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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4945491" data-attributes="member: 11821">I've said it before, and it may be a pipe-dream, but I like non-standard, non-generic settings.My favorite purchases under the OGL/d20 STL were settings and supplements for those settings.  While I have no use for generic character crunch, I love character crunch for new settings that fit in with a setting's themes.I have zero use for generic player-oriented crunch.  (No new classes, Paragon Paths, feats, or races that aren't designed for a specific new third-party setting.)  DM-oriented crunch is dandy, but you have to convince me it's giving me something more - or something better - than I'm getting from WotC.  This means reasonably solid mechanics, unique flavors, and fresh perspectives.  I don't have any use for 100 poorly-made monsters, or 100 more monsters which offer me nothing more interesting than I've already gotten from WotC.I like modules, so long as I have a reason to run them.  If I'm getting no better than I'm getting from WotC, odds are I'll just stick with the stuff I'm getting from WotC.  I also buy them on an as-needed basis; if I don't need one, I won't buy one.For illustration, my favorite stuff I bought under the OGL/d20 STL were...* Wilderlands Box Set (+ several supplements for it, one of which is a Least Favorite)* Arcana Unearthed/Evolved (most of the product line for both, one of which is a Least Favorite)* Monte Cook's Chaositech (DM crunch with awesome and unique flavor)* Black Company Campaign Setting* Testament* A few DCC's.* Tome of HorrorsMy least favorite, least-used stuff I bought under OGL/d20 STL were...- Complete Book of Eldritch Might- Arcana Evolved Spell Treasury (although it was part of the above, it also broke many things)- Wilderlands Player's Guide (reprinted information, and shoddy mechanics)- Pretty much all non-Tome-of-Horrors 3rd-party monster books, including Creature Catalogs.Everything else was pretty middling stuff that I may have enjoyed but which I never used.  I would be unlikely to buy more stuff in this category, either - WotC is doing a better job of giving me stuff I want this edition than it was last time around.So yeah.  Basically, I want something I'm not already getting from WotC.  But it also has to be high-caliber, with solid mechanics.-O</blockquote>

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