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<blockquote data-quote="molonel" data-source="post: 3345280" data-attributes="member: 10412">Yes. 3rd Edition D&amp;D is well on its way to experiencing 2nd Edition rules creep. I now have Tome and Blood, The Complete Arcane and The Complete Mage on my shelf. Do I really want to buy The Complete Scoundrel and set it next to Song and Silence and The Complete Adventurer? I have two sets of PHB, DMG and MM. Monster Manual FIVE will be out later this year, and they are closing on 1,000 prestige classes in WotC published materials alone, nevermind 3rd party materials, worlds and publishers.These days, it's more of a matter of choosing what you do NOT want to use, and many people I know are trimming material down and running grittier, low magic and more character-oriented stories and campaigns that focus on less gear and more options with less classes and prestige classes. Unearthed Arcana, in that regard, and alternate rules sets like Iron Heroes and Conan d20 are more important than another crap-shoot of spells, magic items and prestige classes bundled together in yet another unsufficiently playtested book.So yes, to answer your question, my friends and I are ignoring less than we're using. I've tired of reading books and looking for break points, and trying to anticipate broken material and bad prestige class combinations. I want stuff I can use in my games, and most of the stuff that comes out doesn't hit that bar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="molonel, post: 3345280, member: 10412"] Yes. 3rd Edition D&D is well on its way to experiencing 2nd Edition rules creep. I now have Tome and Blood, The Complete Arcane and The Complete Mage on my shelf. Do I really want to buy The Complete Scoundrel and set it next to Song and Silence and The Complete Adventurer? I have two sets of PHB, DMG and MM. Monster Manual FIVE will be out later this year, and they are closing on 1,000 prestige classes in WotC published materials alone, nevermind 3rd party materials, worlds and publishers. These days, it's more of a matter of choosing what you do NOT want to use, and many people I know are trimming material down and running grittier, low magic and more character-oriented stories and campaigns that focus on less gear and more options with less classes and prestige classes. Unearthed Arcana, in that regard, and alternate rules sets like Iron Heroes and Conan d20 are more important than another crap-shoot of spells, magic items and prestige classes bundled together in yet another unsufficiently playtested book. So yes, to answer your question, my friends and I are ignoring less than we're using. I've tired of reading books and looking for break points, and trying to anticipate broken material and bad prestige class combinations. I want stuff I can use in my games, and most of the stuff that comes out doesn't hit that bar. [/QUOTE]

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