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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9114422" data-attributes="member: 22779">I certainly do.I'll give you a perfect example.&nbsp; On my shelf, after I recently dug them out, stand Faith's and Avatars (2e) and Powers and Pantheons (2e).&nbsp; Now, these are THE go to resources for all things divine in the Forgotten Realms at the time (granted, they're a bit out of date now, of course).&nbsp;&nbsp; Both weigh in at 194 pages of very small, dense text.&nbsp; So, just shy of 400 pages of material.&nbsp; Now I bought these in (... goes off to check ...) about 1996 or 1997.&nbsp; Give or take.&nbsp; So, they've been with me for just about 25 years.&nbsp; In 25 years I've used a grand total of 4 pages out of these books.&nbsp; One page for my 2e priest of Kossuth, and 3 pages recently for my Candlekeep campaign where I used the Cloister of Saint Ramedar.&nbsp; 1% of the material in 25 years.&nbsp; Why in hell did I buy these books?&nbsp; Fun read?&nbsp; I guess so.&nbsp; Looking at it now, it's mostly forgettable.&nbsp; This was a total waste of money.&nbsp; And these books are hardly alone in that.&nbsp; I'm so over the idea of buying books just to have them sit on my shelf gathering dust.&nbsp; If I won't use at least 40% of the book, then it's a non-buy for me now.&nbsp; I simply have no interest in buying fantasy encyclopedias anymore.&nbsp; They're largely a waste of time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9114422, member: 22779"] I certainly do. I'll give you a perfect example. On my shelf, after I recently dug them out, stand Faith's and Avatars (2e) and Powers and Pantheons (2e). Now, these are THE go to resources for all things divine in the Forgotten Realms at the time (granted, they're a bit out of date now, of course). Both weigh in at 194 pages of very small, dense text. So, just shy of 400 pages of material. Now I bought these in (... goes off to check ...) about 1996 or 1997. Give or take. So, they've been with me for just about 25 years. In 25 years I've used a grand total of 4 pages out of these books. One page for my 2e priest of Kossuth, and 3 pages recently for my Candlekeep campaign where I used the Cloister of Saint Ramedar. 1% of the material in 25 years. Why in hell did I buy these books? Fun read? I guess so. Looking at it now, it's mostly forgettable. This was a total waste of money. And these books are hardly alone in that. I'm so over the idea of buying books just to have them sit on my shelf gathering dust. If I won't use at least 40% of the book, then it's a non-buy for me now. I simply have no interest in buying fantasy encyclopedias anymore. They're largely a waste of time. [/QUOTE]

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