#188: The Price of RPGs

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the price of RPGs. In the news, a new Dungeons & Dragons starter set on the way, Critical Role adventure Call of the Netherdeep delayed in Europe, activist hedge fund wants Wizards of the Coast spun off from Hasbro, Free RPG Day 2022 first details announced, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the lesser known colors of dragons.

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News

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-stormwreck-isle-new-d-d-starter-set-is-coming-this-year.686135/

Call of the Netherdeep release delayed in Europe https://www.enworld.org/threads/call-of-the-netherdeep-delayed-to-5th-april-in-europe.686067/

Adventures in ZEITGEIST for Level Up: Advanced 5e released https://www.enworld.org/threads/adventures-in-zeitgeist-is-here.686100/

Chaosium suspends NFT licensing deal https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-suspends-nft-plans.686097/

News Digest for the Week of February 18 (multiple stories on NFTs in tabletop gaming and RPGs, activist hedge fund wants Hasbro to spin off Wizards of the Coast, Free RPG Day 2022 announced) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-18.686144/

Here There Be Dragons off-Broadway musical https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/dungeons-and-dragons-musical-here-there-be-dragons_93357.html

The World of Elissar https://worldofelissar.com/

Star Trek Adventures “Upsetting the Balance” https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/386495/Star-Trek-Adventures-MISSION-PDF-017-Upsetting-the-Balance?affiliate_id=36142

RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-sunken-isles-knock-in-other-waters-tidebreak-and-more.686079/

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The Price of RPGs

EN World post from 2014 calculating the costs of the core rulebooks for different editions from 1st Ed AD&D through 4e/Essentials and Pathfinder, adjusted for inflation https://www.enworld.org/threads/cost-of-d-d-editions-then-and-now.353385/

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