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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 7655690" data-attributes="member: 58416">I wanted to add to my previous thoughts...In no way do I feel the DMG is bad.&nbsp; I simply don't feel it deserves the 90+ rating.&nbsp; It does have some good information, but I didn't find anything mindblowing within the contents of the book.&nbsp; I think the DMG offers a good toe-dip into the pool of a lot of different subjects, and that will likely encourage people new to DMing to think about those subjects more, but there aren't many of those subjects in the DMG that I feel were covered exceptionally well.&nbsp; The DMG does the job it is supposed to do, but -for me personally- if I compare it to other DM-centric books I have, it doesn't stand out.&nbsp; That's not in any way saying it's bad; there are actually some things I do really like about the 5th Edition DMG, but I came away from it feeling it was average or adequate; not exceptional.&nbsp; Of the three core books I currently have for 5th Edition, I'd say it's the least exciting of the three books.As for modularity, there are options offered.&nbsp; Some of those options are things I like, but, overall, the level of modularity is a bit more shallow than I'd personally like.&nbsp; The amount of options wasn't my issue; it was the lack of depth from the presented options.&nbsp; I'd like 5th Edition to feel like it has a little more depth.&nbsp; I don't feel that is currently provided.&nbsp; I'm hopeful that future products will offer that; I somewhat suspect they will.&nbsp; However, right now, looking at only the products I have, it feels average, and the DMG embodies that.&nbsp; I loved the PHB; I liked the MM1 a lot; the DMG feels average to me, so that's the rating I gave.&nbsp; Some specific sections of it were things I really liked, but, as a whole product, I felt it was average.&nbsp; The information is good, and I like things about it, but there's not something among the pages which strikes me as being a 90+ rating.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 7655690, member: 58416"] I wanted to add to my previous thoughts... In no way do I feel the DMG is bad. I simply don't feel it deserves the 90+ rating. It does have some good information, but I didn't find anything mindblowing within the contents of the book. I think the DMG offers a good toe-dip into the pool of a lot of different subjects, and that will likely encourage people new to DMing to think about those subjects more, but there aren't many of those subjects in the DMG that I feel were covered exceptionally well. The DMG does the job it is supposed to do, but -for me personally- if I compare it to other DM-centric books I have, it doesn't stand out. That's not in any way saying it's bad; there are actually some things I do really like about the 5th Edition DMG, but I came away from it feeling it was average or adequate; not exceptional. Of the three core books I currently have for 5th Edition, I'd say it's the least exciting of the three books. As for modularity, there are options offered. Some of those options are things I like, but, overall, the level of modularity is a bit more shallow than I'd personally like. The amount of options wasn't my issue; it was the lack of depth from the presented options. I'd like 5th Edition to feel like it has a little more depth. I don't feel that is currently provided. I'm hopeful that future products will offer that; I somewhat suspect they will. However, right now, looking at only the products I have, it feels average, and the DMG embodies that. I loved the PHB; I liked the MM1 a lot; the DMG feels average to me, so that's the rating I gave. Some specific sections of it were things I really liked, but, as a whole product, I felt it was average. The information is good, and I like things about it, but there's not something among the pages which strikes me as being a 90+ rating. [/QUOTE]

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