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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 3089832" data-attributes="member: 14159">Core Rules Only?That means the game is run with the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual, as written and printed.&nbsp; Don't brandish a pile of FAQ entries, errata, this month's version of Polymorph, web articles or other addendums at me.&nbsp; I'll go by the books I have here, if something is clearly in error or a ruling has to be made, I'll make it, and if somebody wants to suggest that an &quot;official&quot; ruling has been made, I'll take it under advisement.&nbsp; That means a player can play the game bringing only the PHB, but it might be easier if they brought the DMG and MM with them too, especially if they have a PrC, lots of magic items, or are a summoner or shapeshifter.&nbsp; If something is in the SRD (which I also see as kinda being the core rules) but not the core-3 books, then it might be allowed if they bring a printout, and can argue that it really fits their character concept or the setting, or can otherwise justify it strongly.That means PC's are made only with the three core books.&nbsp; They can take the PrC's in the DMG, and Leadership.&nbsp; As the DM I pretty much keep things to the core books too, only going for exotic monsters or spells or classes for NPC's in rare and special circumstances, like the BBEG might have a non-core PrC (or might be an Epic character in a high-level game) or a plot point might hinge on a non-core spell or item.&nbsp; Things from the SRD that aren't in the core-3 might show up rarely, but they are in the DM's arsenal.PC's could theoretically have races out of the MM that gives them an LA/ECL, but only if it's from the MM, and it fits with the level they could begin the PC's at, and any campaign-specific restrictions.&nbsp; I don't really buy the whole &quot;Only the Player's Handbook for PC's, everything else is the DM's&quot; mentality, the rules are spread out enough over the system that the PHB is mostly the rules for players, but some rules elements needed for players are in other books because they are more complicated and best of kept out of the PHB for simplicity's sake for beginning players, or more often to be used by DM's and kept there to prevent redundancy in the books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 3089832, member: 14159"] Core Rules Only? That means the game is run with the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual, [i]as written and printed[/i]. Don't brandish a pile of FAQ entries, errata, this month's version of Polymorph, web articles or other addendums at me. I'll go by the books I have here, if something is clearly in error or a ruling has to be made, I'll make it, and if somebody wants to suggest that an "official" ruling has been made, I'll take it under advisement. That means a player can play the game bringing only the PHB, but it might be easier if they brought the DMG and MM with them too, especially if they have a PrC, lots of magic items, or are a summoner or shapeshifter. If something is in the SRD (which I also see as kinda being the core rules) but not the core-3 books, then it might be allowed if they bring a printout, and can argue that it really fits their character concept or the setting, or can otherwise justify it strongly. That means PC's are made only with the three core books. They can take the PrC's in the DMG, and Leadership. As the DM I pretty much keep things to the core books too, only going for exotic monsters or spells or classes for NPC's in rare and special circumstances, like the BBEG might have a non-core PrC (or might be an Epic character in a high-level game) or a plot point might hinge on a non-core spell or item. Things from the SRD that aren't in the core-3 might show up rarely, but they are in the DM's arsenal. PC's could theoretically have races out of the MM that gives them an LA/ECL, but only if it's from the MM, and it fits with the level they could begin the PC's at, and any campaign-specific restrictions. I don't really buy the whole "Only the Player's Handbook for PC's, everything else is the DM's" mentality, the rules are spread out enough over the system that the PHB is mostly the rules for players, but some rules elements needed for players are in other books because they are more complicated and best of kept out of the PHB for simplicity's sake for beginning players, or more often to be used by DM's and kept there to prevent redundancy in the books. [/QUOTE]

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