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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 4580138" data-attributes="member: 5038">My motivations included the following:a)  fixing issues that I had with the core rules and customizing the game to be what I wanted. Examples include the Artificer's Handbook as an alternative to magic item creation as I disliked XP costs, the Book of Iron Might to spice up combat without requiring feats, and Unearthed Arcana for numerous things;b) filling areas that I thought were missing and/ or, imo, done better than similar WOTC offerings .  An example would be purchasing the Master Class books from Green Ronin to add the Psychic, the Shaman and Witch classes to my campaign.  In the instance of GR's Psychic class, I  was not a fan of WOTC's psionic rules and GR's Psychic's Handbook was exactly what I was looking for in terms of mechanics and feel;c)  making prep easier.  Advanced Bestiary and the Deluxe Book of Templates are examples of products purchased for this.In general, however, I disallow most character releated material from WOTC splats and turn to 3pp.  With regards to WOTC material, I didn't like the race books, new base classes or new mechanics compared to third party offerings  and most of the new spells and prcs don't fit the style of games that  I run.  At best, I allow a handful of feats, spells, prcs and equipment.</blockquote>