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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4617397" data-attributes="member: 5143">No, everything isn't optional.&nbsp; Everything is ignorable.&nbsp; There's a difference.&nbsp; It isn't optional to pay someone rent when you land on their space in Monopoly.&nbsp; You and your friends can choose to ignore that rule, but it's part of the game.It is optional to play with the free parking rules since it isn't part of the rules that come with the game(although I've been told it was so popular that it now comes bundled with the game, but it's still labeled as an optional addon).The way that 3.5 edition is written is that everything in every book except UA(and some specifically labeled rules in the DMG) is part of the game.&nbsp; UA was specifically labeled(inside the book and in posts from the designers) as NOT part of the game.&nbsp; The game is every other book.&nbsp; UA simply suggests ways you might want to modify the rules to play a slightly different version of D&amp;D.&nbsp; It's the same as reading a good idea on a message board on how to fix a problem with the game.&nbsp; It certainly might fix your problems and it might even be a good idea, but the rule isn't part of the game for everyone else in the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4617397, member: 5143"] No, everything isn't optional. Everything is ignorable. There's a difference. It isn't optional to pay someone rent when you land on their space in Monopoly. You and your friends can choose to ignore that rule, but it's part of the game. It is optional to play with the free parking rules since it isn't part of the rules that come with the game(although I've been told it was so popular that it now comes bundled with the game, but it's still labeled as an optional addon). The way that 3.5 edition is written is that everything in every book except UA(and some specifically labeled rules in the DMG) is part of the game. UA was specifically labeled(inside the book and in posts from the designers) as NOT part of the game. The game is every other book. UA simply suggests ways you might want to modify the rules to play a slightly different version of D&D. It's the same as reading a good idea on a message board on how to fix a problem with the game. It certainly might fix your problems and it might even be a good idea, but the rule isn't part of the game for everyone else in the world. [/QUOTE]

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