So I made the big leap and offered to run a game at a FLGS for Free RPG Day. I was going over some of the LLS materials and noticed a few things:
1. The Orcus Flier mentions the year 2010 being the current year, and it does not mention the Original Edition Characters supplement - only LL and AEC.
2. The distribution flyer seems to only mention softcover books. Is there any way a FLGS could get a few hardcovers to sell aside from paying full retail price on lulu? I can't in good consciousness promote perfectbound books as a viable binding option for an RPG rulebook. They are fine for some things, but this is not one of them. This is only my opinion, but it is one I feel strongly about, and having softcover being the only option for a FLGS would put me in an awkward situation personally.
3. Any ideas for inexpensive goodies to give out to the players? Is goblinoid doing anything for Free RPG Day? I saw in another thread a guy mentioned giving cd-roms of the free version of games, which is a neat idea (cheap thumb drives would be even cooler), but I don't know if that's appropriate for a FLGS, as it might deter a potential book sale. Better to give something that isn't in competition with stuff they might be selling. I'm open to ideas.
4. Does LL have a quick-start rules/adventure combo or something like that? Printed copies of that might make good promotional material as well...
5. If anyone has any advice concerning running demo games, I would love to hear it. I learned quite a bit just by playing in a bunch of games at GaryCon (premade characters are a must, spell reference sheets for every caster, get right to business and give the party a nudge in the right direction at the beginning - big sign saying ADVENTURE THIS WAY!)
This will be my first time ever running a public game, so I'm a bit nervous, and just want to try to make sure I have all the bases covered and am a decent representative of LL and old-school gaming in general. Your help is appreciated!