tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post3321126911374272610..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Crypts and Things Remastered available in Print (Swords & Sorcery OSR / S&W Variant)Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-90041808346739163022016-10-26T08:21:37.386-04:002016-10-26T08:21:37.386-04:00The cheapest shipping option I have for C&T HC...The cheapest shipping option I have for C&T HC on DTRPG is USD 14. There's another one that is more expensive, but 14 bucks is as low as it goes. I'm in Europe.<br /><br />As for the WOTC book, I bought Storm King's Thunder for $23 and an extra $5 shipping, from Amazon.Curratumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096713860194686438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-47580847287951568292016-10-25T09:43:21.449-04:002016-10-25T09:43:21.449-04:00Thanks for the shoot out Erik, and glad you like t...Thanks for the shoot out Erik, and glad you like the book :)Newt Newporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526248931436220381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-74857839551709507832016-10-25T05:51:08.278-04:002016-10-25T05:51:08.278-04:00Shipping for the C&T HC is 5 bucks and change ...Shipping for the C&T HC is 5 bucks and change if you choose media mail.<br /><br />Now, what online retailer (Amazon?) are you using and what is the suggested retail price?<br /><br />You do realize that WotC has economy of scale in its favor, as they print thousands of copies at a time and OBS is a Print on Demand retailer. You are literally comparing apples to oranges.<br /><br />Amazon (I'm going to assume Amazon) discounts books and gets a discount on shipping due to their huge volume of business. USPS delivers packages on Sundays because of Amazon.<br /><br />Princes of the Apocalypse comes in at 255 pages, with a suggested retail of $49.95 and an Amazon price of $30.49. Out of the Abyss ($31.92) and Curse of Strahd ($30.56) have the same page count.<br /><br />The ones around $23 come in at 96 pages or so.<br /><br />As for Crypts & Things, the 240+ pages include the rule system, setting and three adventures.<br /><br />The three core books each have a retail price of $50 for 5e. $150 total before Amazon discount. About $87 with Amazon discount.<br /><br />So, your game with rules and campaign is $110 (yes, page count for 5e would be huge in comparison, but that really isnt the point). C&T is playable in HC for $40 - and you get the PDF, which WotC DOES NOT OFFER for 5e.<br /><br />Just trying to explain the economics here. You will never see smaller RPGs on Amazon (BFRPG is an exception because they POD at cost on Amazon) because they don't have print runs, they are POD.<br />Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-17529404932969993472016-10-25T03:34:22.452-04:002016-10-25T03:34:22.452-04:00People really need to work out some better pricing...People really need to work out some better pricing mechanisms for those products. RPGNow/DTRPG wants me to pay $40 for the B&W hardcover of this, then add another $14 for shipping, all while I bought a 250-page, full-color, hardcover 5e campaign for $23, with an extra $5 for shipping.<br /><br />Basically I need to pay around 200% of the price of a full-color hardback, to get a B&W hardback. This is just not how that thing works. Heck, even the softcover of C&T costs more than the WOTC hardback.Curratumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096713860194686438noreply@blogger.com