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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8079028" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>I will only say this because I am more hoping WotC will change things for 6E, not that I imagine this will have any impact on A5E:</p><p></p><p>There should be an alphabetical reference list of all the spells showing what page number they are on in the PHB.</p><p>Spell descriptions should be by class and level and then alphabetically, repeating descriptions for spells that overlap (overlapping spells should be reduced a LOT IMO to make each spell list less "samey").</p><p></p><p>1. If you reduce the amount of overlap, spell lists become more unique and you will not have half-a-dozen printings of the same spell, thus you can reduce the page count.</p><p>2. For the additional page count, I would rather pay a few dollars more and have everything more accessible.</p><p>3. The PHB is for the players, and when a character gets a new spell level they can cast, it makes more sense to be able to read through the spells of that level in one section instead of having to flip back-and-forth through alphabetical descriptions (which is annoying for people learning the game!).</p><p>4. Given 3, you have to reprint duplicate spells which overlap between classes, otherwise the frustration is that you have to reference another class's spell list to find a spell your class also knows (also annoying!).</p><p>5. If you reduce some of the artwork, you can easily make up the pages of print needed to reprint the spells that overlap, so there would be no additional cost that way. Yes, the artwork looks nice (mostly...) but I would rather have the information I need as accessible as possible.</p><p>6. Yes, the digital age makes accessing spells easy for people who want to do it on their computers or phones, but a <em>LOT</em> of players like the feel of books, so I don't see the answer of "digital reference" as a solution, personally.</p><p></p><p>Ok, rant over, thanks for reading. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8079028, member: 6987520"] I will only say this because I am more hoping WotC will change things for 6E, not that I imagine this will have any impact on A5E: There should be an alphabetical reference list of all the spells showing what page number they are on in the PHB. Spell descriptions should be by class and level and then alphabetically, repeating descriptions for spells that overlap (overlapping spells should be reduced a LOT IMO to make each spell list less "samey"). 1. If you reduce the amount of overlap, spell lists become more unique and you will not have half-a-dozen printings of the same spell, thus you can reduce the page count. 2. For the additional page count, I would rather pay a few dollars more and have everything more accessible. 3. The PHB is for the players, and when a character gets a new spell level they can cast, it makes more sense to be able to read through the spells of that level in one section instead of having to flip back-and-forth through alphabetical descriptions (which is annoying for people learning the game!). 4. Given 3, you have to reprint duplicate spells which overlap between classes, otherwise the frustration is that you have to reference another class's spell list to find a spell your class also knows (also annoying!). 5. If you reduce some of the artwork, you can easily make up the pages of print needed to reprint the spells that overlap, so there would be no additional cost that way. Yes, the artwork looks nice (mostly...) but I would rather have the information I need as accessible as possible. 6. Yes, the digital age makes accessing spells easy for people who want to do it on their computers or phones, but a [I]LOT[/I] of players like the feel of books, so I don't see the answer of "digital reference" as a solution, personally. Ok, rant over, thanks for reading. :) [/QUOTE]
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