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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Anguish" data-source="post: 5518947" data-attributes="member: 27032">You're really talking about two things here, EKJ.  You're talking about Paizo's rule-creep, and you're talking about how long it takes for rules to end up in the PRD.  Related, but different.Here's the thing that makes Paizo's product line different from That-Which-Was: PDFs.  Cheap PDFs.  On the one hand you're telling us that you're going to cut back your spending, so you've clearly got discretionary cash.  On the other hand, you're pointing out that the Carrion Crown AP has its usefulness impacted by the Bestiary 2 creatures.  Well... a Bestiary 2 PDF is $8.50 if you're a subscriber to the APs.  The bar to get your hands on whatever page(s) you need/want for CC is very, very low.That's why I'm not worried at all about my groups.  I've got one where almost everyone works off the PRD/D20PFSRD.  Sure, they don't have access to the literal latest and greatest.  But they won't ask to use rules they don't have access to.  No problem there!  For the DM, materials are easily available due to cheap PDFs.I just don't see the reality of a problem for entry to new players.  Anything a year or older ends up PRD or Nethys and is free.  Anything newer at worst requires the purchase of a couple cheap PDFs if you want to run it literally as written.  How is that really a problem?  OMG, to run Carrion crown right now you need one PDF that's $10 at full price.I'm wondering if it's the rules-bloat that's really the issue that's upsetting you.</blockquote>

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