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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7172889" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Or, conversely, you simply include that material, appeal to as broad an audience as possible and leave it up to individual DM's to tailor their game.</p><p></p><p>I mean, Zaardnar's version of DS excludes Monks, Paladins, Warlocks and Barbarians. Umm, that's a quarter of the PHB that just got ejected. While those might not be the most played classes, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of tables out that have at least one of those being played right now. Putting out a product that pretty much excludes at least one player from every table is maybe not the best business model?</p><p></p><p>I'd much, much rather they go the other way. Here's the 5e version of Setting X that uses all or at least most of the PHB, Volo's Guides, etc. If a DM is really interested in trying to recreate the historical version of the setting, that DM can do the work instead of trying to sell me a setting that makes me eject half my PHB.</p><p></p><p>Granted, for Kickstarter projects or much smaller publishing? Go right ahead. For a WotC 5e product? Not going to happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7172889, member: 22779"] Or, conversely, you simply include that material, appeal to as broad an audience as possible and leave it up to individual DM's to tailor their game. I mean, Zaardnar's version of DS excludes Monks, Paladins, Warlocks and Barbarians. Umm, that's a quarter of the PHB that just got ejected. While those might not be the most played classes, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of tables out that have at least one of those being played right now. Putting out a product that pretty much excludes at least one player from every table is maybe not the best business model? I'd much, much rather they go the other way. Here's the 5e version of Setting X that uses all or at least most of the PHB, Volo's Guides, etc. If a DM is really interested in trying to recreate the historical version of the setting, that DM can do the work instead of trying to sell me a setting that makes me eject half my PHB. Granted, for Kickstarter projects or much smaller publishing? Go right ahead. For a WotC 5e product? Not going to happen. [/QUOTE]
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