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Message: <blockquote data-quote="caudor" data-source="post: 1796623" data-attributes="member: 8367">Thanks for the responses and tips  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />I'll toss out a couple examples of some of the things I've gotten tripped up on.  Upon reflection, I'm having more problem with material published by WotC, but outside the three core rule books.  I suppose it happens most of material that is supported by Ebberon or supported by me in the past, but is pre-3.5.Example:  One of my players wanted to play a fighter--an Earth Genasi fighter (which brings in the whole race level rules which I was never clear on).   This falls somewhat out of the Ebberon flavor, so I steered his interest more toward Ebberon.  Then he gladly settled on a Warforged fighter.  Easy enough...I think, but there is no race level for Warforged?Of course, another wanted to play a Psion Shaper Elad from the Expanded Psionics handbook (which I own but have only scanned through).  Plus he wants a Psi Crystal, which I'll have to read up on.  Sounds like fun, but SO much as changed with Psionics.My third player settled on a Cleric of the Sovereign Host.  I thought this one would be easy but got hung up on weapon proficiencies.  Would getting a long sword be free or did he need to take a feat?  Little details...seemingly too much information to sort through.  Plus I had to determined whether his alignment (neutal) was OK with the domains he picked (good & war).  Finally just made a judgement call and said it was OK.A couple hours into this (we are having fun hanging out), but we are still working on characters.Questions I've asked myself:  Did I bite off more than I can chew with Ebberon (and Expanded Psionics)?  I want to give my players entertaining options.  Or should I spent a lot more time preparing in advance, even if it means putting off actual play for a while?Or...should I return to a Greyhawk campaign and stick with just the races/classes in the 3.5 PHB until I'm comfortable with that...and then add other expansions and options in gradually?Thanks again for the responses.</blockquote>

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