1992 Vortext RPG Magazine Advertising Rates

One of the best parts of chasing down old press kits, sales packs, and industry publications is finding the material that was behind-the-scenes, hidden from those of us who were consumers and not professionals when the material was new. For instance, this 1992 rate sheet for the Vortext roleplaying game magazine tells us exactly what advertisers paid to promote their products in the magazine. And that circulation number of 1,000 issues? That is dramatically lower than I had expected. No wonder these magazines aren’t as easy to find as I would like.