Re: [DL] RPGA Living Deadlands?!

["Chris Beilby" <cbeilby@hroads.net>]

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From: "Allan Seyberth (darious@darious.com)" <darious@plato.nmia.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [DL] RPGA Living Deadlands?!


> > 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).
>
>

Winter Fantasy is not only exclusive, it's FREE to RPGA members.


>
> 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.
>
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