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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9358368" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I actually think that the 5e DMG is really good, with lots of valuable information .... but it is really poorly organized. Most people aren't aware of all the good stuff in the DMG because they haven't really ... um ... you know what's coming ... read it.In terms of world-building, I think that they do a great job of laying out lots of different options. I think that the biggest fault is that they go too far in trying not to be prescriptive- in other words, the strength of 5e is that it worked very hard to say, "Do what you want. It's okay!" The DMG is a reflection of that ethos.But while that helped heal a lot of rifts, it can also be frustrating for newer players who want to be told what to do (at least at first).I think that what the new DMG is going to do is to provide the options, and then show the concrete example (Greyhawk), which will be a little easier to grok. Of course, we won't know for certain until we see it. But generally, people do better when they are shown an application, and not just the theory.</blockquote>