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<blockquote data-quote="Thondor" data-source="post: 4135679" data-attributes="member: 31955">I was doing a bit of digging (I'm doing a economics of media assignment on D&amp;D) an was shocked to see that the 1995 printings of the PHB and DMG, were not just new cover art. Apparently they had 65 and 64 more pages respectively. (arguably the 1993 release of the hardcover Monstrous Manual had 96 more pages -- but that's only if you count only Montrous Compedium Vol 1 and 2).So . . . what was different between 1989 an 1995 versions? What made a difference of 129 pages? Were there many rule modifications? A lot more fluff? Different interior illustrations? Different layout?I would think that since I heard so little about it before that there were relatively few rule changes. Am I right? It also seems a strange time to release something, if I remember right things were starting to go sour at TSR around then. Any comparative information any of you can share is greatly apprecciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thondor, post: 4135679, member: 31955"] I was doing a bit of digging (I'm doing a economics of media assignment on D&D) an was shocked to see that the 1995 printings of the PHB and DMG, were not just new cover art. Apparently they had 65 and 64 more pages respectively. (arguably the 1993 release of the hardcover Monstrous Manual had 96 more pages -- but that's only if you count only Montrous Compedium Vol 1 and 2). So . . . what was different between 1989 an 1995 versions? What made a difference of 129 pages? Were there many rule modifications? A lot more fluff? Different interior illustrations? Different layout? I would think that since I heard so little about it before that there were relatively few rule changes. Am I right? It also seems a strange time to release something, if I remember right things were starting to go sour at TSR around then. Any comparative information any of you can share is greatly apprecciated. [/QUOTE]

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