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<blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 5331846" data-attributes="member: 48965">Only, it really wasn't billed as &quot;Essentials rules only&quot; especially since it was stressed over and over again that... Essentials weren't a different set of rules to core 4e. Below is the blurb from the WotC site... note the bolded part...&nbsp;&nbsp;Rules CompendiumCore RulesJeremy Crawford&nbsp;A quick and handy rules reference and guide for the Dungeons &amp; Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game. This handy and comprehensive Dungeons &amp; Dragons book is intended as a quick rules reference. It contains the complete core rules for the 4th Edition Dungeons &amp; Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game.In addition to providing an overview of the game and how it’s played, this book presents the core rules in a format that is easily referenced during a game. It includes information on level advancement, combat, experience points, treasure, skills, equipment, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;On a side note... The fact that Rodney Thompson (who in my opinion handled the SWSE line extremely well), moreso than Mearls or the rest of the design team, being involved with Essentials has at least guaranteed I will buy the RC, and Heroes books... After reading and playing with these I will decide whether to purchase the other stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaro, post: 5331846, member: 48965"] Only, it really wasn't billed as "Essentials rules only" especially since it was stressed over and over again that... Essentials weren't a different set of rules to core 4e. Below is the blurb from the WotC site... note the bolded part... Rules Compendium Core Rules Jeremy Crawford [B]A quick and handy rules reference and guide for the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game.[/B] This handy and comprehensive [B]Dungeons & Dragons[/B] book is intended as a quick rules reference. [B]It contains the complete core rules for the 4th Edition [B]Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game[/B].[/B] In addition to providing an overview of the game and how it’s played, this book presents the core rules in a format that is easily referenced during a game. It includes information on level advancement, combat, experience points, treasure, skills, equipment, and more. On a side note... The fact that Rodney Thompson (who in my opinion handled the SWSE line extremely well), moreso than Mearls or the rest of the design team, being involved with Essentials has at least guaranteed I will buy the RC, and Heroes books... After reading and playing with these I will decide whether to purchase the other stuff. [/QUOTE]

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