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<blockquote data-quote="mroberon1972" data-source="post: 1684895" data-attributes="member: 5148">I have noticed a trend that ticks me off beyond all hope of being reasonable:Crunch books being passed off as a setting book...In the old days, a setting book contained pages and pages of places and people, with histories and items of interest taking up nearly the rest of the book.&nbsp; A small portion (25% or less) would be used for any special rules needed for the setting...Now, I'm seeing books of 300 pages that only have 60 pages of setting material.&nbsp; 60 PAGES!&nbsp; The rest of these new books contains classes, rules, specialized magic systems...&nbsp; In a few cases, pure crunch...That ain't a setting, it's a gathering of useful rules to MAKE a setting with...At this point, I have to say that I can't blame those publishers who have followed this trend.&nbsp; Most just the what sells and fill the void.But it ain't a setting book...A setting book should give me the material I need to evoke the flavor of the setting, not mitigate every possible class or rule.&nbsp; That's the function of suppliments...Or, am I just not keeping with the times?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mroberon1972, post: 1684895, member: 5148"] I have noticed a trend that ticks me off beyond all hope of being reasonable: Crunch books being passed off as a setting book... In the old days, a setting book contained pages and pages of places and people, with histories and items of interest taking up nearly the rest of the book. A small portion (25% or less) would be used for any special rules needed for the setting... Now, I'm seeing books of 300 pages that only have 60 pages of setting material. 60 PAGES! The rest of these new books contains classes, rules, specialized magic systems... In a few cases, pure crunch... That ain't a setting, it's a gathering of useful rules to MAKE a setting with... At this point, I have to say that I can't blame those publishers who have followed this trend. Most just the what sells and fill the void. But it ain't a setting book... A setting book should give me the material I need to evoke the flavor of the setting, not mitigate every possible class or rule. That's the function of suppliments... Or, am I just not keeping with the times? [/QUOTE]

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