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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunder Brother" data-source="post: 8282967" data-attributes="member: 6984475">What I wonder with 5th edition is at what point will we start seeing noticeable product fatigue, where the number of sourcebooks in publication becomes a real, or at least perceived, barrier of entry for new players. While WotC has had a slow release schedule, their current publication strategy of combining player and DM material into a single product does lead to an issue where some people are really only getting 50% out of the book they're buying.Just look at the new Ravenloft guide, which contains a single player-facing chapter in what is overwhelmingly a DM-facing book. Will a player really feel like they got their 30-50 dollars worth for a handful of new lineages, backgrounds, and subclasses?Tasha's itself felt padded out in some respects, with DM tools that came across as shallow in comparison to the one's presented in Xanathar's.Sharing books at the table and digital resources alleviates some of this, but the more expensive the hobby appears, the less likely newer players will want to jump in.(edited for typos. I should go to bed.)</blockquote>