Oversupplementers anonymous

[Damon Griffin]

My name is Damon and I'm a collectoholic

Collectoholism is a dangerous and misunderstood disease, which I have suffered for many years. I have thousands of miniature figures languishing unpainted in drawers -- some of them are still in their original blister packs, 10 years after I bought them.

I have thousands of INWO cards and never get to play the game. This experience made me swear off ever buying cards for any CCG ever again, just before the Cthulhu-based Mythos games came out. I'm a big fan of Cthulhu stuff, but I just couldn't let myself go down that CCG road again.

But we're mainly interested in RPG supplements for this thread, so let's talk shelf space and numbers of purchases. I have about 5 feet of shelf space for d20 stuff, about 15 feet worth of shelf space to hold my earlier D&D stuff (not counting the miniature figures or my complete run of Dragon magazine), and something like 26 feet of shelf space packed with other RPGs ranging from Aberrant to World Action & Adventure.

My gaming purchases so far this year are:

SEPTEMBER 2002
d20/Sword & Sorcery/Relics & Rituals 2: Lost Lore
d20/Encyclopedia Arcane: Chronomancy
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Medusas
d20/Slayer's Guide to Female Gamers
d20/The End: Lost Souls Edition
d20/Freeport: City of Adventure
Chiv&Sorc3e/Dwarves Companion
Chiv&Sorc3e/Dragon Reaches of Marakush
Chiv&Sorc3e/Marakush Anderia
Chiv&Sorc3e/Creatures Beastiary
Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG


AUGUST 2002
d20/[Races of Renown] Hammer & Helm - A Guidebook to Dwarves
D&D 3e/Epic Level Handbook HC
HERO 5th / Bestiary
d20/Path of the Sword
Silver Age Sentinels RPG Deluxe Limited Edition d20/Mercenaries
d20/Encyclopedia Arcane: Elementalism
d20/Quintessential Dwarf
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Orcs
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Rules Lawyers
d20/Kingdoms of Kalamar: Villain Design Handbook
HERO 5th / Champions
d20/Nyambe: African Adventures
HackMaster: The Spellslinger’s Guide to Wurld Domination
d20/Forbidden Kingdoms
d20/Path of Magic


JULY 2002
d20/Occult Lore
d20 System Character Record Folio
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Dragons
d20/Encyclopedia Divine: Fey Magic
d20/Quintessential Elf
GURPS Middle Ages I 2nd Ed


JUNE 2002
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Trolls
d20/Encyclopedia Divine: Shamans
d20/Secret College of Necromancy
d20/Legends & Lairs: Traps & Treachery II
d20/Spells & Magic
GURPS Transhuman Space: Fifth Wave
HERO 5th / The Ultimate Martial Artist
GURPS Mars
d20/Quintessential Wizard
d20/Book of Eldritch Might 2: Songs & Souls of Power


MAY 2002
d20/Alchemy and Herbalists
d20/Kingdoms of Kalamar Players Guide
Hacklopedia of Beasts Vol. VIII - T to Z
D&D 3e/Stronghold Builder's Guidebook
D&D 3e/Forgotten Realms: Faiths and Pantheons
d20/Armies of the Abyss
d20/Quintessential Cleric
d20/Encyclopedia Arcane: Battle Magic


APRIL 2002
d20/Monster
d20/Legends & Lairs: Spells & Spellcraft
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Bugbears
d20/Encyclopedia Arcane: Constructs
d20/Seas of Blood: Ships of War
d20/Broadsides! Naval Adventuring
3e D&D/Deities & Demigods
d20 Call of Cthulhu
Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe
d20/Crusades of Valor
Hero System 5th Edition RPG
d20/Spycraft RPG
Hackmaster GM’s Shield
d20/Master Class: Shaman’s Handbook
Fudge/Another Fine Mess


MARCH 2002
d20/Seas of Blood: Ships of the Elves
d20/Slayer’s Guide to Sahuagin
d20/Swords of Power
GURPS Horror 3rd Ed.
GURPS Vehicles Expansion 1
GURPS Vehicles Expansion 2
Transactions of the Royal Martial Geographical Society Vol. 3
Black Flags: Piracy in the Caribbean
d20/The Foundation - A World in Black & White
d20/Rings of Power
d20/War!
d20/Quintessential Rogue
GURPS Vehicles
GURPS Robots


FEBRUARY 2002
d20/Guide to Arms & Armor
Hacklopedia of Beasts Vol. V - Meenlock to Nefarian: Other, Soul Larva
Hacklopedia of Beasts Vol. VI - Nefarian: Other, Soul Snatcher to Rhinoceros
Hacklopedia of Beasts Vol. VII - Ribsplitter to Tiger Fly
GURPS Transhuman Space
d20/Seafarer’s Handbook
d20/Masters of the Wild: Barbarians, Druids & Rangers


JANUARY 2002
CoC: Goatswood and Less Pleasant Places
d20/Legions of Hell
d20/Twin Crowns, Age of Exploration Fantasy core book
d20/Arcana: Societies of Magic
d20/Quintessential Fighter
d20/Seas of Blood: Ships of the Goblinoids
d20/Encyclopedia Arcane: Chaos Magic

 

[MEG Hal]

Here's the question though: do you write off d20 book expendiatures as "business expenses"?

Yes I do.....I have to, as well as my internet connection and my office, mmmmm wonder if I could claim my meteorite die I got

 

[jmucchiello]

wonder if I could claim my meteorite die I got

Would you really want to explain that one in an audit?

 

[MEG Hal]

Would you really want to explain that one in an audit?

LMAO--research, yea.....I am looking into the effects of how the game is played with certain types of dice. We are coming out with a game that will be based on weight density of the die.
*IRS agent falls asleep*
*Hal sneaks out with glee*
*Hal gets arrested for tax fraud*


Ok, will pass on the meteorite die.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

I probably own more than one hundred GURPS books, and more than twice that number of other RPG supplements (with AD&D2E, Shadowrun, and Heavy Gear taking up the bulk of those).

And I don't regret purchasing any of them. Well, except for RIFTS, maybe...

 

[shadow]

My name is Shadow and I'm an oversupplementer.

Even though I'm a poor college student, I spent what little cash that I have available on RPG supplements. I've brought gaming supplements that I knew I would never use, just to read the cool ideas in them.

 

[Bagpuss]

Having sold 1/2 of one collection of Roleplaying stuff I think I have my purchasing habit under control. I find a morgage and bills to pay helps a lot.

The flood of D20 products has actually helped as I realise I can't own them all and still have a roof over my head.

Still I can own all the D20 2000 AD stuff I think.

 

[jester47]

All the books I own I use for ideas more than actually using them. Sometimes I might use a PrC or somesuch but not often.

Aaron.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Re: Re: Oversupplementers anonymous

I don't weep about it- I use a lot of it, and that which I don't use.. I will use eventually. I have worked hard for my money and like spending it on good products.

FD

[sing]

He works hard for the money... so hard for the money... something something money la la la la la money money.

[/sing]

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Shoot me now...

http://home.fuse.net/ramboozle/gameshelf1.jpg

http://home.fuse.net/ramboozle/gameshelf2.jpg

That doesn't include anything in the closet to the left (full) or all of my Warhammer 40K stuff (too much)

DS