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<blockquote data-quote="Gardens &amp; Goblins" data-source="post: 7396223" data-attributes="member: 6846794"><p>I think the general counter to such initiatives is, 'Well ya know? You can homebrew as much as your table needs!' Typically followed by, 'Why do you need official recognition?'. Granted, I find such arguments miss the point but hey! </p><p></p><p>The challenge with 'community rules' is simply - which community? What's the bar for entry? Can anyone add a rule? Does their need to be, as you point out, a consensus from a certain number of folks? Certain folks? Does such a supplement try to include rules that reflect all sides? Only one? How would it be chosen? (For an example, check out the conflicting opinions in the various 'Warlord' threads.)</p><p></p><p>It can get messy really quickly - and I reckon in this scenario, homebrewing would save a lot of cost, energy and drama.</p><p></p><p>Which is why, if there was to be a push for updates/refinement/tweaks from the existing 5e system, it would need to come from the authority on the matter - the official design team. And I don't they're business model readily embraces such as much as say, releasing new shiny things for sale*.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">*Even in the computer games industry there is a real lack of projects willing to refine existing game systems, with the focus being on putting out something new and shiny <em>(though arguably, this is a trend that is shifting and what constitutes as 'new' is a matter of debate. Is PUBG 'new'? Or is it built on the bones of -insert-old-fps-here?).</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gardens & Goblins, post: 7396223, member: 6846794"] I think the general counter to such initiatives is, 'Well ya know? You can homebrew as much as your table needs!' Typically followed by, 'Why do you need official recognition?'. Granted, I find such arguments miss the point but hey! The challenge with 'community rules' is simply - which community? What's the bar for entry? Can anyone add a rule? Does their need to be, as you point out, a consensus from a certain number of folks? Certain folks? Does such a supplement try to include rules that reflect all sides? Only one? How would it be chosen? (For an example, check out the conflicting opinions in the various 'Warlord' threads.) It can get messy really quickly - and I reckon in this scenario, homebrewing would save a lot of cost, energy and drama. Which is why, if there was to be a push for updates/refinement/tweaks from the existing 5e system, it would need to come from the authority on the matter - the official design team. And I don't they're business model readily embraces such as much as say, releasing new shiny things for sale*. [SIZE=1]*Even in the computer games industry there is a real lack of projects willing to refine existing game systems, with the focus being on putting out something new and shiny [I](though arguably, this is a trend that is shifting and what constitutes as 'new' is a matter of debate. Is PUBG 'new'? Or is it built on the bones of -insert-old-fps-here?).[/I][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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