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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blackwind" data-source="post: 3352027" data-attributes="member: 1205">Update:  I picked up the C&C Player's Handbook on Friday and have read about half of it.  In general I like what I see so far and I'm excited to try it out.  It has really renewed my enthusiasm for the game -- I'm working on a mini-setting and a couple of short adventures, and I'm actually having fun!  I'm free to focus on world-building, history, NPCs, etc. without worrying about stats.  I feel giddy when I think about playing -- imagining combats and how PCs could use the SIEGE engine to pull off stunts, etc.  Honestly, I probably haven't been this stoked about D&D since I was 12.That said, there are a couple of things that bug me so far:1.  The barbarian seems kind of lame, especially the Primal Fury ability, which sounds weak. 2.  The monk seems somewhat overpowered, especially when compared to, say, the fighter.3.  You'd think that a 2nd printing wouldn't have so many typos, but it is positively riddled with them!  Isn't there someone editing these books?  Also, there are a few errors of grammar and usage, and some words are repeated over and over.  The writing style is evocative and, if you will, Gygaxian... I like it, actually, much better than the dry textbook-style prose of the 3E books, but they need a good editor.  Heck, if you're listening, Troll Lords, I'll do it, and I'm a college student so I'd work dirt cheap.If I were TLG, and I was going to release a revised, updated edition of the C&C books, say, four or five years down the line, here's what I'd do:1.  The Player's Handook would be more or less as it is (with better editing), but include advice on character development, roleplaying, how to survive in combat, the wilderness, dungeon environments, etc.  The idea is to make the game more  accessible to new roleplayers.  C&C seems like such a great system for new gamers, it would be really cool to reach out to them and offer them a leg up and into the hobby.2.  There would be no "Monsters and Treasure" book.  Instead, the CKG would include not just optional rules but also extensive information on how to run a game, world-building, adventure design, random encounter tables, etc... all the things people loved about the 1E DMG.  Of course, it would also include treasure tables, magic items, and a small selection of the most important 'core' monsters, traps, and other challenges in the game.  Best of all, it would be co-authored by E. Gary Gygax.3.  Follow up with a series of slim, themed Monstrous Compendiums.  While not necessary for older players with access to 1E and 2E monster books, they would sell like hotcakes and you know it.Okay, okay, this is just my little fantasy of how TLG could rise up and take on the 'one-eyed giants,' heroically restoring the true spirit of D&D and bringing joy to millions of wide-eyed children-at-heart all over the world, but hey... there's no reason why it couldn't happen.What do you think?</blockquote>

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