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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 2441764" data-attributes="member: 463">Hmm... it's a difficult question.  I tend to buy from a company, then drift away.  I might come back again later.  It depends on how I feel about them.WoTC - the D&D 3e core mechanics seemed very good, though I never liked the art; the 3.0 MM especially seemed uninispired but Tweet's core mechanics were what brought me back to D&D.  At $20 each the 3.0 core books were great value, anyway.  I bought the 3.5 PHB but not DMG & MM.  I've never really enjoyed other WoTC books I've bought though - I guess the Manual of the Planes was ok, Psionics Handbook seemed *bleah*, Bastion of Broken Souls looked boring & lifeless.  I just don't like the general attitude of WoTC stuff and I haven't bought any for years.  I'm mildly tempted by DMG 2 & Heroes of Battle, but worried they'll be more of the same.  HoB would in theory fill a need I've felt for a long time, so I must be feeling pretty burned not to be getting it.Troll Lord Games - I bought Lost City of Gaxmoor many years ago, despite its flaws I enjoyed it a lot.  Nothing else of theirs tempted me until Castles & Crusades and Hall of Many Panes.  I love the C&C PHB, despite the errors.  I was less impressed by C&C Assault on Blacktooth Ridge, but I haven't given it a fair shot yet.    HoMP wasn't at all what I was expecting, its series of completely arbitrary situations/puzzles with no real justification except "Xagy says so" I found a big turn off. I will return to HoMP in some months or years and see if my feelings have changed.  Right now I am probably going to get more C&C stuff but am much less likely to invest in more Gygax stuff.Necromancer - I bought Necropolis by Gygax years ago, which turned out to be a disaster.  I didn't buy Necromancer stuff again for years.  In hindsight this was a mistake - it wasn't Nec I had a problem with, it was the Gygax style (see HoMP above).  Recently I bought Lost City of Barakus by W. Kendower (sp?) & it's been great.  Very recently I bought Siege of Durgams Folley, which looks fantastic - it's Mike Mearls' only Nec module, so I may go check out his Malhavoc work.  I bought Vault of Karin Larr a couple days ago, also by W. Kendower, it looks ok so far but can't really comment yet.</blockquote>

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