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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5909607" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>I would <em>really</em> like to see an "Encyclopedia Version" of the game, where they produce a handful of books, split out into useful topics. Under that model, I would certainly expect to see an entire book dedicated to magic items.</p><p></p><p><em>However</em>, the draw of such a version would that it would be complete in and of itself - such a version can <em>never</em> have supplements published, or else it loses its appeal entirely (for me, at least). As such, I don't see it being something WotC would ever consider.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If they expect to support everyone in the core, they will inevitably fail. Because of the "Dragonborn question" - some people will absolutely want Dragonborn in the core, while others absolutely will not. They obviously cannot satisfy both.</p><p></p><p>That being the case, they're better off going for a broad cross-section, and accepting that a lot of stuff <em>has</em> to be deferred to supplements, where it's much less controversial. And, of course, once you accept <em>that</em> then 300 pages absolutely becomes do-able - it's just a matter of where you make the cut. (Of course, whether 300 pages is <em>desirable</em> is another matter entirely.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Large numbers of people will simply skip any Starter Set and jump into the Core Rulebooks. It <em>must</em> be possible (indeed, as easy as it can be made) to pick up those books and learn the game. Otherwise, your Core Rules represent a massive barrier to entry - and that can't be a good thing!</p><p></p><p>(In fact, I'd go one further - even having both a Starter Set and a Core Rulebook represents a bad move, since it adds confusion for new players and acts as a barrier to entry. In an ideal world, the Starter Set would be a huge, deluxe boxed set <em>that includes a copy of the same Core Rulebook that everyone else uses</em>. Sort of like the old Games Workshop boxed sets of yore.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I absolutely agree about the need for a really good Starter Set - it's probably the single most important in-print product in the line. And I also agree that it needs to come out on Day One.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5909607, member: 22424"] I would [i]really[/i] like to see an "Encyclopedia Version" of the game, where they produce a handful of books, split out into useful topics. Under that model, I would certainly expect to see an entire book dedicated to magic items. [i]However[/i], the draw of such a version would that it would be complete in and of itself - such a version can [i]never[/i] have supplements published, or else it loses its appeal entirely (for me, at least). As such, I don't see it being something WotC would ever consider. If they expect to support everyone in the core, they will inevitably fail. Because of the "Dragonborn question" - some people will absolutely want Dragonborn in the core, while others absolutely will not. They obviously cannot satisfy both. That being the case, they're better off going for a broad cross-section, and accepting that a lot of stuff [i]has[/i] to be deferred to supplements, where it's much less controversial. And, of course, once you accept [i]that[/i] then 300 pages absolutely becomes do-able - it's just a matter of where you make the cut. (Of course, whether 300 pages is [i]desirable[/i] is another matter entirely.) Large numbers of people will simply skip any Starter Set and jump into the Core Rulebooks. It [i]must[/i] be possible (indeed, as easy as it can be made) to pick up those books and learn the game. Otherwise, your Core Rules represent a massive barrier to entry - and that can't be a good thing! (In fact, I'd go one further - even having both a Starter Set and a Core Rulebook represents a bad move, since it adds confusion for new players and acts as a barrier to entry. In an ideal world, the Starter Set would be a huge, deluxe boxed set [i]that includes a copy of the same Core Rulebook that everyone else uses[/i]. Sort of like the old Games Workshop boxed sets of yore.) I absolutely agree about the need for a really good Starter Set - it's probably the single most important in-print product in the line. And I also agree that it needs to come out on Day One. [/QUOTE]
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