Happy Black Friday!
Doesn’t sound so cheery, does it? Well, whatever the origins of the phrase [1], here in the USA, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when it is the patriotic duty of all Americans to rush to a retail establishment and buy something, anything. Sometimes as early as midnight, for those of you without a life.
(Yeah, that’s right. A gamer just said you need to get a life. Stings, don’t it?)
Here at Gnome Stew, we don’t care about $197 laptops [2] or $78 Blu-Ray players [3]. We care about gaming. Your gaming. And maybe just a bit about your sister. (Did I just say that out loud?)
Ahem. Where was I? Gaming, that’s right…
Topping our very incomplete list of RPG goodies on sale is Adamant Entertainment [4]. Just about every PDF they publish is on sale for one measly dollar over at RPGNow [5]. And I shouldn’t mention that a dollar isn’t what it used to be [6], so that’s doubly cheap. (Shop now; the sale ends Monday.)
Did I mention RPGNow? Here’s the current list of FREE STUFF!! [7] You don’t even have to buy anything because it’s FREE! While you’re there, shop around a bit; there’s plenty on sale this weekend as well.
Sister site DriveThruRPG has quite a few things on sale. I could tell you all about it, or I could just provide you with this link [8] to their latest newsletter. (Yes, it looks remarkably similar to RPGNow’s newsletter [9]. It’s like they’re one book shelf [10].)
I’d be very remiss if I didn’t mention Tabletop Adventures’ Grand Sale of Distraction [11]. 20% off every electronic product through the end of the month.
Paizo has too many products on sale [12] for my tryptophan-addled brain [13] to filter through. Just go there and check ‘em out. (Ooh, half-off Goodman Games [14] print books! And a Gamer Stimulus Package [15]! I sure hope it’s cheaper than the non-gamer version!)
Not a whole lot of RPG material here, but Fantasy Flight Games [16] is having a nifty sale on cards, minis, and board games.
“Chick-lit [17]” seems to have infiltrated Overstock.com [18]’s RPG section, but there are some pretty good deals for those with high Perception, Spot, or Notice rolls. Pick your poison.
Finally, my favorite: the Arkeg [19]. What more could a man want? (Okay, a mistletoe belt buckle, but that’s not going to be easy to explain to my daughter now, is it?)
Did I miss a sale? Find a great deal somewhere? Sound off in the comments and let us know!
3 Comments To "Basic Black (Friday), No Pearls"
#1 Comment By Patrick Benson On November 28, 2009 @ 8:42 pm
FWIW – DriveThruRPG.com and RPGNow.com merged a while back.
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I used both before and after the merger. Both are fine sites IMO.
Thanks for the leads, Kurt!
#2 Comment By Kurt “Telas” Schneider On November 28, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
To add to the list:
Even though Adamant just released Rebels of Mars, it’s still on sale for a buck.
And no comments about the Arkeg? Sheesh, tough crowd…
#3 Comment By Scott Martin On November 30, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
Thanks for the pointer– I picked up a lot of PDFs for $1.