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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 3473201" data-attributes="member: 14041">I too love tinkering but there is a very good reason to take the time to comb through good sources for material and use those to incorporate into your homebrew rather than&nbsp; make things up from scratch, or at least this is what I tell myself:1) Even if you are a published game designer, most well done published materials are going to be less likely to run into unexpected problems down the line, either due to playtesting or the fact that the writers have more experiance that you, than pure homebrew.2) The more published material you use the more likely it is that you can steal from and incorporate new material that may be published while you are running the campaing.&nbsp; Basically the possibility of problems cropping up through play testing and the possibiliyt of using a published adventure or other materials when needed is what I try to keep myself from overdoing homebrewing.&nbsp; Doesnt always work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 3473201, member: 14041"] I too love tinkering but there is a very good reason to take the time to comb through good sources for material and use those to incorporate into your homebrew rather than make things up from scratch, or at least this is what I tell myself: 1) Even if you are a published game designer, most well done published materials are going to be less likely to run into unexpected problems down the line, either due to playtesting or the fact that the writers have more experiance that you, than pure homebrew. 2) The more published material you use the more likely it is that you can steal from and incorporate new material that may be published while you are running the campaing. Basically the possibility of problems cropping up through play testing and the possibiliyt of using a published adventure or other materials when needed is what I try to keep myself from overdoing homebrewing. Doesnt always work. [/QUOTE]

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