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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5772462" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>One (fairly deluxe) Starter Set. Contains the 4 classic races and the 4 classic classes. Covers levels 1-5 (ideally, the whole 'Beginner' tier).</p><p></p><p>One Core Rulebook. Covers 4-8 races and 4-8 classes. Covers levels 1-15 (the Beginner and Heroic tiers. If we're not having a Beginner tier, the level range can be cut to 1-10, and cover only the Heroic tier). But, this book also contains DM materials, magic items, and monsters. It really is <em>all</em> you need to play the game.</p><p></p><p>Then, regular (small) rules expansions via the DDI. Essentially, an ongoing playtest. This expands the range of races, classes, monsters, and everything else as it goes. Most importantly, any required errata are applied ASAP, because:</p><p></p><p>At the end of the year, one or two major hardback expansions to the game, compiling the errata'd versions of material from the DDI. <em>Once they're in print, no further errata/revisions are allowed!</em> (If one hardback, it includes everything. If two, split the monsters out to a separate "Monster Manual" for the year.)</p><p></p><p>Occasional expansion/setting books - perhaps a series of "Unearthed Arcana" type books giving various modules that can be plugged into the game (or not). (The "Dungeon Master's Guide" could well be the first of these.)</p><p></p><p>Note: <em>everything</em> should be made available online, either automatically though a DDI sub or by separate purchases. However, it's also vital that you be able to play the game without a DDI sub, so the books have to be available in print. And the 4e model where a book was released, and then progressively errata'd to the extent that the printed work became nigh-useless if the group used DDI, was a complete disaster. Once it's in print, they have to try <em>really hard</em> not to change it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5772462, member: 22424"] One (fairly deluxe) Starter Set. Contains the 4 classic races and the 4 classic classes. Covers levels 1-5 (ideally, the whole 'Beginner' tier). One Core Rulebook. Covers 4-8 races and 4-8 classes. Covers levels 1-15 (the Beginner and Heroic tiers. If we're not having a Beginner tier, the level range can be cut to 1-10, and cover only the Heroic tier). But, this book also contains DM materials, magic items, and monsters. It really is [i]all[/i] you need to play the game. Then, regular (small) rules expansions via the DDI. Essentially, an ongoing playtest. This expands the range of races, classes, monsters, and everything else as it goes. Most importantly, any required errata are applied ASAP, because: At the end of the year, one or two major hardback expansions to the game, compiling the errata'd versions of material from the DDI. [i]Once they're in print, no further errata/revisions are allowed![/i] (If one hardback, it includes everything. If two, split the monsters out to a separate "Monster Manual" for the year.) Occasional expansion/setting books - perhaps a series of "Unearthed Arcana" type books giving various modules that can be plugged into the game (or not). (The "Dungeon Master's Guide" could well be the first of these.) Note: [i]everything[/i] should be made available online, either automatically though a DDI sub or by separate purchases. However, it's also vital that you be able to play the game without a DDI sub, so the books have to be available in print. And the 4e model where a book was released, and then progressively errata'd to the extent that the printed work became nigh-useless if the group used DDI, was a complete disaster. Once it's in print, they have to try [i]really hard[/i] not to change it. [/QUOTE]
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