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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 2724817" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>When d20 products first came out, I bought all of them. I'm buying very little now (admittedly,some of that is personal financial hardships - but not that much). The main reason for me is compatability.</p><p></p><p>I found I wasn't using the 3rd party products because they often weren't compatible. Book A would have some good ideas I'd like to use. Book B would have other ideas I'd like in that area, but they didn't work with Book A's ideas. Plus, I'd only be using a fraction of things from a dozen books, which caused all sorts of checking and referencing between a dozen books.</p><p></p><p>Sure, I could site down and reconcile the differences and tie them into my campaign. However, at this time in my life, I don't have time for that. Building a campaign and adventures takes enough time out of me, I don't have any extra to build something from a mish-mash of products. </p><p></p><p>Right now, I mostly buy WotC products. If I buy a 3rd party product, it's because I want to use everything in the product for my campaign (for example, if I decided I wanted a pirate series, I'd likely pick up a book on seafaring adventures).</p><p></p><p>Now, my choice of campaign setting has something to do with the WotC dominance. I love Eberron, and have focused on things that work there. If I choose to run in the Diamond Throne campaign, then I would focus on those products. Still, my purchases would still be limited to those that directly tie into that, and those I want to use completely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 2724817, member: 53"] When d20 products first came out, I bought all of them. I'm buying very little now (admittedly,some of that is personal financial hardships - but not that much). The main reason for me is compatability. I found I wasn't using the 3rd party products because they often weren't compatible. Book A would have some good ideas I'd like to use. Book B would have other ideas I'd like in that area, but they didn't work with Book A's ideas. Plus, I'd only be using a fraction of things from a dozen books, which caused all sorts of checking and referencing between a dozen books. Sure, I could site down and reconcile the differences and tie them into my campaign. However, at this time in my life, I don't have time for that. Building a campaign and adventures takes enough time out of me, I don't have any extra to build something from a mish-mash of products. Right now, I mostly buy WotC products. If I buy a 3rd party product, it's because I want to use everything in the product for my campaign (for example, if I decided I wanted a pirate series, I'd likely pick up a book on seafaring adventures). Now, my choice of campaign setting has something to do with the WotC dominance. I love Eberron, and have focused on things that work there. If I choose to run in the Diamond Throne campaign, then I would focus on those products. Still, my purchases would still be limited to those that directly tie into that, and those I want to use completely. [/QUOTE]
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