Too many books!

[Desdichado]

Oh well, this is certainly a good problem to have, as far as problems go, but there's too much stuff out there I want right now! Heck, this d20 thing just keeps getting more and more momentum, as near as I can tell. The suppliers of d20 material have become, generally, as good as WotC in most respects, and they've got some kick-@$$ products out there.

Just today, I popped into Borders for about half an hour, and flipped through Arcana Unearthed and the Warcraft book -- both of which I now have to own. Unfortunately, I've still got half a dozen books I've bought that I haven't even had time to read! Because of that, I've decided it's time I started putting some limits on what I allow myself to buy, so at least until I get caught up, I'm down to one book a month. I've already got more than that in July, and I've got FFG's Sorcery & Steam slated for August.

Problem is, by the time I get caught up, there's more stuff out there I'll want. It's a vicious cycle, I tell ya, and I don't ever see myself getting caught up!

 

[drquestion]

Sword and Sorcery seem to be the major perpetrators in this area right now. They've launched two major lines (AU and Warcraft) and released like 3 Scarred Lands books, all in the same week. Plus, it all looks like good stuff. And that's just one company.

I really think that the last year or so has seen a marked increase in the quality of d20 stuff that's come out, especially from the top-flight 3rd party publishers. The .pdf market seems to be hitting its stride as well. I looked at the list of ENnies nominees this year and just said "Wow!"

Decisions on which books to buy are getting harder for me to make, too. I find myself passing up on books that I probably would have bought a year ago, simply because there are so many other good books that I want to buy, too.

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