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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 5389455" data-attributes="member: 3448">It depends on circumstances.&nbsp; For a campaign that I'm excited about, when the scheduling is relatively good?&nbsp; Nigh unlimited for me:&nbsp; 50+ pages would be fine.&nbsp; For a campaign that I'm squeezing in the first session of at a time when I'm totally clobbered by work responsibilities?&nbsp; A page or two, maybe five at the outside, is the limit.&nbsp; I'm willing to read more, but I just won't have the time, and I hope the DM's okay that my character is a little half-baked.But the bigger issue is:&nbsp; is the reading &quot;enrichment&quot; or &quot;required&quot;?&nbsp; In particular, with the Burning Sky campaign I'm playing in, some of us read the players' material thoroughly.&nbsp; Others skimmed it.&nbsp; I think one of the players didn't read it at all.&nbsp; If the goal is creating a player's guide with the expectation that every player will read it, it has to be short, because the limiting factor is the player in each group who is least willing to engage with it.&nbsp; A page or two is probably the limit if you want 100% of players to read it (and even then, in some groups you won't get 100%).&nbsp; If you'd like to get most players to read it, but it's okay if a few don't (or only read the first page or two), then maybe 10 pages would work.&nbsp; If it's an optional thing that's nice or provides more depth, sky's the limit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 5389455, member: 3448"] It depends on circumstances. For a campaign that I'm excited about, when the scheduling is relatively good? Nigh unlimited for me: 50+ pages would be fine. For a campaign that I'm squeezing in the first session of at a time when I'm totally clobbered by work responsibilities? A page or two, maybe five at the outside, is the limit. I'm willing to read more, but I just won't have the time, and I hope the DM's okay that my character is a little half-baked. But the bigger issue is: is the reading "enrichment" or "required"? In particular, with the Burning Sky campaign I'm playing in, some of us read the players' material thoroughly. Others skimmed it. I think one of the players didn't read it at all. If the goal is creating a player's guide with the expectation that every player will read it, it has to be short, because the limiting factor is the player in each group who is least willing to engage with it. A page or two is probably the limit if you want 100% of players to read it (and even then, in some groups you won't get 100%). If you'd like to get most players to read it, but it's okay if a few don't (or only read the first page or two), then maybe 10 pages would work. If it's an optional thing that's nice or provides more depth, sky's the limit. [/QUOTE]

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