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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timbannock" data-source="post: 4580203" data-attributes="member: 17913">I was a player in 3.X for a grand total of 2 decently long-lived campaigns and several that burnt out REAL fast.  Being a player made me want the NEXT COOL THING (TM) that came out in whatever book.  I'm not a power-gamer, but I do enjoy having a character that is at least vaguely optimized for the system or their particular role, even if it's not necessarily the main role of that class (i.e., I played athletic fighters that weren't nasty damage-dealers...not the design of that class, but I optimized the hell out of what he could do within that role).Anyway, I've come to DM like 95% of the time, for better or worse.  So, with 4e, I picked up the Core rulebooks, AV and FRPG.  My purchases for player material stop there, however (maybe PHB2, but even that's something I'm on the fence about).  My reason being: I'm the DM.  I only need DM material in this edition, so that's all I'll buy.  AV fits the bill coz it's treasure that I get to place, but I don't need oodles of classes, epic destinies, paragon paths, and powers powers powers!  I just need monsters, maps, and money to reward the PCs with.So yeah, I was a victim of the CO boards during 3.X, but I learned my lesson!  Players who want to play [insert the last heir of an ancient power here] can buy the book for that themselves.  I only need some monsters and places to spark my imagination.</blockquote>