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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4931957" data-attributes="member: 2067">4e has created the impression that every bit of material is "core."The acceptance of this impression has varied pretty wildly.4e created this impression by essentially stating that products released in future books would be supported in books further down the line -- that there is potentially supplemental material for everything. This defines "core" as "stuff that will get supplemented," which is a fair enough definition.The implication of "core" as "essential to play the game as it is meant to be played," is still strong, too. From a business standpoint, this creates a demand for anything that is considered core in the collectors: they'll want it, because the impression is that it is necessary: WotC assumes you have it, so you need to have it, or you'll miss out on this awesome stuff supporting it that comes later! Now, it's not technically necessary to have books beyond the DMG and PHB to play (the DMG gives you monster design guidelines, so you don't need the MM). In previous editions, you needed the three basic books. This impression of "core" also isn't going away anytime soon. A lot of people still speak of the three main books as prerequisite, and anything else as supplementary. The PHBII is a splat, regardless of what it says on the cover. It's just another book of options, not a "core" book in the original sense of the world."Core" is a confused term right now. It means different things depending on the use of the word.</blockquote>

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