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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 3793655" data-attributes="member: 1465">WotC says that "Core" from now on will mean all the PHBx, DMGx and MMx.But does it really make sense in practice?I don't know how you define "Core", but to me it means basically "what is included by default in the game". 1) Campaign Settings overwrite core with specific exceptions, but if the Setting doesn't say specifically that something from the Core books is removed, it usually means it's there. Or not...?2) Also, Core material is going to be supported by supplements: ALL core classes and races will get additional material in every supplement (or group of supplement).However, I don't see how in practice these 2 points can be different than before. It's not possible that a Campaign Setting published for example in 2008, has to accomodate new races and classes from a PHB2 coming out in 2009. What if PHB2 includes Raptorans and Samurai, will they suddenly appear in Forgotten Realms and Eberron as well? And of course, most gamers are going to buy the first 3 books but not the second set and the next ones after that. If they buy let's say an Al-Qadim or Dark Sun setting published in 2010, will they find out that they need to buy also all the PHB, DMG and MM published before that year?I highly doubt... I don't see any significant effect at all in redefining what is "Core". What am I missing?  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid    :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /></blockquote>

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