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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7253112" data-attributes="member: 12731">It's great they're abandoning the strategy to require as many other splatbooks as possible, something that was prevalent last decade. Even the "if you have Book XYZ..." wasn't popular, even if it let the publisher hide behind the fig leaf that it's "voluntary".But that's a far cry from presuming there's a PHB+1 rule for D&D in general.In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of gamers have never even heard of the idea.Here on the forums it happens with some regularity that posters conflate the AL environment for general D&D 5E use. Suggestions that AL rules are fit for general consumption are however met with irritation since it mostly betrays an inflated sense of AL's importance.(Not that this is a problem here in the AL forum, or that you are guilty of it, Skerrit. I'm talking in general)Of course WotC wants everyone to buy all their books, and they don't have an issue with characters using features from many books simultaneously, since that would detract from sales.The AL, however, had a balance issue last time around.But it's going way too far to suggest WotC is only balancing their content with PHB+1 in mind. I can't believe that; when they want as many players to pick up and combine as many books as they can afford (and then some).The PHB+1 rule is specific to the AL, and is replacing a DM's authority to say no.If you want to suggest it is more than that, I'm afraid I will need to ask you to source your claims.Let us remember the difference between RAW and RAI in this regard; I don't question your designer discussions, but if what you're saying is that they have stopped balancing content outside a PHB+1 framework I would be greatly dismayed, and as such I'd like to hear it directly from the source, if you don't mind.Sent from my C6603 using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></blockquote>

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