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<blockquote data-quote="samursus" data-source="post: 5061006" data-attributes="member: 64280"><p>Just like any previous edition, you only NEED the books you have. Although the new books are cool and offer more options, I think its DESIRE that causes you to lament <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>What did you do in previous editions when there were all the splatbooks out and you couldn't afford them? And if you could afford them, then only YOUR financial situation has changed, and I can only commiserate with you as I too wish I could buy them all. Fortunately, I bought 2 years of DDI to take advantage of the beta pricing and I can at least have the bulk of the crunch...</p><p></p><p>Interestingly enough I was in the same situation as you, almost exactly. Came to 4e after a long hiatus; started with a group of hardcore 3.5 players and 1 newbie. Most of the 3.5 ers hated 4e (although they hated it before they even gave it a chance)... and because of my rusty DM skills I don't think any game I ran at the time would have been very good. The game died... </p><p></p><p>Flash forward to now. Started up with some new people about a month ago; DM'ed for the first time since the beginning of 4e on Sat. The game ROCKED!!! The time I spent recharging my imagination helped a ton, plus the fact I was actually playing in a game and saw what I needed to do to bring back the ol' magic.</p><p></p><p>I barely use the books I have... relying mostly on CB and the module I am running... mostly using PHB1 classes and races.... trust me... I LOVE all the books, but you don't need them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>PS: All the 4e haters from before are almost begging to get into my group, system notwithstanding... they just want to play. A good DM can make any system shine. And since I refuse to DM 3.5...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="samursus, post: 5061006, member: 64280"] Just like any previous edition, you only NEED the books you have. Although the new books are cool and offer more options, I think its DESIRE that causes you to lament :) What did you do in previous editions when there were all the splatbooks out and you couldn't afford them? And if you could afford them, then only YOUR financial situation has changed, and I can only commiserate with you as I too wish I could buy them all. Fortunately, I bought 2 years of DDI to take advantage of the beta pricing and I can at least have the bulk of the crunch... Interestingly enough I was in the same situation as you, almost exactly. Came to 4e after a long hiatus; started with a group of hardcore 3.5 players and 1 newbie. Most of the 3.5 ers hated 4e (although they hated it before they even gave it a chance)... and because of my rusty DM skills I don't think any game I ran at the time would have been very good. The game died... Flash forward to now. Started up with some new people about a month ago; DM'ed for the first time since the beginning of 4e on Sat. The game ROCKED!!! The time I spent recharging my imagination helped a ton, plus the fact I was actually playing in a game and saw what I needed to do to bring back the ol' magic. I barely use the books I have... relying mostly on CB and the module I am running... mostly using PHB1 classes and races.... trust me... I LOVE all the books, but you don't need them. PS: All the 4e haters from before are almost begging to get into my group, system notwithstanding... they just want to play. A good DM can make any system shine. And since I refuse to DM 3.5... [/QUOTE]
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