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<blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 6271471" data-attributes="member: 4550">Things I'm keeping in mind:BnN, and Amazon, are not the most accurate when it comes to pre-announcement info.&nbsp; They could have been placeholders, the price could have been inaccurate, even the titles!&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; Without a page count or description, I'm hesitant to determine the accuracy.A $50 PHB is only for those that already know they want it as a resource - not for those &quot;trying out the game.&quot;&nbsp; Not for the newbies who've never heard of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Not for the long-time D&amp;D veterans who are on the fence about 5e.&nbsp; This is what the Starter/Basic Game is for!&nbsp; And priced at $20, I have no problem imagining that this would be the loss leader.&nbsp; If it's a good product (if!), then (I imagine) a large percentage of people who enjoy the game will move onto the PHB with more complex options.$50 makes sense to me for a really good core rulebook.&nbsp; Whether it will be really good remains to be seen.&nbsp; But high quality,&nbsp; good rules, dense text, and good art are all factors.I could see the PHB priced at $50, with the DMG and MM at $40 each.&nbsp; $130 sounds better than $150.Hell, I could even see a $50 PHB and a $50 DMG only, with the DMG having a monster section, with folios of monsters/NPCs released in the future.&nbsp; Why not?The speculation is, of course, interesting.&nbsp; I would, of course, much rather pay $40 for a great PHB than $50.&nbsp; But I don't see anything to be up in arms about.I just want it to be good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hbarsquared, post: 6271471, member: 4550"] Things I'm keeping in mind: BnN, and Amazon, are not the most accurate when it comes to pre-announcement info. They could have been placeholders, the price could have been inaccurate, even the titles! Who knows? Without a page count or description, I'm hesitant to determine the accuracy. A $50 PHB is only for those that [i]already know[/i] they want it as a resource - [i][b]not[/b][/i] for those "trying out the game." Not for the newbies who've never heard of D&D. Not for the long-time D&D veterans who are on the fence about 5e. This is what the Starter/Basic Game is for! And priced at $20, I have no problem imagining that [i]this[/i] would be the loss leader. If it's a good product (if!), then (I imagine) a large percentage of people who enjoy the game will move onto the PHB with more complex options. $50 makes sense to me for a [b][i]really good[/i][/b] core rulebook. Whether it will be really good remains to be seen. But high quality, good rules, dense text, and good art are all factors. I could see the PHB priced at $50, with the DMG and MM at $40 each. $130 sounds better than $150. Hell, I could even see a $50 PHB and a $50 DMG [i]only[/i], with the DMG having a monster section, with folios of monsters/NPCs released in the future. Why not? The speculation is, of course, interesting. I would, of course, much rather pay $40 for a great PHB than $50. But I don't see anything to be up in arms about. I just want it to be good. [/QUOTE]

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