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<blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 5798701" data-attributes="member: 380"><p>I think your other desires are unlikely to manifest as everything you list is fairly integral to the feel of classic D&D. Unfortunately I think the one I'm quoting is also unlikely to happen given the longstanding tradition of three "core" books, however, I think it does bear some real consideration, or at least lowering the barriers to entry does. </p><p></p><p>Personally I would love a single volume book, I enjoy having everything in one place. But I wonder which is really more off-putting to new potential players, three cheaper volumes that ultimately cost more in total or one single volume that would likely be near double the price of any one book from the the three volume set. I'm sure there are people here that could probably answer that musing, but ultimately I don't really think it matters that much how expensive the books are, the real barrier to entry lies between the covers. I think we have to accept that ours is a hobby that is hard to get into without help from people that already play. Outside of that I think the best we can do for people trying to learn on their own is to simplify what is between the covers, that is to say having a basic starter set available that will allow people to get a taste for the game before they get washed away in a deluge of rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oni, post: 5798701, member: 380"] I think your other desires are unlikely to manifest as everything you list is fairly integral to the feel of classic D&D. Unfortunately I think the one I'm quoting is also unlikely to happen given the longstanding tradition of three "core" books, however, I think it does bear some real consideration, or at least lowering the barriers to entry does. Personally I would love a single volume book, I enjoy having everything in one place. But I wonder which is really more off-putting to new potential players, three cheaper volumes that ultimately cost more in total or one single volume that would likely be near double the price of any one book from the the three volume set. I'm sure there are people here that could probably answer that musing, but ultimately I don't really think it matters that much how expensive the books are, the real barrier to entry lies between the covers. I think we have to accept that ours is a hobby that is hard to get into without help from people that already play. Outside of that I think the best we can do for people trying to learn on their own is to simplify what is between the covers, that is to say having a basic starter set available that will allow people to get a taste for the game before they get washed away in a deluge of rules. [/QUOTE]
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