Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9214120" data-attributes="member: 6877472">So reading the PHB, I think I can understand what Maxperson is saying.The PHB says it contains &quot;everything you need to play the game&quot;.&nbsp; This isn't 100% accurate, but by and large, you can't really play 5e without the PHB.&nbsp; So while &quot;the PHB is RAW&quot; isn't the way I'd articulate this point, it is accurate to say &quot;the PHB rules are vital&quot;.&nbsp; Most of what you find in the other books is not, and a DM could even &quot;wing it&quot; if they don't have the DMG rules on hand.And really, nobody reads the DMG anyways, amirite?You could play without the Monster Manual as well.&nbsp; I think you'd be better off doing so than not, but you could.EDIT: Maxperson is right, the DMG is very careful not to use the word &quot;rules&quot; with regards to it's content, for the most part.&nbsp; Yes, things like breaking objects or madness are called rules, but if you look closely, even the section &quot;Master of Rules&quot; says it's more about helping you use the rules in the PHB than presenting new ones.Now, much of what's in the DMG I would certainly call rules, by any definition, but it appears that WotC are the ones who want to make this distinction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9214120, member: 6877472"] So reading the PHB, I think I can understand what Maxperson is saying. The PHB says it contains "everything you need to play the game". This isn't 100% accurate, but by and large, you can't really play 5e without the PHB. So while "the PHB is RAW" isn't the way I'd articulate this point, it is accurate to say "the PHB rules are vital". Most of what you find in the other books is not, and a DM could even "wing it" if they don't have the DMG rules on hand. And really, nobody reads the DMG anyways, amirite? You could play without the Monster Manual as well. I think you'd be better off doing so than not, but you [I]could[/I]. EDIT: Maxperson is right, the DMG is very careful not to use the word "rules" with regards to it's content, for the most part. Yes, things like breaking objects or madness are called rules, but if you look closely, even the section "Master of Rules" says it's more about helping you use the rules in the PHB than presenting new ones. Now, much of what's in the DMG I would certainly call rules, by any definition, but it appears that WotC are the ones who want to make this distinction. [/QUOTE]

Verification