Possibly a stupid question, but. . .

[sjmiller]

In my current campaign I have created: items, both magic and mundane; monsters and animals, including the Children of Grummish (I always spell that wrong) who are boar/orc centaur-like creatures; one or two spells; and a couple of deities and demigods. I think that is all, but I would have to check my notes.

I've always liked creating new things for a game. It goes back all the way to my first campaign of Traveller. If you can't tweak the game, where's the fun in it?

 

[Stormborn]

How many of you create your own magic items/monsters/spells/feats/PrCs/etc from wholecloth?
What say you?

I frequently do a lot of homebrewing of magic items, feats, and Prestige Classes. Base Classes and Mosters I tend to simply modifiy from somethign that already exists, changing out this aspect or that one. When it comes to magic its all or nothing. I either use a completly seperate magic system or I stick with the standard one and find spells I need from other sources.

However, over time I have learned that the less I make up the less hassle it will be to stick other things in. If I want to run an adventure from Dungeon, for example, its a lot easier to do that if I have n't done a ton of homebrewing. A class, a feat or three, an item here or there - these are easier to fit into prexisting materials. Thus I am still working on a blance between what I make up completly (for my own enjoyment and the desire of my players) and what I take from published materials, which saves time and energy.

 

[s.j. bagley]

i tend to do it quite often.