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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haffrung" data-source="post: 8196521" data-attributes="member: 6776259">While I agree that 5E only really has about 20 pages of rules that a player needs to learn in order to play, I disagree that the natural language used to present those rules makes the game more accessible. It's the format and layout of the rules, rather than their scope or complexity, that makes D&D more difficult to learn than it needs to be. Boardgame rules use standard instructional design elements like bulleted lists, numbered lists, white space, sidebars, clear and concise language, etc. to present rules in a much more user-friendly manner than the wall-of-text model employed by WotC and most other RPG publishers.If you want to see RPG rulebooks designed by people who understand instructional design, take a look at Old School Essentials or Five Torches Deep. If or when WotC comes out with a 6E, they need someone who understands design and user experience put in charge of formatting the books.</blockquote>