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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 6927831" data-attributes="member: 6801228">As I was reading this thread I was trying to figure out what my viewpoint is on this issue. Now, minority or majority, take your pick, but overall, I'm not upset about the release schedule. It is a little slower than I'd like, but I'm a greedy greedy person if I let myself be, and frankly, I think the lack of material has been helping me more than the edition of material would.I've always been terribly nervous about the balance of the game, so homebrewing has always been something I balked at, even with monsters. But, a lot of my players are also burgeoning DMs and control of their meta-knowledge isn't a strong suit, and they all love Homebrew sites to find and test weird new things. So, I started looking into things online, I've started branching out, deciding that this particular rule isn't to my liking and this homebrew set of things is cool and balanced, and slowly I've been working on building not just my homebrew setting, but also on a system of houserules that I'm very comfortable with. And trust me, I'd give my left arm (it's the less useful of the two) for a an entire big book of Faerie stuff for 5e, but, ultimately, there could be a lot of it I don't end up using, because I've been filling in the gaps myself and I like my stuff. I like my connection between "The Queen of Air and Darkness" and the First Vampire. I like Verthisathurgiesh, Lord of the Dancing Lights, Duke of the Drowning City, and Keeper of the Pale Woods. Lack of knowledge on Zariel and Bel lead me to research them, and when I realized there wasn't an official explanation for her being back in power, I made one up that I think is a good continuation of that story. Would I have done that if I felt WOTC was going to provide me with the materials and answers soon or quickly? Maybe, maybe not. And honestly, I've been slowly gathering some of the AP's because they are the only place to get some of the big bads like the Princes and Demon Lords, but I've never felt like I've run out of stuff to find, use, or think about in any of the books. In fact, I have a lot of things I've never seen hit the table. Haven't seen a bard at my table yet, only pure fighters I've seen were at con games, no one has ever taken more than a handful of feats, never seen most of the backgrounds, and races? Not even close. I have full backstory ideas for most of the Races that have been released so far, and no one has picked the majority of them for play. But, I'm excited for Volo's. I'm just to the point where the monster manual has revealed most of it's interesting bits, and getting more information on some of these things, having more depth for Beholders and Mindflayers? That is awesome, and I can't afford it. Might also be part of my being okay with this slow release. I am not having an easy year personally or professionally, and I don't feel like I'm falling behind. I don't feel like there is this massive backlog of books I need to get NOW to have all the official options. So, this slow schedule is nice for a homebrewer who is getting more comfortable with the game. I could see this continuing for a few years, and I'll slowly gather and get used to the bits and pieces being released. I'll have time to digest them, discuss them, work with them before new stuff comes along. I know it feels vastly different for the old-timers who are used to the old editions, who want to get back to their games and worlds and want support for them, but for a guy who is looking at 5e as his edition, the edition where he really felt the game worked well, easy to play, easy to DM, and not overwhelmingly huge so that I'd need a full week to work my way through all the options. It's nice.</blockquote>

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