[Rq-rules] MRQ "A Real Runequest Game"

[Nick.Middleton at wrsl.com]

> I agree that the price for the set is way too high - but then, I
> don't know the economics of producing them. Still, I doubt that they
> make a lot of sales on those books.

Minor observation (an d not to dispute that the BRP Monographs could be
better priced) - but there list price translates to less than £30, which is
considerably less than the AH Deluxe Boxed set, and speaking from
experience (I own both), the monographs are considerably more robust than
the flimsy pamphlets that made up the AH Deluxe boxed set...

> I wish they'd produce an omnibus edition, something like the
> perfect-bound RQ3 book (and in a more reasonable price range).
> Somehow that doesn't seem likely.

Funnily enough, I was thinking roughly the same thing on my way to work
this morning. They did web site exclusive hardback editions of Malleus
Monstrorum, Beyond the Mountains of Madness and Masks of Nyarlathotep (all
for Call of Cthulhu) last year via PoD - they could easily do something
similar with the BRP monographs (soft or hardback) and they'd probably get
good sales...

> In fact, it just occurred to me
> that they might stop selling the monograph editions completely once
> D100 is out!

I doubt it - they are still selling very old versions of Call of Cthulhu in
PDF via DTR, can't see any reason to drop the BRP monographs - sales may
drop a bit, but one of the reason Chaosium like s the monographs is that
they are such low risk items from their point of view.

Cheers,

Nick Middleton




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