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D&D 5E Are you buying less 5e Material?

Are you buying less D&D 5e material than you did when 5e was newer?

  • I am buying more but it's mostly due to 3rd party material

    Votes: 8 6.4%
  • I am buying more while at least the same if not more comes from WOTC

    Votes: 14 11.2%
  • I am buying the same but more of it is coming from 3rd parties instead of WOTC

    Votes: 13 10.4%
  • I am buying the same while at least the same portion if not more comes from WOTC

    Votes: 22 17.6%
  • I am buying less

    Votes: 68 54.4%


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I'm still buying all the WotC 5e books—even the ones I'll never use much, such as the MTG settings. And since WotC's output has increased since the early 5e years, I'm buying more WotC than before. But I'm really buying a lot more 3rd party material than I used to, especially from DMs Guild, because while the WotC material is no better than it ever was, the quality (graphic design, etc.) of 3rd-party material has drastically increased in the past several years, in my view.
 

Not being a fan of APs nor the campaign settings they've put out, I haven't made many purchases overall. Outside of core, the monster books, and the rules supplements, Ghosts of Saltmarsh is the only thing I found worthwhile. MPMM is the first monster book I have no interest in, and feel the new direction is likely to dissuade me from future monster books.
 



With Radiant Citadel and Spelljammer, my 5e holdings will increase 200% at least until I find an Eberron:RFtLW alternate cover for cheap.
 

Now I only translated books, because English languange editions are sold in the capital cities but not where I live (I but them in a comic store). And they translations have stopped for a looooong time. I am awaiting the translation of the books of Tasha and Moderkainen in this summer. Maybe this August Changeling: Player Handbook is published y Nosolorol, and in the end of this year maybe "Iron Kingdoms". Now I am not interested into Pathfinder 2, and I don't see any comingsoon translation of Starfinder by Devir Spain.
 

The last book I bought was Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. I bought the Wildemount book to read it (not run it) and before that I think it goes all the way back to Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. I bought most of the books that they released in the first few years: core books, campaign guides and an adventure or two. I've have very little interest in most of their recent releases.

I did pre-order Spelljammer though.
 

Definately buying more 3PP material nowadays. Mostly a case that official material isn't coming out as fast as back in 2E & 3E. But that's fine. I'm buying at my own pace, instead of trying to "keep up".
 

Other than a recent bump because of Fizban's and MPMM, my spend has decreased. I am not even buying much third-party stuff. I simply have more material than I have time to use and I'm trying to avoid buying books just to put them on a book shelf or Google Drive.
 

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