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<blockquote data-quote="GX.Sigma" data-source="post: 6071250" data-attributes="member: 6690511">The trouble I see is the &quot;module of a module&quot; problem. For example, a big part of R&amp;D's plan for high level play is the legacy system--which is, by definition, an extra system that is layered on top of the basic rules. But the designers are seeing that as a default. If you imagine a three-core-books scenario, the Legacy system would be in the PHB or the DMG. In the Red Box scenario, they might not put it in the core product (because it's an extra thing that isn't strictly necessary). They might put it into the DMG (which, in this system, is an &quot;advanced&quot; product, not part of the core). But then, what if they want to print additional legacy options in a later product? It wouldn't be useable with the core. The same problem exists with hirelings &amp; henchmen, specialties, backgrounds, and even sub-class choices (a book with new rogue schemes and wizard traditions doesn't help unless the core has those things).So would you then have &quot;expert&quot; products that you need to have the &quot;advanced&quot; products to use? Or would all of these things exist in the core product?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GX.Sigma, post: 6071250, member: 6690511"] The trouble I see is the "module of a module" problem. For example, a big part of R&D's plan for high level play is the legacy system--which is, by definition, an extra system that is layered on top of the basic rules. But the designers are seeing that as a default. If you imagine a three-core-books scenario, the Legacy system would be in the PHB or the DMG. In the Red Box scenario, they might not put it in the core product (because it's an extra thing that isn't strictly necessary). They might put it into the DMG (which, in this system, is an "advanced" product, not part of the core). But then, what if they want to print additional legacy options in a later product? It wouldn't be useable with the core. The same problem exists with hirelings & henchmen, specialties, backgrounds, and even sub-class choices (a book with new rogue schemes and wizard traditions doesn't help unless the core has those things). So would you then have "expert" products that you need to have the "advanced" products to use? Or would all of these things exist in the core product? [/QUOTE]

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