Yet the real fun is at the threshold price of $19.98 which adds the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s entries to the mix. These savings run through June 16th. Plus, ten percent of your payment (after gateway fees) will be donated to this offer’s pandemic-related charity, Heart to Heart International.
From Bundle of Holding:
Adventurer! For a second time we’ve resurrected the January 2015 Designers, Dragons, and More Bundle, a fine collection of .PDF ebooks that chronicle the history and highlights of the tabletop roleplaying game hobby. History is important to roleplayers. Whether you’re new to RPGs and looking for recommendations, or a grognard feeling nostalgic, you’ll enjoy this revived collection about our greatest games and their origins.
For just US$7.95 you get all three titles in this revived offer’s Starter Collection (retail value $35) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks:
- Designers & Dragons: The ’70s: The first volume in Shannon Appelcline’s history of RPG publishers (now supported by the Designers & Dragons Patreon campaign). This debut installment covers Dungeons & Dragons, the turbulent history of TSR, and the first generation of RPGs. Foreword by Greg Stafford.
- Family Games: The 100 Best: A hundred famed designers review and discuss their favorite games: Blokus, Can’t Stop, Gloom, Kill Dr. Lucky, Prince Valiant, and dozens more.
- 40 Years of Gen Con: We can’t go to Gen Con this year (sigh!), but we can still enjoy this photo-filled anecdotal reminiscence, compiled by Robin D. Laws, of the hobby’s leading US convention. It’s the best four decades in gaming!
And if you pay more than the threshold price of $19.58, you’ll level up and also get this revival’s entire Bonus Collection with four more ebooks worth an additional $40:
- Hobby Games: The 100 Best: From Amber Diceless Roleplaying to Wiz-War, a hundred leading designers praise their favorites.
- Designers & Dragons: The ’80s: GURPS, West End, Palladium, Champions, and much more. Foreword by Cyberpunk designer Mike Pondsmith.
- Designers & Dragons: The ’90s: World of Darkness, Wizards of the Coast, Warhammer 40K, Atlas Games, and more. Foreword by Peter Adkison, founder of Wizards and owner of Gen Con.
- Designers & Dragons: The ’00s: D20, Pathfinder, the indies, and more. Foreword by Paizo Publishing founder Lisa Stevens.
