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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4192722" data-attributes="member: 1656">I'm of the opinion that rules apply across the game, not book-by-book.For example, when the PHB says in the Brew Potion feat "See the Dungeon Master's Guide for rules on potions", this is a courtesy, not a rule-changing line.  The rules on potions in the Dungeon Master's Guide would apply to the Brew Potion feat whether or not this line was included; the line doesn't make the rules apply, but rather, it informs the reader that there is more elsewhere.If it were omitted, those rules would still exist and would still apply to potions; it's just that the reader would need to find them himself.The rules in the Monster Manual and the DMG are still rules of D&D, even if the PHB doesn't include an invitation for you to go looking for them.The PHB isn't "importing" rules from the DMG; it doesn't need to, as they already exist.  The PHB occasionally helps you to find those rules.-Hyp.</blockquote>