Have much of your gaming books have you read?

[Crothian]

From the Do you have too amny RPG books? thread there are a few comments in there by people who have gaming books they have not read. It seems a bit odd to me that people would buy a book and then just stick it on their shelf. To help me not get too many books I read ever RPG book I get cover to cover. I'm curious how many other people do that? And why do people get books they don't read?

 

[frankthedm]

I skim books really bad.

about half of any given book

 

[Psion]

I don't read every book cover to cover.

I read every book to the point I can tell if it is worth my time to read cover to cover.

 

[KB9JMQ]

I try to read everything I have cover to cover.
I have 8-10 shrinkwrapped Al-Qadim box sets that I haven't open yet though.
I also own several Kalamar books which I just put on my collection shelf without reading. I read the initial book and it just seemed bland to me.

 

[bubbalin]

I skim books really bad.

about half of any given book

Ditto.

Hence I voted, 'read most of them'

 

[TGryph]

I read them cover to cover - eventually. Problem is, I buy 'em faster than I can read 'em

TGryph

 

[ThirdWizard]

I almost never read a book cover to cover. I skim to get an idea what parts are about, read what's relevant to my campaign or PC at the moment plus anything interesting, and go back to read things as they become relevant. For example, I rarely if ever read all the PrCs in a book. I'll skim the charts then go back to them if I think "Hey, PrC X would make a neat villian when the PCs storm X place" or somesuch. Then I'll go back and actually read it. Same with feats, magic items, etc.

 

[JustaPlayer]

at this point in time I have 274 3.0/3.5/D20 OGL books. I have read 99% of them.


[Edit]
From previous D&D incarnations I have 230 or so. (Not every book is cataloged at this time) I have read them all.

 

[the Jester]

I read most of them, and I read at least a little of all of them.

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

I read some of all of them and skim everything. I only read a section carefully if I'm thinking of using it for something, though.