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<blockquote data-quote="SPoD" data-source="post: 3725006" data-attributes="member: 51268">What if by &quot;core&quot; they mean &quot;released into the SRD&quot;? Every year, WOTC puts out a PHB, DMG, and MM that is released (minus product identity) into the SRD, along with 4-10 other supplements that are not. This allows WOTC to keep some of their material proprietary, while allowing third party developers access to other stuff, and making it clear up front which book is going to be which.Thus, PHB2, DMG2, and MM2 include (say) psionics, gnomes, bloodlines, and such. The next year, PHB3/DMG3/MM3 adds incarnum, truenames, and rules for deities. PHB4/DMG4/MM4 adds some wacky stuff we can't even imagine now. And after each release, third party companies are free to take the ball and run with it. It would guarantee that the smaller companies always have something new and interesting to talk about, and that would build the D&amp;D brand directing players back to the source.On the more cynical hand, a lot of people won't buy a Psionics Handbook, but they might buy a Players Handbook II that just happens to have 50% of it devoted to psionics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SPoD, post: 3725006, member: 51268"] What if by "core" they mean "released into the SRD"? Every year, WOTC puts out a PHB, DMG, and MM that is released (minus product identity) into the SRD, along with 4-10 other supplements that are not. This allows WOTC to keep some of their material proprietary, while allowing third party developers access to other stuff, and making it clear up front which book is going to be which. Thus, PHB2, DMG2, and MM2 include (say) psionics, gnomes, bloodlines, and such. The next year, PHB3/DMG3/MM3 adds incarnum, truenames, and rules for deities. PHB4/DMG4/MM4 adds some wacky stuff we can't even imagine now. And after each release, third party companies are free to take the ball and run with it. It would guarantee that the smaller companies always have something new and interesting to talk about, and that would build the D&D brand directing players back to the source. On the more cynical hand, a lot of people won't buy a Psionics Handbook, but they might buy a Players Handbook II that just happens to have 50% of it devoted to psionics. [/QUOTE]

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