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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 8530599" data-attributes="member: 10148">The poll originally posted <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rules-vs-lore-preferences-in-d-d-sourcebooks.685384/" target="_blank">here on ENWorld</a> and cross-posted to <a href="https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/rules-vs-lore-preferences-in-d-d-sourcebooks.892722/" target="_blank">rpg.net</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/sbdv3z/rules_vs_lore_preferences_in_dd_sourcebooks/" target="_blank">r/dndnext</a> (with crossposts to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/sbdwvp/rules_vs_lore_preferences_in_dd_sourcebooks/" target="_blank">r/dnd</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD5e/comments/sbdvvk/rules_vs_lore_preferences_in_dd_sourcebooks/" target="_blank">r/dnd5e</a>), and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonsAndDragons/comments/sbdze5/rules_vs_lore_preferences_in_dd_sourcebooks/" target="_blank">r/dungeonsanddragons</a> just closed, so I figured I'd compare and combine the results for everyone's edification...What is your preferred ratio of rules to lore in a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook? <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td>ENWorld</td><td>rpg.net</td><td>r/dndnext, r/dnd, r/dnd5e</td><td>r/dungeonsanddragons</td><td>Combined</td></tr><tr><td>No rules, only lore</td><td>4 (4.5%)</td><td>1 (2.1%)</td><td>7 (1.4%)</td><td>1 (0.6%)</td><td>13 (1.6%)</td></tr><tr><td>Less rules, more lore</td><td>13 (14.8%)</td><td>10 (21.3%)</td><td>51 (9.9%)</td><td>21 (11.7%)</td><td>95 (11.4%)</td></tr><tr><td>Mix of rules and lore</td><td>40 (45.5%)</td><td>14 (29.8%)</td><td>229 (44.5%)</td><td>79 (43.9%)</td><td>362 (43.6%)</td></tr><tr><td>More rules, less lore</td><td>31 (35.2%)</td><td>20 (42.6%)</td><td>179 (34.8%)</td><td>50 (27.8%)</td><td>280 (33.7%)</td></tr><tr><td>Only rules, no lore</td><td>0 (0.0%)</td><td>2 (4.3%)</td><td>49 (9.5%)</td><td>29 (16.1%)</td><td>80 (9.6%)</td></tr><tr><td>Total votes</td><td>88</td><td>47</td><td>515</td><td>180</td><td>830</td></tr></table>From most to least popular overall:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Mix of rules and lore</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">More rules, less lore</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Less rules, more lore</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Only rules, no lore</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No rules, only lore</li> </ol>Two alternative suggestions that came up multiple times were:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Different proportions depending on the type of sourcebook, such as setting books favoring lore vs. player option books favoring rules.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Completely separate lore and rules books.</li> </ul>Observations:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">That is a significantly larger number of responses on D&D Reddit than on the forums. Even r/dungeonsanddragons alone had more than ENWorld and rpg.net combined (180 vs. 135).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lore-only books were the least popular option overall. ENWorld had the largest percentage in favor, while r/dndnext/dnd/dnd5e had the highest number, but neither were high.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No one on ENWorld voted for rules-only books, and few on rpg.net, but the options were much more popular on Reddit (competitive with less rules/more lore).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">rpg.net is the only place where more rules/less lore was the most popular option; everywhere else favored a mix, although more rules/less lore was a solid second place and had most of the remaining votes.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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