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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 4849263" data-attributes="member: 957">This has been my position for years.&nbsp; I have often phrased it as &quot;I don't pay other people to play the game for me.&quot;I've long been a home brewer.&nbsp; And I pretty much never played in the Forgotten Realms.&nbsp; But I did buy almost everything for the Realms.&nbsp; Because I find it to be both a good place to steal stuff from, and also a good muse.So far I find Golarion to be a level above the Realms for these purposes.&nbsp; Everything is recognizable, standard fare D&amp;D troupes.And yet everything has a deeper element that can be a huge change in the fundamental way the characters interact, or can be completely ignored.And honestly, even back when wotc was doing 3.5 and Paizo was Dungeon and Dragon, it was my opinion that Paizo was the king of fluff.&nbsp; GR was probably king of crunch to me.&nbsp; And I can think of several other great crunch companies.&nbsp; And they all had good crunch and good fluff (and some bad crunch and bad fluff).&nbsp; But some were head and shoulders above the crowd.&nbsp; And in fluff and story, Paizo was head and shoulders up.&nbsp; And they still are.All that said, I still fully agree with your point.&nbsp; There is more product out there than anyone could ever use and, honestly, if you are home brewing then the amount you need is approximately zero.This is orange juice and you don't need this orange juice.But it really is damn good orange juice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 4849263, member: 957"] This has been my position for years. I have often phrased it as "I don't pay other people to play the game for me." I've long been a home brewer. And I pretty much never played in the Forgotten Realms. But I did buy almost everything for the Realms. Because I find it to be both a good place to steal stuff from, and also a good muse. So far I find Golarion to be a level above the Realms for these purposes. Everything is recognizable, standard fare D&D troupes. And yet everything has a deeper element that can be a huge change in the fundamental way the characters interact, or can be completely ignored. And honestly, even back when wotc was doing 3.5 and Paizo was Dungeon and Dragon, it was my opinion that Paizo was the king of fluff. GR was probably king of crunch to me. And I can think of several other great crunch companies. And they all had good crunch and good fluff (and some bad crunch and bad fluff). But some were head and shoulders above the crowd. And in fluff and story, Paizo was head and shoulders up. And they still are. All that said, I still fully agree with your point. There is more product out there than anyone could ever use and, honestly, if you are home brewing then the amount you need is approximately zero. This is orange juice and you don't need this orange juice. But it really is damn good orange juice. [/QUOTE]

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