Your non-WotC books: will you buy 'em again if they convert to 3.5?
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I don't think I will. For starters, I don't have the money to do that. As it goes right now, I've only ordered the 3.5 PHB; I'll be using the SRD for the rest until I can afford the other two books. Also, I'd be happy to just convert the stuff myself as I don't use enough of it on a regular basis. Up to this point, the only 3rd party products I've actually used in game are Of Sound Mind and Counter Collection 1, both from FDP, despite the quality of the other non-WotC stuff I have. I love the d20 license and all that goes with it, but I'm finding that I'm only using WotC stuff in my games right now (one FR, one homebrew). That's just me, though. 
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tKL
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haiiro
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I don't think I can answer this question accurately until I've seen the 3.5e core books.
I know that's a cop-out, but I think the answer will depend heavily on how much things change (and I'm trying not to find out too much in advance) -- and on factors like how much cooler the 3.5e MM actually turns out to be. It sounds like it could raise the bar for monster books by several notches (just like the Monsternomicon did in some respects, IMO), and if other publishers were to reprint their monster books with similar additions I'd seriously consider picking them up again.
For the most part, though, I suspect I won't mind doing a bit of conversion work.
I know that's a cop-out, but I think the answer will depend heavily on how much things change (and I'm trying not to find out too much in advance) -- and on factors like how much cooler the 3.5e MM actually turns out to be. It sounds like it could raise the bar for monster books by several notches (just like the Monsternomicon did in some respects, IMO), and if other publishers were to reprint their monster books with similar additions I'd seriously consider picking them up again.
For the most part, though, I suspect I won't mind doing a bit of conversion work.
Painfully
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Having seen the inside of the new core books, I'd say it's already a tough sell just for them.
Despite all the good things they've done with them, I'm sorely disappointed that the MM isn't laid out with one monster per page. The background lines in the PHB are still there. Silly, little quirks like those that should have been a no-brainer are still in the new revised books. Does WotC think these things are helping gamers?
Don't get me wrong, I'll still buy them, but part of me is groaning over the stupid little things they SHOULD have made time to fix.
Hardbacks are just too expensive to repurchase without a good reason. The 3.5 revision has too many changes to be able to write-in the changes manually. So, I'm buying the new books.
Despite all the good things they've done with them, I'm sorely disappointed that the MM isn't laid out with one monster per page. The background lines in the PHB are still there. Silly, little quirks like those that should have been a no-brainer are still in the new revised books. Does WotC think these things are helping gamers?
Don't get me wrong, I'll still buy them, but part of me is groaning over the stupid little things they SHOULD have made time to fix.
Hardbacks are just too expensive to repurchase without a good reason. The 3.5 revision has too many changes to be able to write-in the changes manually. So, I'm buying the new books.
johnsemlak
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I could be unaware of publishers' plans but I doubt this will happen or even be necessary. Even WotC isn't planning to re-release any non-core supplement except the PsiHB. I think these issues can and will be generally handled with PDF enhancements.
Eternalknight
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No. The only books I'll be updating are the core rulebooks. I'll convert the rest myself.
Krug
Newshound
Well I think the changes for some books are substantial. Quintessential Druid, Bard and Ranger and books in similar vein, such as the Enc-whatever of Mystic Music, are going to be difficult to use now.
As well as all the Gnome books.
We'll see how the revised Creature Collection does.
As well as all the Gnome books.
We'll see how the revised Creature Collection does.
Definately: NO. Way too expensive and I have a large arsenal of books. I would not even buy 3.5.-versions of those I regularly use (and the number of these is small, most of my books I have read only once and then placed them on my book shelf for looking pretty). Only exception: the core rulebooks. I have preordered them, because these are essential. Modules for example are totally unneccessary to buy as 3.5. versions if you are owning them as 3.0 versions. You play them once and that's it. Other stuff from sourcebooks I will convert myself, because it's not as much I use away from the corebooks.
talmar
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Don't have to. The only non WotC books I own are Relics & Rituals I and II and all the Necromancer Books. I own so few that manual tweaking will be short and sweet.
I've already preordered all the 3.5 books. I set aside about $1000 a year from my tax return for DnD books. That allows me to keep up with most WotC stuff but not enought to vier away to much.
I've already preordered all the 3.5 books. I set aside about $1000 a year from my tax return for DnD books. That allows me to keep up with most WotC stuff but not enought to vier away to much.
Wulf Ratbane
Adventurer
Krug said:As well as all the Gnome books.
No, not ALL of the Gnome books.
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