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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 4153595" data-attributes="member: 57373">I have downloaded a couple of D&D books in the past.  I have never used any of the rules from them for our current game.  Our campaign started probably 6 years ago, since it was just barely before 3.5 came out (and we all bought new books).  Since we're playing the same campaign, there hasn't been a lot of chances to introduce new rules, classes, feats, etc.  The books I downloaded were published much later so we never did buy them in the store.  I couldn't find a clear explanation of several of the new rules concepts online from any other source.  I wanted to read about the warlock class, and about reserve spell feats.  The books might be around at some of the local stores, but I hadn't seen them, and didn't want to drive all over town looking for copies so I could read a dozen pages (or less) in each book.  So I downloaded them and read those parts.  With 4E on the near horizon, I didn't want to pay for content I never expect to use.  If we decide to stick with 3.5 then maybe I'll buy those books.  Otherwise, no.  So if the 4E books were leaked, I'd download and read them, and still buy my hard copies that I've got pre-ordered.  Supporting publishers is a good thing, but reading part of a downloaded PDF is the same as sitting down at Borders with a copy of a book you haven't bought yet, and a mocha latté.  It's just more convenient, if not as indulgent.  Dang, I want a latté now.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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