Worth $35 for the pdf?

Worth $35 for the pdf?
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/206564/Barrowmaze-Complete-5e

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  1. Jeremy FriesenMay 23, 2017 at 1:31 PM

    It depends; How do you value $35?

    Personally, I have found the PDF and paper copy tremendously useful. I used the barrow generator to make, on the fly, a short one shot adventure for DCC. There is a lot of dungeon, exploration, and potential for a long-running campaign surrounding the Barrowmaze.

    Here is a session report.

    takeonrules.com - They’re Coming to the Barrow

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  2. Viktor HaagMay 23, 2017 at 1:40 PM

    If you want to just look at adventure content, there's 35 bucks worth of adventure content in it, for sure. It's comparable in scope to the other notorious OSR big-dungeon projects (Dwimmermount, Stonehell, Maze of the Blue Medusa, etc).

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  3. Jason BossertMay 23, 2017 at 1:57 PM

    I own the dead tree copy which they charged $80 (!) for. I was underwhelmed, especially considering it was just a non premium PoD hardcover. That being said, I think $35 for a PDF of any gaming product is too steep. $35 gets you both volumes in Stonehell in print, with a Lulu coupon.

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  4. Mike OverboMay 23, 2017 at 3:06 PM

    I wouldn't pay $80 for it. I have this in pdf (the labyrinth lord version) for $21, which I think is money well spent.

    Having read through both this and stonehell, I'd say that I'd rather put folks through stonehell though.

    if your players pass the following thought exercise, barrowmaze is right for them.

    DM: what do you want to do and what do you want to play?
    player 1: fight undead. I want to play a cleric.
    player 2: fight undead. I want to play a cleric too.
    player 3: fight undead. I also would like to play a cleric.
    player 4: fight undead and disarm traps. I would like to play a thief.
    player 5: fight undead and cast spells. I would like to play a mage.

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  5. Mike OverboMay 23, 2017 at 7:25 PM

    for thirty five bucks, you could buy dwimmermount, stonehell and something else that cost $16. I think the stonehell supplements are about $5 each and both worth it, so that leaves about $6 left.

    I'd rather have two megadungeons and $6 than one megadungeon. Don't get me wrong: I like Barrowmaze, it's great, and it's well-written. But it's an undead slog.

    player 6: I want to heal people exclusively, I'm thinking cleric
    player 7: fighting undead sounds great, and I rolled my character up at home, so paladin
    player 8: huge undead fan here. I'm thinking necromancer

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