign. I was no patron of the Arabian adventures, and I think I’ll skip the Blood of the Gorgon adventure ². USD 25 for a PDF product still seems to be too expensive. I already feel stupid for paying USD 10 or more for other PDF products. As my stack of material grows (not surprisingly with Pathfinder and Game Mastery module subscribtions), I feel like I really have to cut down on things. Thus, no more USD 25 for a PDF only adventure. I don’t get too much out of the forums supporting the development process. That alone is not worth a lot to me.
I might end up buying more Dungeon Crawl Classics by Goodman Games, skip 4E, and play all the 3E stuff until 5th ed. comes along. 😄
Dungeon Crawl Classics by Goodman Games
#RPG
(Please contact me if you want to remove your comment.)
⁂
Sounds like a good plan to me!
You won’t be disappointed with Castle Whiterock, that’s for sure - especially if you toss a few of the DCCs into the mix too. I recommend #35 The Gazetter of the Known Realms, #28 Into the Wilds and #14 Dungeon Unterludes. These will give you plenty of extra dressing to surround Whiterock 😄
– GreyWulf 2008-01-17 23:42 UTC
---
I should really stop reading threads like Favorite Necromancer Product – I spent two hours looking up products on Ebay and Amazon, sending queries out to two shops in Germany, and generally being a fool that needs to be parted from his cash instead of lying in the arms of my wife and enjoying a good night’s sleep.
Yikes!
– Alex Schroeder 2008-01-19 02:42 UTC