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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3781149" data-attributes="member: 48965"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" />  Now I know why I have no idea where I first saw swift actions at.  See I would have a problem, depending on how much space it takes, if the eratta and updates are put in a PHB2 I'm buying for other things and are also offered for free.  I'm essentially paying for free material, and missing out on more material for the new stuff that's introduced...which leads to me buying another book for that other material.I don't think the problem is that people feel somehow shackled by what is established as core, I know I don't.  The thing is if I'm only using the PHB, DMG and MM as my basis for the game(regardless of what I change within those books) saying a core book only game means everyone knows I'm only using the rules presented in those three books with any modifications I choose to make.  Why? because the covers of the 3.5 PHB, DMG and MM all have core rulebook across their cover.  Contrary to what's been stated, no other books(including PHB2 or DMG2) have this designation upon their cover in 3.5I don't know if I agree with the broad groupings, since it suggest one of two things...1. Minimal space so you're back to splat-books or to be continued in PHBX type model to fill out each class or maybe power group anyway. ( this is why I feel the number of splat books will not decrease.  With this model you're continuously introducing new character types that will need support, and I don't see a yearly PHB being able to do this for every character type, the number of which are being steadily increased, previously presented while also introducing new ones that need their own support.)2. You can no longer buy what you specifically want for your character or game.  Instead you end up paying for alot of things that you don't want or won't use.I would be fine with a "core rulebooks" and "official expansion" designation.  But then again this probably won't sell as well as making everything core so consumers feel like it must be purchased for a complete "core" game.</blockquote>

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