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<blockquote data-quote="OnlineDM" data-source="post: 5897321" data-attributes="member: 90804">I love 4e, and I agree with those who have said that some of the books (especially the earlier ones) are boring to read; rather dry and clinical. I disagree that they're talking down to the reader, though. I didn't feel patronized when I read the PHB, DMG and MM. I didn't find them to be great works of literature, but I didn't feel like I was being treated as a kid (I'm in my mid 30s, by the way).I wanted to echo [MENTION=78503]hemera[/MENTION]'s comment about Heroes of the Feywild being much, much better as an entertaining read. It's a great book, and I absolutely devoured it. The clarity of language is still there, as is the clarity of rules. But the writing is much more evocative - more flavor, more wonder, more engagement of the reader. And while I'm certainly no expert on this, I don't believe it's written at any higher grade level than other 4e books.RPG books absolutely need to be accessible. I know that some folks would prefer to only read books that are challenging, but I don't think that's the right approach for a game book that's intended to appeal to adults but also to mature children and teenagers. Saying that the books should be evocative - I agree. Saying that the books should be a challenge for the reader - I disagree. Make them enthralling AND accessible. It can be done, and it HAS been done!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OnlineDM, post: 5897321, member: 90804"] I love 4e, and I agree with those who have said that some of the books (especially the earlier ones) are boring to read; rather dry and clinical. I disagree that they're talking down to the reader, though. I didn't feel patronized when I read the PHB, DMG and MM. I didn't find them to be great works of literature, but I didn't feel like I was being treated as a kid (I'm in my mid 30s, by the way). I wanted to echo [MENTION=78503]hemera[/MENTION]'s comment about Heroes of the Feywild being much, much better as an entertaining read. It's a great book, and I absolutely devoured it. The clarity of language is still there, as is the clarity of rules. But the writing is much more evocative - more flavor, more wonder, more engagement of the reader. And while I'm certainly no expert on this, I don't believe it's written at any higher grade level than other 4e books. RPG books absolutely need to be accessible. I know that some folks would prefer to only read books that are challenging, but I don't think that's the right approach for a game book that's intended to appeal to adults but also to mature children and teenagers. Saying that the books should be evocative - I agree. Saying that the books should be a challenge for the reader - I disagree. Make them enthralling AND accessible. It can be done, and it HAS been done! [/QUOTE]

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