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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8020213" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p>Except it won't be. Two major differences:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More character options, similar in numbers to Xanathar's Guide to Everything.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Planescape is more useful, and isn't a true setting.</li> </ul><p>Now, let me explain. All the setting books ever in 5e (not including SCAG) has not had more than 3 subclasses. It will also be for literally everyone to buy, like XGtE. You don't see players walking around buying Mythic Odysseys of Theros, do you? Maybe a few do, but the vast majority of the sales are to DMs.</p><p></p><p>Second, it's not really a true setting. Yes, it has important places, distinct NPCs, and plots going on in the background, but Planescape isn't exclusive. Now, what I mean by this is that planescape adds on to another setting. Say you're playing in Wildemount, and you go to the Abyss. You can then make use of Planescape. If you're playing in the Forgotten Realms, the lore from Theros isn't going to help much when you're learning about the other planes, but Planescape does help there.</p><p></p><p>They could add in the Artificer, more spells, feats, races, and subclasses from other setting books. (Like they took SCAG subclasses for XGtE)</p><p></p><p>No, if it was a straight setting book, they couldn't market it to players. They want this book marketed to players and DMs so the sales go up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8020213, member: 7023887"] Except it won't be. Two major differences: [LIST] [*]More character options, similar in numbers to Xanathar's Guide to Everything. [*]Planescape is more useful, and isn't a true setting. [/LIST] Now, let me explain. All the setting books ever in 5e (not including SCAG) has not had more than 3 subclasses. It will also be for literally everyone to buy, like XGtE. You don't see players walking around buying Mythic Odysseys of Theros, do you? Maybe a few do, but the vast majority of the sales are to DMs. Second, it's not really a true setting. Yes, it has important places, distinct NPCs, and plots going on in the background, but Planescape isn't exclusive. Now, what I mean by this is that planescape adds on to another setting. Say you're playing in Wildemount, and you go to the Abyss. You can then make use of Planescape. If you're playing in the Forgotten Realms, the lore from Theros isn't going to help much when you're learning about the other planes, but Planescape does help there. They could add in the Artificer, more spells, feats, races, and subclasses from other setting books. (Like they took SCAG subclasses for XGtE) No, if it was a straight setting book, they couldn't market it to players. They want this book marketed to players and DMs so the sales go up. [/QUOTE]
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