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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 507440" data-attributes="member: 151">I'm suprised to hear you say that.&nbsp; I realize WE are experienced DMs, but shouldn't the DMG actually BE a guide to DMing?&nbsp; It's one thing I loved about the 3E guide and hated about the 1E guide...that it gave actual ideas and guidelines beyond a bunch of magic item tables.Spelling out even more of the core assumptions of the system and ways to change it can only be good, IMHO.&nbsp; For example, including the iconics stat-blocks to illustrate examples of what PCs might be equipped with to better illustrate wealth levels, as well as more details on things like item creation (always problematic, IMHO), more detailed information on constructing custom content, and so forth.&nbsp; Not everyone has access to these boards, and the capable talent therein. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I think it will be some new (in some cases badly needed) monster illos, a REAL index, not just a CR index and definitely a new stat block format (try finding an osyluth on the fly, if you don't know what kind of creature it is...devil? demon? night hag?&nbsp; flip flip flip).&nbsp; I'm of two minds concerning the layout...I just want the picture near the start of a statblock, overall.&nbsp; I'd rather have detailed info than single-page entries.&nbsp; I'm sure the ECLs from the Dragon article will be there, too, as well as an expanded monster character section in the beginning.and there is now expanded information on monster classes and playing monsters as heroes.I wonder if this is just a repackaging of the ECL system that has appeared in all the cap books. At any rate, it probably means a lot of ECLs.Please, please, PLEASE no embarrasing boobage covers. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />&nbsp;&nbsp; I like the current covers, but if we must change them, please make them something I don't have to be embarrased to let my in-laws see.&nbsp; Pretty please?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 507440, member: 151"] I'm suprised to hear you say that. I realize WE are experienced DMs, but shouldn't the DMG actually BE a guide to DMing? It's one thing I loved about the 3E guide and hated about the 1E guide...that it gave actual ideas and guidelines beyond a bunch of magic item tables. Spelling out even more of the core assumptions of the system and ways to change it can only be good, IMHO. For example, including the iconics stat-blocks to illustrate examples of what PCs might be equipped with to better illustrate wealth levels, as well as more details on things like item creation (always problematic, IMHO), more detailed information on constructing custom content, and so forth. Not everyone has access to these boards, and the capable talent therein. :) I think it will be some new (in some cases badly needed) monster illos, a REAL index, not just a CR index and definitely a new stat block format ([i]try finding an osyluth on the fly, if you don't know what kind of creature it is...devil? demon? night hag? flip flip flip[/i]). I'm of two minds concerning the layout...I just want the picture near the start of a statblock, overall. I'd rather have detailed info than single-page entries. I'm sure the ECLs from the Dragon article will be there, too, as well as an expanded monster character section in the beginning. [i]and there is now expanded information on monster classes and playing monsters as heroes.[/i] I wonder if this is just a repackaging of the ECL system that has appeared in all the cap books. At any rate, it probably means a lot of ECLs. Please, please, PLEASE no embarrasing boobage covers. :rolleyes: I like the current covers, but if we must change them, please make them something I don't have to be embarrased to let my in-laws see. Pretty please? [/QUOTE]

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