Re: [DL] RPGA Living Deadlands?!

["Allan Seyberth (darious@darious.com)" <darious@plato.nmia.com>]

> And even at the more expensive levels of membership, you pay as much for it
> once a year as you would probably pay on one to two gaming supplements.  Not
> to mention the fact that participating in RPGA sanctioned events lets you
> get to know some damn fine people.


I get great adventures on the web, for free.  And I meet some damn fine 
people at every convention I go to.


I'm sorry, but you haven't provided me with a reason to deal with the 
hassle of writing a check every year.


According to Hasbro, for $5/year I can get:

Access to Living Campaigns  -  so I can take my character from GM to GM 
and am graciously allowed to keep my experience points. . . 

Classic Adventures - I'm allowed to play a one-shot adventure.

Interactives - I can participate in LARPs.  There's a LARP at the local 
game store every Friday and every other Sunday. Every GenCon I've been to, 
I've played in the Deadlands Larp (and those were a blast).

Scenario Library - I am allowed to /purchase/ amateur adventures at a 
discount rate. . . 


Polyhedron - for joining the RPGA I am allowed to /buy/ a subscription to 
Polyhedron magazine.  At the cut rate of $5/issue ($30 year bimonthly).  
Isn't Dragon Magazine's off-the-shelf cost $5?


And the undefined "Other benefits". . . I suppose that being allowed to 
participate in Winter Fantasy, an RPGA only convention counts.  But - you 
have to pay to get into that Con as well.   Also, if I am even able to 
travel to a con, I'm only able to travel to one or two a year - my first 
three picks are GenCon, Origins, and/or Ghenghis Con (it's nearby and they 
allow beer in the gaming areas).



I'm sorry - but as far as I'm concerned, this is one buck-naked Emperor.  
The RPGA offers nothing that other game companies don't already provide 
for free as part of their fan support operations.