FREE RPG DAY - June 18, 2011by Derek Brown
There were over a dozen publisher participants this year and here was the lineup of freebies:
I arrived at 9:55am and there was a line of 40-50 already. Rob, the owner of Pair-A-Dice, was out side giving instructions for Free RPG Day:
I took the opportunity to buy "Daring Tales of the Space Lanes Compendium One" That qualified me for my 3rd freebie.
Right down the road from Pair-A-Dice games is the 15 screen Krikorian Theatre and Green Lantern has opened. "In brightest day...in darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lanter's light!!" I enjoyed the movie quite a bit.
In case you missed it, Saturday, June 18th 2011 was FREE RPG Day. Participating games stores gave away a adventures and quick start rules to promote our favorite hobby. One item in particular caught my eye. I'm a Savage Worlds nut and Pinnacle offered The Wild Hunt as their free RPG. I couldn't stand the thought of something I couldn't buy slipping thru my fingers. It's a great intro for a newbie to Savage Worlds.
[note: at the last minute, Pinnacle has posted The Wild Hunt online! The link above is to a pdf.]
There were over a dozen publisher participants this year and here was the lineup of freebies:
- Amarillo Design Bureau
Sample (1 per box), Prime Directive Adventure "Starship Aldo" (both d20 & GURPS)
- BlackWyrm Games
Sample (1 per box), XDM Adventure: "Laser Squid Nemesis" - Blue Panther
- Chessex
Silver (4 per box), Commerative Dice For Store Owner - Eden Studios
Silver (5 per box), All Flesh Must Be Eaten Quickstart & Adventure - Exile Game Studios
Bronze (3 per box) ,Hollow Earth Expedition Quickstart & Adventure - Fantasy Flight Games
Gold (10 per box), Black Crusade Quickstart and Adventure - Flying Buffalo
Sample (1 per box), Tunnels & Trolls Solo Adventure, "Rescue Mission" - Goodman Games
Silver (5 per box), DCC RPG Quickstart - Green Ronin
Gold (10 per box), DragonAge Quickstart - Paizo
Platinum (15 per box), "We Be Goblins!" Pathfinder Adventure - Paradigm Concepts
Bronze (3 per box), Arcanis RPG Quickstart & Adventure - Pinnacle
Bronze (3 per box), Savage Worlds Quickstart & Adventure, titled "The Wild Hunt" - Q-Workshop
Silver (5 per box), Unique Elven-themed Dice - Stone Tablet Games
Bronze (3 per box), Aspect Quickstart Adventure - Troll Lord Games
Sample (1 per box), Castles & Crusades Quickstart and Adventure - Valkyrie Games
Sample (1 per box), Stellar Horizons Quickstart - White Wolf Publishing
Gold (10 per box), World of Darkness Quickstart - Wizards of the Coast
Platinum (15 per box), "Domain of Dread: Histhaven" D&D 4th Edition Supplement to the box set "The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond" - Mayfair
Free Bonus Item, Settlers of Catan: Catanimal Variant rules (single page paper insert)
Sample (1 per box), Dice Tower
I live in Southern California in North County San Diego. It's the most temperate area of the continental United States keeping an average temperature of 70 degrees with beautiful, blue skies. It's paradise! Which is where one of my Favorite Local Game Stores is located. Paradise, or, as their name implies: Pair - A - Dice Games.
I arrived at 9:55am and there was a line of 40-50 already. Rob, the owner of Pair-A-Dice, was out side giving instructions for Free RPG Day:
- One "freebie" for anyone
- A second "freebie" for Pair A Dice Games Royalty Rewards members
- A third "freebie" if you bought $10+ of product in the store.
When I picked up the Daring Tales Compendium, there was a group of kids going thru the Pinnacle section. One was going thru the Savage Foes of Solomon Kane! Wow, at his age I was playing Monopoly, Sorry, and Clue. I didn't get into DnD until I was 16. So many kids are into the collectible card games that it was a pleasant surprise to see one looking at a real RPG.
I ended up getting 3 freebies and spent some time with fellow gamers. Some folks had driven
quite a distance as Pair-A-Dice was the only San Diego store participating. One gentleman just moved here from the east coast and was getting back into gaming. He purchases a pile of books so I can see how Free RPG Day was a clever idea.
A little bit of excitement above and beyond getting freeies occured when a crew from the Pixelated Geek podcast. They interviewed those of us in line, including yours truly, and asked which freebie we wanted and why. I shared that I wanted to make sure I got the Savage Worlds product you couldn't buy! The big guy in the green shirt ran the camera/recorder, another gentleman did the interviews, and a lady ran around taking pictures everywhere. I can't wait to see their show.
A little bit of excitement above and beyond getting freeies occured when a crew from the Pixelated Geek podcast. They interviewed those of us in line, including yours truly, and asked which freebie we wanted and why. I shared that I wanted to make sure I got the Savage Worlds product you couldn't buy! The big guy in the green shirt ran the camera/recorder, another gentleman did the interviews, and a lady ran around taking pictures everywhere. I can't wait to see their show.
Right down the road from Pair-A-Dice games is the 15 screen Krikorian Theatre and Green Lantern has opened. "In brightest day...in darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lanter's light!!" I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. You couldn't have planned a better Geek Gamer Weekend.
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