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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2031043" data-attributes="member: 14159">While I have a large library, I normally only allow stuff from a pretty short list without special permission.&nbsp; Typically it's the PHB/DMG/MM, Expanded Psionics Handbook, Players Guide to Faerun, Complete Warrior, and Book of Exalted Deeds.&nbsp; If a PC wants something from another book, they have to specifically request it and justify it.&nbsp; Book of Vile Darkness is completely DM only since I don't allow evil PC's (but PC's can use BoED), and all the FR books are certainly available for flavor (and if necessary, crunch), and if I need a specialized rulebook (like Stronghold Builder's Guidebook, OA, or Manual of the Planes), it'll get used if it's specialty comes up.&nbsp; 3.0 Splatbooks are generally out, although I might allow something in if I personally rewrite it and evaluate it case-by-case to 3.5, but that's pretty unlikely.&nbsp; 3rd Party Stuff is out, because all the 3rd party d20 stuff I have is for non D&amp;D genres.The main reason I do this is simplicity, not bringing in piles of books that really aren't needed to run the game helps the game run faster.&nbsp; It's not about balance, I'll let my PC's have powerful things, but I get to make the NPC's just as powerful.&nbsp; It's also about why I don't buy every new book coming out anymore, I realized I have plenty of books to run a good campaign, and adding more books doesn't add a whole lot to my game and it slows things down if it's heavily used.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2031043, member: 14159"] While I have a large library, I normally only allow stuff from a pretty short list without special permission. Typically it's the PHB/DMG/MM, Expanded Psionics Handbook, Players Guide to Faerun, Complete Warrior, and Book of Exalted Deeds. If a PC wants something from another book, they have to specifically request it and justify it. Book of Vile Darkness is completely DM only since I don't allow evil PC's (but PC's can use BoED), and all the FR books are certainly available for flavor (and if necessary, crunch), and if I need a specialized rulebook (like Stronghold Builder's Guidebook, OA, or Manual of the Planes), it'll get used if it's specialty comes up. 3.0 Splatbooks are generally out, although I might allow something in if I personally rewrite it and evaluate it case-by-case to 3.5, but that's pretty unlikely. 3rd Party Stuff is out, because all the 3rd party d20 stuff I have is for non D&D genres. The main reason I do this is simplicity, not bringing in piles of books that really aren't needed to run the game helps the game run faster. It's not about balance, I'll let my PC's have powerful things, but I get to make the NPC's just as powerful. It's also about why I don't buy every new book coming out anymore, I realized I have plenty of books to run a good campaign, and adding more books doesn't add a whole lot to my game and it slows things down if it's heavily used. [/QUOTE]

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