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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 3259231" data-attributes="member: 4090">Interesting. I've only ever glanced through the d20 Modern book, but from the way you describe it, I might have to check again. It does sound remarkably similar to the sort of RC type of book we've been talking about.I'm wondering if formatting might account for some of the differences (notably the bestiary sizes). I know that d20 monsters definitely take up more room than the BECMI stat blocks ever did, but I also know that the RC used a three-column format and much smaller margins than do most current RPG products (two-column, wide margins). That would account for quite a bit of extra material (though I'm no expert on printing costs, so it might be more expensive. I seem to recall that one reason TSR products switched to their two-columnar and huuuuge margin formats was to cut costs. Though I think it may have also been to cover a lack of material to fill books and/or rushed products back in their not-so-glorious days at the end.)</blockquote>