Do you Read all the books?
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Haven't read either of them cover to cover, and only really use them if I can't figure out something that's written in the SRD. Did I miss anything? 
Li Shenron
Legend
Absolutely yes, books deserved to be read at least once from first to last page.
Memorize = never bother to. What really should be remembered will stick to people's mind after the second time they look it up, and memorizing the rest is a waste of time.
Memorize = never bother to. What really should be remembered will stick to people's mind after the second time they look it up, and memorizing the rest is a waste of time.
BullMarkOne
First Post
read 'em every one I've owned over the years, cover to cover. Some of them more than once.
JoeGKushner
Adventurer
I answered the first two.
Depends on the book. Something like Redhurst Academy of Magic I can read with no problem. Something like the Dungeon Master's Guide has a few rough spots but is pretty easy.
Depends on the book. Something like Redhurst Academy of Magic I can read with no problem. Something like the Dungeon Master's Guide has a few rough spots but is pretty easy.
MonsterMash
First Post
I don't read all the core rulebooks cover to cover, but by dipping in at various times I do end up reading all the content usually as I need it or hopefull in advance of needing to know it when I GM.
Books I'm reviewing or Adventures I read cover to cover.
I think the questions are leading and could have been clearer with another couple of options available.
Books I'm reviewing or Adventures I read cover to cover.
I think the questions are leading and could have been clearer with another couple of options available.
Henry
Autoexreginated
I don't mean to sound condescending when I say this, so if it comes out that way I apologize: Part of a well-rounded education is being able to fully absorb and comprehend material that is not entertaining to read, especially when you reap benefits from it. Whether I enjoy it or not, it profits me, as a GM, to know all the rules, so it's important to read the rules when I get the chance. I love reading in general, so even dry material is more an annoyance than a real stumbling block. If I have read and comprehended the driest of college textbooks, the PHB and DMG are walks in the park.
I've read every rule book I own cover to cover, and even though I may not recall every rule inside, it was still profitable to get the overview of the rules I was playing by.
I've read every rule book I own cover to cover, and even though I may not recall every rule inside, it was still profitable to get the overview of the rules I was playing by.
Kanegrundar
Explorer
I've read both cover to cover. I don't know that I really enjoyed it, but then again, I never really enjoyed reading any rulebook. However, I didn't hate reading them either.
Kane
Kane
suburbaknght
First Post
I've read everything but the spells.
HellHound
ENnies winner and NOT Scrappy Doo
I *do* read every book I intend to use heavily from cover to cover.
But, for most books, I flip through them first, looking for what interests me, and decide how / when I'm going to read it based on my first dig.
For example, I ws just going through Gnomes & Kobolds of Tellene yesterday - and knew that there was little in the book I'd be using in my games (as I don't even have gnomes in my core campaign, and have never played a game in the setting of this book), so I was specifically searching for material I could convert to my own setting. In this case, it's a flip through the book situation instead of a true reading.
However, I've read every book I have for the campaign settings I do run - Oathbound, FR, and Arcanis to be specific. You learn a lot about the game by doing this - it's impressive how just reading through the spells in a book can give you new ideas for running bad guys or good guys or whatever.
But, for most books, I flip through them first, looking for what interests me, and decide how / when I'm going to read it based on my first dig.
For example, I ws just going through Gnomes & Kobolds of Tellene yesterday - and knew that there was little in the book I'd be using in my games (as I don't even have gnomes in my core campaign, and have never played a game in the setting of this book), so I was specifically searching for material I could convert to my own setting. In this case, it's a flip through the book situation instead of a true reading.
However, I've read every book I have for the campaign settings I do run - Oathbound, FR, and Arcanis to be specific. You learn a lot about the game by doing this - it's impressive how just reading through the spells in a book can give you new ideas for running bad guys or good guys or whatever.
