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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9648920" data-attributes="member: 18182">We actually have a growing genre of RPGs aimed at a more diverse and inclusive player base. We could certainly use more. And, of course, they all suffer the same problem any not-D&amp;D games does, visibility under D&amp;D's huge shadow. And D&amp;D itself is becoming more and more inclusive, although it has much further to go . . .Cheaper books would require different types of books. The standard full-color 8x11 hardcover isn't going to be getting any cheaper . . .But I've long felt that D&amp;D should ditch the PHB, MM, DMG triple combo as the &quot;core&quot; of the game and release a cheaper, simpler core book that would truly be all you need to enjoy the game. Something between the &quot;starter&quot; rules and the current &quot;core&quot; rules in complexity. I'm hoping for a singular &quot;core&quot; book AND a pick-up-and-play starter box, followed by more all-inclusive boxed adventures . . .I am seeing more RPG-adjacent pick-up-and-play products in Barnes &amp; Noble . . . which is cool, but aren't quite true RPGs. Still, more of that please!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9648920, member: 18182"] We actually have a growing genre of RPGs aimed at a more diverse and inclusive player base. We could certainly use more. And, of course, they all suffer the same problem any not-D&D games does, visibility under D&D's huge shadow. And D&D itself is becoming more and more inclusive, although it has much further to go . . . Cheaper books would require different types of books. The standard full-color 8x11 hardcover isn't going to be getting any cheaper . . . But I've long felt that D&D should ditch the PHB, MM, DMG triple combo as the "core" of the game and release a cheaper, simpler core book that would truly be all you need to enjoy the game. Something between the "starter" rules and the current "core" rules in complexity. I'm hoping for a singular "core" book AND a pick-up-and-play starter box, followed by more all-inclusive boxed adventures . . . I am seeing more RPG-adjacent pick-up-and-play products in Barnes & Noble . . . which is cool, but aren't quite true RPGs. Still, more of that please! [/QUOTE]

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