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<blockquote data-quote="twilsemail" data-source="post: 5455099" data-attributes="member: 79628"><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The other "splat books" aren't designed as optional additions any more than any other book, including Essentials, has been. They're all Core. If you want to huff and say they're not core, have at it. That doesn't make the current model untrue.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">E4e and 4e are entirely compatible. There's no reason to say they aren't with the exception of trying to raise a stink. There has been errata integrating E4e and 4e. Anything that wasn't covered specifically was covered by the blanket statement of "use the new stuff if it has the same name."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">They've printed non-Essentials material. Check it out. Some of it is pretty spiffy.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It's a truth everywhere that those that are dissatisfied will raise their voices while those that are content with the game will actually go off and play the bloody thing. The people that enjoy the current layout are busy doing just that.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Then again, maybe you've got a higher than average percentage of dissatisfied players in your area. We seem about 60/40 out this way.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Nope. Weapon Expertise and Axe Expertise have two different names. You’d need to pull out something like “Boffer Expertise” from PHB4 which has conflicting text with “Bofffer Expertise” from Heroes of the Fiery Jungle. Same name overwrites same name. Otherwise you’ve just got options. Same general concept (really good with an axe) does not overwrite same general concept (really good with an axe). I think that's where you're confused.</span></span></p><p> </p><p>Edit: Also, I think that, while this whole thing is clear once it's pointed out, this is obviously confusing. I mean there wouldn't be daily posts for the last six months if it weren't confusing. I do think that some people are so determined to be confused that they won't listen to the people pointing out the clarifications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twilsemail, post: 5455099, member: 79628"] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]The other "splat books" aren't designed as optional additions any more than any other book, including Essentials, has been. They're all Core. If you want to huff and say they're not core, have at it. That doesn't make the current model untrue.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]E4e and 4e are entirely compatible. There's no reason to say they aren't with the exception of trying to raise a stink. There has been errata integrating E4e and 4e. Anything that wasn't covered specifically was covered by the blanket statement of "use the new stuff if it has the same name."[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]They've printed non-Essentials material. Check it out. Some of it is pretty spiffy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]It's a truth everywhere that those that are dissatisfied will raise their voices while those that are content with the game will actually go off and play the bloody thing. The people that enjoy the current layout are busy doing just that.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Then again, maybe you've got a higher than average percentage of dissatisfied players in your area. We seem about 60/40 out this way.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Nope. Weapon Expertise and Axe Expertise have two different names. You’d need to pull out something like “Boffer Expertise” from PHB4 which has conflicting text with “Bofffer Expertise” from Heroes of the Fiery Jungle. Same name overwrites same name. Otherwise you’ve just got options. Same general concept (really good with an axe) does not overwrite same general concept (really good with an axe). I think that's where you're confused.[/FONT][/COLOR] Edit: Also, I think that, while this whole thing is clear once it's pointed out, this is obviously confusing. I mean there wouldn't be daily posts for the last six months if it weren't confusing. I do think that some people are so determined to be confused that they won't listen to the people pointing out the clarifications. [/QUOTE]
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