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<blockquote data-quote="drakhe" data-source="post: 1935814" data-attributes="member: 4930">Why I have a library of stuff.I understand where your comming from. If you like to create worlds, the prefab is going to hamper you. Myself on the other hand...Here's my reasons for buying lotsa books:- Tha Collection&nbsp; I simply like books (any kind of book about a subject that I'm attracted to).&nbsp; After seeing the libraries of fellow gamers who are longer in the hobby than I am, the &nbsp; awe inspiring stories and exclamations like &quot;I got all 1ed stuff&quot; or &quot;I own all gazeteers&quot;&nbsp; and the raising of DnD3e, I decided that I would collect alle WOTC Dnd stuff, just to &nbsp; be able to say one day, when the next generation of gamers asks me about gaming &nbsp; in my early years, that I own all DnD3e stuff (yeah I know, sounds .... but what the &nbsp; hey...)&nbsp; Starting to collect books and offcourse starting to enjoy the greatest hobby in the &nbsp; world, I ventured beyond DnD3e and bought loads more stuff (WFRP, Alternity, &nbsp; Pendragon, L5R, 7th Sea, Deadlands, Slain, Star Wars, D20 Modern, Spycraft, ...)&nbsp; A collection indeed.- Tha Library&nbsp; I also like to be creative, but my creativity needs a certain amount of input to work.&nbsp; I have trouble creating something from zero. I mean realy starting from nothing. I'll&nbsp; happily create a new gaming system, but I'll use a dozen existing core rulesbooks to&nbsp; pick up all the juicy bits and mold them to my own liking. So I collect a library of&nbsp; sources to help me kickstart my imagination. A small analogy will better explain. &nbsp; Miniature gaming: I LOVE IT! The game that is. I love to field a large army and play&nbsp; a battle. I even don't mind losing a battle, if it was a good battle. I don't mind &nbsp; my guys taking a beating, as long as it's an entertaining game. (I mainly play orcs.&nbsp; Animosity rules. It's usualy the goblins in my army that draw the short straw against&nbsp; the orcs. GOOD! I hates the goblinz. Da orc is tha prime spesies! Waaaaaaaagh!)&nbsp; Oeps, sorry for digressing, my point: I like to play battles, I don't like to paint miniatures.&nbsp; My creativity is the tactics I use, the roleplaying I do when my orcses gets beaten...&nbsp; It's just the same with card games. I like to play MtG &amp; NR, but I don't like deckbuilding.&nbsp; Well, that's just me. I guess creativity comes in many forms...&nbsp; Actualy, a small confession: At times I'm thingking that all these books sitting on my&nbsp; shelves are a waste, but then the little collector devil hovers closer to my left ear and&nbsp; whispers the mantra of the collector: &quot;Must have more books.... Must have more books...&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drakhe, post: 1935814, member: 4930"] [b]Why I have a library of stuff.[/b] I understand where your comming from. If you like to create worlds, the prefab is going to hamper you. Myself on the other hand... Here's my reasons for buying lotsa books: - Tha Collection I simply like books (any kind of book about a subject that I'm attracted to). After seeing the libraries of fellow gamers who are longer in the hobby than I am, the awe inspiring stories and exclamations like "I got all 1ed stuff" or "I own all gazeteers" and the raising of DnD3e, I decided that I would collect alle WOTC Dnd stuff, just to be able to say one day, when the next generation of gamers asks me about gaming in my early years, that I own all DnD3e stuff (yeah I know, sounds .... but what the hey...) Starting to collect books and offcourse starting to enjoy the greatest hobby in the world, I ventured beyond DnD3e and bought loads more stuff (WFRP, Alternity, Pendragon, L5R, 7th Sea, Deadlands, Slain, Star Wars, D20 Modern, Spycraft, ...) A collection indeed. - Tha Library I also like to be creative, but my creativity needs a certain amount of input to work. I have trouble creating something from zero. I mean realy starting from nothing. I'll happily create a new gaming system, but I'll use a dozen existing core rulesbooks to pick up all the juicy bits and mold them to my own liking. So I collect a library of sources to help me kickstart my imagination. A small analogy will better explain. Miniature gaming: I LOVE IT! The game that is. I love to field a large army and play a battle. I even don't mind losing a battle, if it was a good battle. I don't mind my guys taking a beating, as long as it's an entertaining game. (I mainly play orcs. Animosity rules. It's usualy the goblins in my army that draw the short straw against the orcs. GOOD! I hates the goblinz. Da orc is tha prime spesies! Waaaaaaaagh!) Oeps, sorry for digressing, my point: I like to play battles, I don't like to paint miniatures. My creativity is the tactics I use, the roleplaying I do when my orcses gets beaten... It's just the same with card games. I like to play MtG & NR, but I don't like deckbuilding. Well, that's just me. I guess creativity comes in many forms... Actualy, a small confession: At times I'm thingking that all these books sitting on my shelves are a waste, but then the little collector devil hovers closer to my left ear and whispers the mantra of the collector: "Must have more books.... Must have more books..." [/QUOTE]

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