Crimson Terrain
Explorer
Hmm, I dunno I like large books with tons of stuff to flip through. I don't usually jump to, "it's probably complicated", rather I usually think to myself, "wow there could be so many cool things in there."
My issue with PDFs tends to be with publishers who don't create the PDFs to be used as PDFs. When I load up a PDF and my tablet cranks to render a single page I know I'm dealing with a publisher who hasn't considered that PDFs are used in a different way than books and have different constraints.Since going mostly online, I'm finding PDFs are just fine. Cheaper, easier to copy relevant passages, easier to store, less likely to damage, searchable.
Even though I'm a librarian (or maybe because of it), I'm not missing physical books that much.
I mean, there's a lot of small books too?So I am all for value, and I can see the appeal of having all you need for a game in a single book. But am I the only person who finds that some of these honestly huge hardcovers, clocking in over 350pgs, are just too big? Like, too large to be practical? I know there are digital options, and I own many books in digital format. But I like having a library to gaze upon. I like having a book in my hands, to flip through the pages. However, I am afraid I am growing gunshy on buying some properly huge releases. I would rather have them broken up. To be blunt, if you told me that the core 3 for DnD was all going to be one book, or even that the PHB and DNG were being combined, I would balk.
Is it just me?
Depends what you mean by "practical". I never use books at the gaming table so it doesn't bother me that they are a bit heavy. But sure beyond a certain size they become uncomfortable even for reading.So I am all for value, and I can see the appeal of having all you need for a game in a single book. But am I the only person who finds that some of these honestly huge hardcovers, clocking in over 350pgs, are just too big? Like, too large to be practical? I know there are digital options, and I own many books in digital format. But I like having a library to gaze upon. I like having a book in my hands, to flip through the pages. However, I am afraid I am growing gunshy on buying some properly huge releases. I would rather have them broken up. To be blunt, if you told me that the core 3 for DnD was all going to be one book, or even that the PHB and DNG were being combined, I would balk.
Is it just me?
I don't mind a 300-400 page hardcover, provided the rules mechanics are under 150, and the rest is useful setting, bestiary, and equivalent.So I am all for value, and I can see the appeal of having all you need for a game in a single book. But am I the only person who finds that some of these honestly huge hardcovers, clocking in over 350pgs, are just too big? Like, too large to be practical? I know there are digital options, and I own many books in digital format. But I like having a library to gaze upon. I like having a book in my hands, to flip through the pages. However, I am afraid I am growing gunshy on buying some properly huge releases. I would rather have them broken up. To be blunt, if you told me that the core 3 for DnD was all going to be one book, or even that the PHB and DNG were being combined, I would balk.
Is it just me?