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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smootrk" data-source="post: 2855509" data-attributes="member: 28583">My thoughts are for a re-write of the 3.5 rules... effectively a version 3.75.  It should be inclusive of all the various 'complete' books, 'heroes' books, 'races' books, environmental books, etc. and because of size issues ought to be divided up into volumes that cover certain aspects.  Each concept should include all errata, revisions, expanded rule options (like the additional skill usages explained in certain books), extra conceptual ideas (like 'sage advice' commentary to clarify issues).The Players Volumes could be divided into:1. Ability Scores & Races2. Base Classes3. Skills & Feats4. Equipment, various Mounts (with stats), transport (ships etc. with various rules), etc.5. Spells (possibly divided up into arcane/divine/other tomes)6. Variant Class or Race options (like what is being put into PH2, or substition levels)7. Prestige Classes (although it could be argued to be included into the DM line)DM Volumes could include volumes for organizing play, different locales or environments, magical items/places/artifacts/etc, planar rules, specific variant rules (taint, alternate alignment system, etc).  Specific Setting's would supply the Deity Information, although a simple base group of deities might be supplied here or in the player tomes.)And Monster Volumes could be broken up & re-organized into various volumes based upon monster types, and should include the extra stuff found in various tomes like Savage Species progressions (monster/paragon levels), non-setting specific Ecology, Knowledge tables, 1. Monster Rules (Monster feats, advancement, "savage species" type rules for those critters not fully explained in their individual entries).2. Abberations3. Animals4. Humanoids.... etc.Again, in all these instances the books should include all the various material presented in the various books so far... only reviewed, error corrected, play-tested, re-balanced, and otherwise quality controlled.  Every little rule variant need not make the cut, but most is fair game.  For WOTC, the endeavor would be big, but not so big as many might think, as most of the material is already written and owned already, needing only to be re-organized and re-compiled (and likely with new art).  It might be better designed as a truly electronic version accessed by subscription (like a paid website, no more expensive than say ENWorld) to allow for constant updating and revision without commiting to hard-copy (and expensive) books, although when appropriate Hard Copy books would likely be produced - I know I would want a set, just for the ease of finding stuff in a complete & organized set of tomes.Again, if the company approached the project in stages, it could be viable and profitable to produce, especially as the world moves increasingly digital, and also because all the IP is already there - just needing re-organization.  And this kind of endeavor would be compatable completely with any characters created with the existing book material with little or no updating necessary.</blockquote>

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