How Many Game Books do you have?

1. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #41

   Until the resolution and frequency of modern day screens reach acceptable levels, PDF's can never equal physical media.
   
   Counting PDF's would be plain silly. I got about 60 computer science books, but I got kazillions of computer science PDF's.
   
   They just don't count.

2. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #42

   You can't thumb through a PDF
   You can't take it with you into the bathroom
   ...or the bathtub.
   It can't sit in the front seat of your car to read at break time
   A PDF doesnt have that confortable book smell
   
   

3. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #43

   You can't thumb through a PDF
   You can't take it with you into the bathroom
   It can't sit in the front seat of your car to read at break time.
   That is what Lap Tops and PDAs are for.  If you have an E-reader, they work great for this.
   
   You can't take it into the bathtub
   Okay. I agree. But I would never
   
   A PDF doesnt have that confortable book smell.
   Knowledge does not have to be stinky!  Computer users know that for a fact.
   
   This is a paradigm shift. Our hobby can no longer support the increasing cost of paper books. How many of you can shell out $50 USD for a core book? Or $30 for Support book (or one of three books required to run the system)?  Too many standing game companies are getting out of the business because of sheer economics.  Others are retooling to adapt to the paradigm. New members of our hobby can not make the entrance fees (so to speak), as games are just too darn expensive at the start. Thus there will only be old gamers holding on to their molding books. If we embrace cheaper and easier to transfer electronic medium, we can allow for a lower entrance fee, better communication and learning for new members of the hobby, and keep new gamers instead of losing them to CCGs and computer games.

4. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #44

   I'd have to say I have at least in the 51-100 range... That's hard back books, and pdfs... I might have more than that.. haven't tried counting in a while... though if I had to, I could probably go through and count them up.

5. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #45

   I just bought the deities and demigods book, i figured it was a good tool for dietiy creation so i know what should be explained and it helps when needing a quick diety while playing NWN. I also got the forgotten realms campaign setting book, i don't know why i bought it, maybe satan made me do it.

6. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #46

   Recently I have been buying things from Drive-Through RPG. Handy to get things that are out of print.

7. Re: How Many Game Books do you have?

   #47

   I've not gotten a game book since the middle of last year when I got Exalted: The Fair Folk

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