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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6457315" data-attributes="member: 22779">I think there is also something of a false dichotomy here too.&nbsp; Is Complete Fighters (or whatever splat) a player book or a DM book?&nbsp; Well, it's a bit of both really.&nbsp; How about a Monster Manual (beyond the first), is that something only DM's buy?&nbsp; Well, maybe not, especially in 3e or later, because there's tons of player stuff there too.&nbsp; Now, I will agree that there are more DM's out there than players.&nbsp; I think that's pretty uncontroversial.&nbsp; But, OTOH, I would also say that the divide is a lot less than people want to claim.&nbsp; Like I said, how many groups do you play with that include one and only one person with DMing experience?&nbsp; Outside of a new group (which would also tend to explain sales - since it's the new groups that are buying the most books I think - WOTC talked years ago about how buying tapers off after 30), I would think that many, many groups have at least two people with DMing experience.&nbsp; But, the point remains, the dynamic in a group with 2 or more DM's in it is very different than one with only 1 DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6457315, member: 22779"] I think there is also something of a false dichotomy here too. Is Complete Fighters (or whatever splat) a player book or a DM book? Well, it's a bit of both really. How about a Monster Manual (beyond the first), is that something only DM's buy? Well, maybe not, especially in 3e or later, because there's tons of player stuff there too. Now, I will agree that there are more DM's out there than players. I think that's pretty uncontroversial. But, OTOH, I would also say that the divide is a lot less than people want to claim. Like I said, how many groups do you play with that include one and only one person with DMing experience? Outside of a new group (which would also tend to explain sales - since it's the new groups that are buying the most books I think - WOTC talked years ago about how buying tapers off after 30), I would think that many, many groups have at least two people with DMing experience. But, the point remains, the dynamic in a group with 2 or more DM's in it is very different than one with only 1 DM. [/QUOTE]

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