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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6302632" data-attributes="member: 59082">My practical recommendation is that you pitch in and buy communal books. You, as DM, take home the DMG and MM, while the PHB rotates among the players. Depending upon what it ends up costing on Amazon, that's $25-30 a person.But from what you say here and in the other thread, WotC didn't as much "price you out" as you are simply in a place of tight finances that doesn't enable any frivolous spending. I mean, if the books were $40 each would it make a difference? Consider also the market and context - it sounds to me that your issue is less with WotC and their pricing and more with the national economic climate and your own situation. Again, $50 a book sounds like a lot - and it is - but it isn't so out of whack with inflation, the market, etc.Let me ask you another question: How much do you think D&D should cost to play? Consider the market, how much other RPGs and entertainments cost, the ever-increasing cost of publishing, etc. What is a fair price, in your mind, based upon the market?Another question: If they release an SRD, and thus make the game playable for free, will you feel OK about the pricing?</blockquote>