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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashanderai" data-source="post: 1744499" data-attributes="member: 13210">I buy mostly non-WotC stuff.  In fact, I find that I buy less and less of their stuff over time compared to that of other companies.  It usually depends on utility; can I use this or not?  Is it original and interesting or not?Serpent Kingdoms, no; Draconomicon, no (some day maybe); Planar Handbook, no; Epic Level Handbook, no; Manual of the Planes, no; Complete Warrior, yes; Complete Divine, maybe; Oriental Adventures, yes; Unearthed Arcana, yes; Expanded Psionics Handbook, yes; MMIII, yes; Frostburn, maybe; Eberron adventure, no; Libris Mortis, yes; Shining South, no; Serpent Kingdoms, no; Complete Arcane, maybe; etc.Where as with third party publishers I will buy anything (or almost anything) to do with certain settings:  I am buying anything to do with Arcana Unearthed (yep, every last shred I can find), most Malhavoc releases, almost all of the L5R d20 stuff (but not all), Dawnforge, Dragonstar, Fireborn (I think stuff for this setting will stay on my permanent must buy list), Stargate SG-1, almost all of the Babylon 5 stuff, a lot of Green Ronin material, Iron Kingdoms, almost all of the Swashbuckling Adventures/7th Sea material out there,  Feng Shui, and the list goes on.  (though not much further - I do have a budget with limits that are being overrun).I just prefer more of the non-WotC material out there that is competing for my dollars; most of it looks more original or just plain more appealing to me than the WotC stuff.  They seem to play it safe as far as content goes and I don't always like to choose "safe" or "sure-bet" material.  I wish WotC would do another supplement for oriental settings with less of a Rokugan emphasis.  I would LOVE to see more oriental stuff out there besides Rokugan-based material.  Oriental settings from third party publishers like Mindshadows, Jade and Steel, and Cathay: Jewel of the East were steps in the right direction, but we need more for those of us who like to run oriental campaigns.  After all, how many occidental campaign settings are out there?  A high number I am sure; especially compared to the oriental material.  I know it is a niche within RPGs, but it deserves more attention than what it has.</blockquote>

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