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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 6270688">The original 2E PHB was just twenty bucks, and the dmg was 18. Adjusted for inflation that would be like 37.73 today. To me fifty bucks seems like a big jump from what wotc used to charge. The problem isnt the fifty bucks on its own, like i said smaller companies that use pod or make smaller print runs have to charge about fifty for a book like this (i didnt mind dropping fifty on numenera). But WOTC's advantage over the smaller companies has been they do massive print runs and their prices have tended to be lower, at least in the past. So i am just not clear why there is the price jump here. Add to that, you have to buy three core books if you want to run a game (and i usually GM), it could get prohibitive for me (because I am not the only one in the household and while most gamers wont bat an eye at paying 150  for a complete set of game books, my wife would. I understand they have to make their money back, and they may have a good reason for the price increase....i am just genuinely surprised by it from wotc, becuase i expected it would be cheaper given the size of their print runs.  I am not blaming them. Maybe they are taking a different approach this time. Again, fifty bucks for a single core book, wouldnt be an issue for me. 75-85 bucks for a complete set also wouldnt be an issue. But once you reach 150, it gets harder for me to justify the expense.</blockquote>