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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 5742743" data-attributes="member: 4348">Well, I finally am tired of dealing with all the extra books and everything that goes with 3.5 or 4e.In addition, while playing PF recently, I've gotten to really like the limited number of materials needed with the group I'm playing with.So, recently I decided when playing 3.5 or 4e from now I'm going to only use a small amount of books overall.I think the final kicker was someone played a factotum and though I've loved the class in the past...it just seemed to be one of those deals where for once it just seemed like trying to turn the knob to 11 in everything for the class.So with books I'll use campaign books when PLAYING in that campaign, but not otherwise...and probably core books.For 3.5 types I'll be a little more lax and letthe 3 core (PHB, MM, DMG), PHB2, Oriental Campaigns, Forgotten Realms campaign setting, Dragonlance Campaign setting, D20 Modern and D20 Future...Star wars saga with the Ships book and that's it.  The specific campaigns such as Oriental are only for those campaigns...not mixed with things like DLCS, and Star Wars and Modern are both standalone.With 4e its simply going to be the PHB I, PHB II, DMG, MM I-III, Heroes of Shadow than the Dark Sun Campaign setting and bestiary, the Forgotten Realms two books...and that's it.  I may do an essentials only campaign with only the essentials books, but that's it.No more complete Warrior, or Martial Power, or complete Arcane or Dungeonscape, or Psionic Power or anything anymore.I'm thinking some players may find this too harsh, but I simply wnat something simpler...Pathfinder is fine but I have more familiarity with the other two...not completely comfortable doing a DM of PF.However, wanting more of that simplicity type style of PF where it's not exploded into Prestige this and so many options anymore.Easy to pare down by simply cutting back what I allow to be used in my next campaign.What do you think on this.  Do you think my players will revolt, that I'll lose players...or that they'll be happy with whatever I DM?Anyone else done this after years of basically allowing a LOT of the extra  books into your games...what were your players reactions?</blockquote>

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