Pathfinder 2E Pathfinder 2 vs D&D 5E pagecounts

[CapnZapp]

I think that it's because it is precisely so you only have to buy one book.

And I think it's because they now effectively sell five "DMG"s instead of just one.

 

[Aldarc]

And I think it's because they now effectively sell five "DMG"s instead of just one.

I'm not that cynical.

 

[CapnZapp]

I'm not that cynical.

Fair enough. That's why I thought to complement your earlier response.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm not that cynical.

I wouldn't say that's cynical: it just means that Paizo has a strategy to help people transition to being the DM without having to buy another book. Pretty smart, really.

 

[cbwjm]

I think putting both phb and dmg into a single book is a great idea. One of my favourite books is the rules cyclopedia in part because it has everything. Of course the rules were much lighter, you wouldn't be able to really do the same with current editions due to the resulting size of the book.

 

[Morrus]

One core book is the standard for RPGs these days. D&D is the outlier, not the standard.

 

[CapnZapp]

D&D *is* and *sets* the standard when it comes to ttrpgs...

 

[Aldarc]

D&D *is* and *sets* the standard when it comes to ttrpgs...

If D&D sets the standards of having a PHB, a DMG, and a MM as the core books then it is doing a terrible job getting other ttrpgs to follow.

 

[CapnZapp]

If D&D sets the standards of having a PHB, a DMG, and a MM as the core books then it is doing a terrible job getting other ttrpgs to follow.

So?

My point was that all those games can do what they want, it doesn't matter.

The reality is that there is no standard. Ttrpgs are too diverse. The closest we get is D&D (at least in America, less so in Europe).

 

[Aldarc]

So?

My point was that all those games can do what they want, it doesn't matter.

The reality is that there is no standard. Ttrpgs are too diverse. The closest we get is D&D (at least in America, less so in Europe).

And my point is that there is more to TTRPG publishing than D&D, and it would certaintly help if you expanded your horizons past them so you could look past your own nose.