D&D 5E Better Names than Xanthar's Guide to Everything

[BoldItalic]

The Second PLAyers' Tome

 

[77IM]

Xanathar's Guide To Something Specific So That You Can Decide Ahead Of Time Whether Or Not You Want To Include It In Your Game

Because if it's really a guide to "Everything" it had better include samurais, ninjas, psionics, gunslingers, super-powers, starships, cybernetics, mechs, glitterboys, etc.

Otherwise, it's just,

Xanathar's Guide To More Of The Same

 

[jasper]

Meepo's Guide of Murderhobos. Or The DM Guide on How to regain control of your game and tick off players.
Jasper Guide to everything which is not AL approved.

 

[DEFCON 1]

'Bob'

 

[JonnyP71]

Some obscure NPC's Guide to entirely optional splat intended to keep the moaners quiet for a month or 2

 

[Mercurius]

I don't mind the name. It implies a grab-bag of stuff, which is kind of fun. On the other hand, if I were to read the title without knowing what it is, and I knew who Xanathar was, I would assume it is was a Realms-specific setting book, maybe Xanathar's compilation of info on Waterdeep, the North, rumors, power groups, etc. I'm not sure what Xanathar has to do with sub-classes and rules.

 

[CydKnight]

If the content is good and sound, it doesn't matter to me what it's called.


....it probably matters even less to me if the content is bad.

 

[Mercule]

After trying to remember the book name in another thread, I've determined that almost anything would have been a better name. I resorted to "Stupid Beholder's Guide to Everything" and prefer that.

Thus, I dub it SBGtE. And, that's that.


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[Warmaster Horus]

"The Rules Store"
"Planet Rules"
"5e Rules Expansion for Dummies"

and other uninspired ideas.