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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 9092905" data-attributes="member: 7026594">I think that's a great question.And I don't think &quot;profit seeking company that will want to limit the number of pages&quot; is necessarily a factor.&nbsp; You only want to limit page count to cut costs if you don't think you'll be able to charge more.&nbsp; In fantasy fiction publishing it's a famous issue that publishers PREFER to print big doorstoppers of books because there seems to be an expectation/preference among readers for big long novels, not the short stories and novellas of the pulp era.And in practice we've seen something similar play out with D&amp;D, where Wizards prefers to publish big hardcovers, and smaller third party publishers are the folks printing zines and small modules nowadays.I think this could be a great basis for a new monster manual.&nbsp; Split monster statblocks into the &quot;run at the table&quot; compact form and include an expanded paragraph or two of info and abilities and skills which are primarily for non-combat and scenario design use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 9092905, member: 7026594"] I think that's a great question. And I don't think "profit seeking company that will want to limit the number of pages" is necessarily a factor. You only want to limit page count to cut costs if you don't think you'll be able to charge more. In fantasy fiction publishing it's a famous issue that publishers PREFER to print big doorstoppers of books because there seems to be an expectation/preference among readers for big long novels, not the short stories and novellas of the pulp era. And in practice we've seen something similar play out with D&D, where Wizards prefers to publish big hardcovers, and smaller third party publishers are the folks printing zines and small modules nowadays. I think this could be a great basis for a new monster manual. Split monster statblocks into the "run at the table" compact form and include an expanded paragraph or two of info and abilities and skills which are primarily for non-combat and scenario design use. [/QUOTE]

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