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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 5777045" data-attributes="member: 2012">While I could get behind a Rules Cyclopedia for D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup], I want the traditional PHB, DMG, and MM.Sort of.Yes, I think there should be a basic set that gives a more bare bones version of the game (4 races, 4 classes, 10 levels); and the D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup] Player's Handbook should include everything required for the core game: abilities, races, classes, skills &amp; feats, combat mechanics, and spells &amp; rituals. While I like 1-30 for levels, I'm fine with leaving Epic play out of the core, so that iconic D&amp;D concepts are NOT left out of the PHB.The Dungeon Master's Guide should have everything the DM needs to run a standard D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup] game and then some. It should be a meaty tome full of RPG goodness. It should outweigh the PHB and be to D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup] what the Gary Gygax's DMG was to 1E. And if it includes a &quot;modular&quot; (new) urban setting as a starting point in an appendix, I wouldn't complain.The monster reference is a tougher choice for me. While I would love a D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup] Monster Manual that rivals the Pathfinder Bestiary, I wouldn't object to a boxed D&amp;D[sup]N[/sup] Monster Vault instead. Regardless, make it big and bold. Fill it with every iconic monster from the game's history. Fill it with more than mechanics. Describe the monsters and give some in-game background. But don't overdo it. Don't tie the monsters to any of the D&amp;D worlds. Let the reference stand on its own. If its a boxed set then include counters, but I'd prefer it not to include battle tiles.Also, I want a digest-sized rules compendium like the one created for D&amp;D Essentials. That is a cool little book. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 5777045, member: 2012"] While I could get behind a Rules Cyclopedia for D&D[sup]N[/sup], I want the traditional PHB, DMG, and MM. Sort of. Yes, I think there should be a basic set that gives a more bare bones version of the game (4 races, 4 classes, 10 levels); and the D&D[sup]N[/sup] Player's Handbook should include everything required for the core game: abilities, races, classes, skills & feats, combat mechanics, and spells & rituals. While I like 1-30 for levels, I'm fine with leaving Epic play out of the core, so that iconic D&D concepts are NOT left out of the PHB. The Dungeon Master's Guide should have everything the DM needs to run a standard D&D[sup]N[/sup] game and then some. It should be a meaty tome full of RPG goodness. It should outweigh the PHB and be to D&D[sup]N[/sup] what the Gary Gygax's DMG was to 1E. And if it includes a "modular" (new) urban setting as a starting point in an appendix, I wouldn't complain. The monster reference is a tougher choice for me. While I would love a D&D[sup]N[/sup] Monster Manual that rivals the Pathfinder Bestiary, I wouldn't object to a boxed D&D[sup]N[/sup] Monster Vault instead. Regardless, make it big and bold. Fill it with every iconic monster from the game's history. Fill it with more than mechanics. Describe the monsters and give some in-game background. But don't overdo it. Don't tie the monsters to any of the D&D worlds. Let the reference stand on its own. If its a boxed set then include counters, but I'd prefer it not to include battle tiles. Also, I want a digest-sized rules compendium like the one created for D&D Essentials. That is a cool little book. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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