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<blockquote data-quote="IlluminatedSeraph" data-source="post: 6755051" data-attributes="member: 6803508">Building off what I said a moment ago and the thought I just had as I switched back over to the MMO I'm playing right now, I actually think the book got about the support and page count it ought to have. This is not, on reflection, a book for the hardcore Forgotten Realms fan. I think it's very specifically aimed at players new to the Realms, especially the possible potential player who was intrigued by Sword Coast Legends (the game, for anyone not following the blinking banners on WotC's site) and thinking &quot;I want to run this game as an RPG - what do I buy?&quot; To which a wise game store owner will reply &quot;Here, why don't you buy a PHB, a Monster Manual and the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (which cleverly puts the region right in the title to make my selling job easier) and come back for the DMG in a few weeks when you need it?&quot;So, basically, because it's not the book you want it to be doesn't mean it isn't very successful at being the book it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IlluminatedSeraph, post: 6755051, member: 6803508"] Building off what I said a moment ago and the thought I just had as I switched back over to the MMO I'm playing right now, I actually think the book got about the support and page count it ought to have. This is [I]not[/I], on reflection, a book for the hardcore Forgotten Realms fan. I think it's very specifically aimed at players new to the Realms, especially the possible potential player who was intrigued by Sword Coast Legends (the game, for anyone not following the blinking banners on WotC's site) and thinking "I want to run this game as an RPG - what do I buy?" To which a wise game store owner will reply "Here, why don't you buy a PHB, a Monster Manual and the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (which cleverly puts the region right in the title to make my selling job easier) and come back for the DMG in a few weeks when you need it?" So, basically, because it's not the book you want it to be doesn't mean it isn't very successful at being the book it is. [/QUOTE]

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