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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4541886" data-attributes="member: 11821">I think you have a misunderstanding of what &quot;core&quot; means for 4e, as opposed to earlier editions.&nbsp; I say that because this is a pretty ... well, insane philosophy.For 1e, 2e, and to a lesser extent 3e, a new core book likely meant you may need it down the road as a reference material for other products.For 4e, there's no such assumption.&nbsp; Because NPCs and monsters are built on separate systems, their entire combat capability is summed up in a stat block.&nbsp; If there's a Swordmage in an adventure, I won't need to have the FRPG to figure out what that Swordmage can do in combat.It's a marketing gimmick.&nbsp; It's also a philosophy - as in, &quot;We'll concentrate on making universal books that can be used in any setting.&quot;4e's PHB2 will be no more needed for 4e than 3e's PHB2 was for 3e.-O</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 4541886, member: 11821"] I think you have a misunderstanding of what "core" means for 4e, as opposed to earlier editions. I say that because this is a pretty ... well, insane philosophy. For 1e, 2e, and to a lesser extent 3e, a new core book likely meant you may need it down the road as a reference material for other products. For 4e, there's no such assumption. Because NPCs and monsters are built on separate systems, their entire combat capability is summed up in a stat block. If there's a Swordmage in an adventure, I won't need to have the FRPG to figure out what that Swordmage can do in combat. It's a marketing gimmick. It's also a philosophy - as in, "We'll concentrate on making universal books that can be used in any setting." 4e's PHB2 will be no more needed for 4e than 3e's PHB2 was for 3e. -O [/QUOTE]

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