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<blockquote data-quote="WheresMyD20" data-source="post: 5180385" data-attributes="member: 60772">Ok, let me get back on topic here - 4e Essentials.&nbsp; The reason I think there might be a transition barrier is that the Starter Set is only 96 pages total.&nbsp; The combat chapter alone in the PHB is 32 pages.&nbsp; The full Rules Compendium is slated to be 320 pages.&nbsp; The numbers suggest to me that the rules in the Starter Set might be significantly truncated.Of course, we won't know until it comes out, but I can imagine that things like the rules for grappling, rituals, and other non-essentials might not make the cut.&nbsp; After all, it would probably make sense not to overwhelm new players with rules that aren't at the core of the game.&nbsp; If that's the case, then, yes, D&amp;D Essentials will be the same 4e - although just a subset of the full 4e rules.&nbsp; Not different rules, just fewer of them... and if there are fewer rules in the Starter Set, new players may want to stick with that subset rather than going for the full 4e.Anyway, that's why I think there might be a transition barrier.&nbsp; Or, at the very least, a desire to be able to play levels 4-30 using the Starter Set subset of the rules.&nbsp; Then again, it's impossible to tell until we actually see the Starter Set and what's inside of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WheresMyD20, post: 5180385, member: 60772"] Ok, let me get back on topic here - 4e Essentials. The reason I think there might be a transition barrier is that the Starter Set is only 96 pages total. The combat chapter alone in the PHB is 32 pages. The full Rules Compendium is slated to be 320 pages. The numbers suggest to me that the rules in the Starter Set might be significantly truncated. Of course, we won't know until it comes out, but I can imagine that things like the rules for grappling, rituals, and other non-essentials might not make the cut. After all, it would probably make sense not to overwhelm new players with rules that aren't at the core of the game. If that's the case, then, yes, D&D Essentials will be the same 4e - although just a subset of the full 4e rules. Not different rules, just fewer of them... and if there are fewer rules in the Starter Set, new players may want to stick with that subset rather than going for the full 4e. Anyway, that's why I think there might be a transition barrier. Or, at the very least, a desire to be able to play levels 4-30 using the Starter Set subset of the rules. Then again, it's impossible to tell until we actually see the Starter Set and what's inside of it. [/QUOTE]

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