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<blockquote data-quote="Grimstaff" data-source="post: 3273424" data-attributes="member: 34880">The number of &quot;optional&quot; rule books that have come out in the last year or so (and continue) is a little disturbing, but I long ago nipped that issue in the bud by allowing only Core3 at my gaming table. Sure the alternate stuff can be fun, but eventually it becomes quite a headache. If there is a feat or item that drastically improves game play (such as Practiced Spellcaster) I allow it on a case by case basis, but by and large I let my players know they are wasting their money on splats unless they are getting them for their own amusement or to save in lieu of a DM who has WAY more time to sort out the nightmarish web of conflicting and/or broken rules the use of these tomes inevitably brings forth.Is it me, or has the number of Eberron books in production declined? I'm not complaining, I don't care for the setting myself (don't get me started on DDO!), while the number of adventures in production has drastically increased. IMHO, this is a great trend, as adventures are something I actually use and will purchase, as opposed to another &quot;Player's Guide to Invincibility&quot; or &quot;Popsicle Pirates of Eberron Sourcebook&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grimstaff, post: 3273424, member: 34880"] The number of "optional" rule books that have come out in the last year or so (and continue) is a little disturbing, but I long ago nipped that issue in the bud by allowing only Core3 at my gaming table. Sure the alternate stuff can be fun, but eventually it becomes quite a headache. If there is a feat or item that drastically improves game play (such as Practiced Spellcaster) I allow it on a case by case basis, but by and large I let my players know they are wasting their money on splats unless they are getting them for their own amusement or to save in lieu of a DM who has WAY more time to sort out the nightmarish web of conflicting and/or broken rules the use of these tomes inevitably brings forth. Is it me, or has the number of Eberron books in production declined? I'm not complaining, I don't care for the setting myself (don't get me started on DDO!), while the number of adventures in production has drastically increased. IMHO, this is a great trend, as adventures are something I actually use and will purchase, as opposed to another "Player's Guide to Invincibility" or "Popsicle Pirates of Eberron Sourcebook". [/QUOTE]

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