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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ourchair" data-source="post: 5709198" data-attributes="member: 85362">I knoerait?But that's the nature of message boards. Everyone wants to get the final word on something, regardless of whether they agree with the post they are responding to or not.That said...In a short word, yes.They're good value for money in the sense that they give you races and classes in a highly portable soft-cover format, revised errata, and clean presentation.Simplified? Yes.Now it's easy to think 'simplified'='dumbed down' and if that's your concern, then not really. Essentials classes have the folllowing distinct features,1. Less elaborate mechanics.2. Clearly defined direction for players to follow.3. Mostly optimized math.I could go on and on about each point, but suffice it to say that they are only 'simplified' in the sense that it's harder to 'break' an Essentials character and make it sub-optimal. If anything they are more 'idiot proof' than they are 'dumbed down'.You mentioned that you already have the 3 PHBs.As far as I'm concerned, while Essentials are worthy purchases, I doubt you really want to purchase it. You already have metric ton of classes to play with. There isn't really all that much value to be added to your current D&D experience with Essentials. In fact, it'll be quite awhile till you get sick of all the stuff you have -- unless you get struck by the 'must have a new shiny' bug at some point -- and from what you said, you and your group seem pretty happy with the nature and design of the classes you already have.</blockquote>

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