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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 8949064" data-attributes="member: 83242">OK [USER=6782171]@M.T. Black[/USER] , I went through the book in more detail this morning and I need to adjust my thoughts a bit. I will go back an update my previous comments, but here is my update:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I said previously I didn't really care about the classes, which is true. However, I will note that I do like that the spell list for each class is with the class. I also caught a couple fun hints and optional rules in there that I would have normally missed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tips: On the second look there a definitely quite a few tips.  For the most they are a good advice, particularly for a new player/DM. They definitely clarify a lot of things people have found confusing. The actually clarified some rules for me that I thought I knew and apparently didn't!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Optional Rules: On a second look there are definitely optional rules. They are just easy to miss on quick glance as they are so understated (like the tips). However, they are there and they tend to be interesting and useful, if very simple (which is generally a good thing). Some Optional Rule (OR) highlights for me (many other good ones that I have seen before, but these were new to me):<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Tool & skill proficiency stacking OR</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Disengage OR</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Climbing Kit OR</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I didn't really comb through the spells to see what is new and updated. I do wish the spell descriptions included which classes had access to the spell.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I did not read the History of Iskandar section.</li> </ol>OK, in general I was wrong. There are many tips and some optional rules. I purchased with the desire to see optional rules, but what I enjoyed more where the tips and hints (titled Tips and Remember...). I would have liked more optional rules, but I realize now this is billed as PHB, not a DMG. So the optional rules that are present make sense in that context.  I would like more optional rules, but that is probably out of context for what this book is. So, what is this book? IMO, this is a really good replacement for the PHB. You don't get art, but the organization is superior (IMO) and the tips and hints are really helpful. The optional rules are less inspiring, partially because many I have seen before, but there are a couple that perked my interest.  Overall, it is a good book for what it is trying to do.  My mistake initially was not understanding what it was trying to do and purchasing it on a false premise (one of my own creation I will add).Anyway, nice work Mr Black!</blockquote>

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