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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5734318" data-attributes="member: 10479">Can you find a game store running "Encounters?"  You could give the system a test drive.  If it turns out to be the system you've sought all your life, it would be nice to pick up something from the FLGS running the game for you.Otherwise, I don't know that I would suggest you buy anything without playing it first, unless you can get something for under twenty dollars.  I suppose you can always resell whatever you get.  If you are set on buying into a system, the PHB is always the place to start.  Keep an eye on ebayFour days left on this one for $12 (or buy it now for $19) -<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/D-D-4e-Players-Handbook-/160684063656?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item2569843ba8" target="_blank">D&D 4e - Player's Handbook (9780786948673) | eBay</a>Couple days left on this PHB 1, 2, & 3 starting at $20 (Buy it now for $40) - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/D-D-4e-Players-Handbooks-1-2-And-3-/160682591588?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25696dc564" target="_blank">D&D 4e Player's Handbooks 1, 2 And 3 | eBay</a>If you'd rather not mess around, you can get a new copy from some sellers on Amazon (there are tons of them available) for $15 plus $4 shipping -<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0786948671/sr=8-1/qid=1321727248/ref=olp_tab_all?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=1321727248&sr=8-1&seller=&colid=" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Used and New: Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook</a>Once 5E is officially announced, I suspect those prices will drop a bit more, if you can wait a while.</blockquote>

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