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Message: <blockquote data-quote="woodelf" data-source="post: 1954249" data-attributes="member: 10201">I tend to agree with this--i'm highly skeptical that anyone who doesn't own a D&D3E PH would buy one just to play another game.   Hypothetical: Non-gamer B5 fan sees the B5 D20 game on a shelf, and decides to check it out. Maybe she's always heard of this D&D or RPG thing, and wants to give it a try. MAybe she's a complete novice. Either way, she doesn't own any RPG books already. So, she reads the cover ad copy, and notices that it says "Requires the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook, from Wizards of the Coast." Now what do you think is the most likely response? <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She spends $75 to get both books to try out the RPG thing that she doesn't have any particular prior attachment to </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She believes the ad copy, so puts the book back because she isn't curious enough to pay $75. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She believes the ad copy, so buys the book and just uses it as a show reference, never even bothering to try and figure out the game side of it. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She doesn't believe the ad copy, buys the book, and tries to figure it out despite the missing rules.</li> </ul>Of those 4 options, i find it very hard to believe that very many people will make the first choice. No, for the most part, i think those who buy games like B5 D20 either have already made the decision to buy a D&D3E PH on its own merits, or don't intend to buy one at all (perhaps because they, like me, know about and have a copy of the D20SRD).</blockquote>

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