4e Leftovers
My regular game group rotates DMs, so I’m not running right now. I’m playing a Pathfinder Adventure Path–Rise of the Runelords. However, IR...
Author: lloydbrown
Buying vs. Opening
Which is better for you? The Choices You might be interested in this industry because you have the opportunity to purchase an existing game store. If you have r...
1e Sucks
At the risk of sounding like a bitter old man, I’d like to offer up some thoughts about first edition D&D. This is something I’ve been thinking...
Show Me The Money
Finding Startup Capital I’ve advised many people on opening game stores. A few have opened their doors. Most have not. The largest single cause for not making t...
How Much Do I Need?
This article is one of the most math-intensive I’m going to write for this column. It’s not that the math is complicated; there’s just a fair bit of it to do. F...
An Introduction To Game Retail
Greetings! Regular rpg.net readers might know me from Freelancing is Not for Free, a column for role-playing game freelancers. I ended that column to address a ...
8 Hilarious Uses for Explosive Runes
Explosive runes is one of those spells that players love to use to humorous effect. It doesn’t do enough damage to kill most targets appropriate to the ch...
Game Retailer’s Guide update
This week I’ve been discussing cover design with the publisher, Skirmisher Publishing. I don’t know how long that means before a release date, but i...
Store Resolutions
The latest article on RPG.net is up here. This time, it’s about minor goal-setting for your store, whether you have yet to open or you’ve been aroun...
The “High Price” of RPG books
RPG Books Have Gotten Too Expensive I often hear arguments about how people can’t afford to keep buying into new editions of D&D, or they use “rising ...