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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4274565" data-attributes="member: 34175">DMG - Overall this book is a gem!A few things however that look out of place:Diseases with levels is ridiculous, disease is a danger of unfortunate actions, whether through ignorance or stupidity.  Also the fact that no disease is fatal is a little unbelievable.Poisons - no fatal poisons is about as likely as a mouse with an allergy to cheese.Traps and hazards - I don't know who thought to break these two up but you deserve a raise and a long vacation.  Hazards are what most people think of as traps.  However, the trap section states that traps damage, harry or impede - this is false - traps are meant to kill, period.  Otherwise its a waste of resources.  So again, a trap that cannot kill is out of place.  The idea that all games are taking place in the PoL is evident but can be ignored for the most part (although the crap about treasure including Astral diamonds as a form of currency in the heavenly and Astral realms made me gag.)  As someone who has never liked the concept of Planscape, trying to 'force' that aspect as a core concept is appalling to me.Magic parcels are an interesting concept but I have this feeling that it will lead to Monty Haul very quickly.  (I will have to play test to confirm of course, but a level + 5 magic item as a 1st level parcel just seems wrong.)XP makes much more sense in its explanation this time around, even though the system is virtually unchanged, the fact that they give you the formula instead of the end result allows for a better scaling than guesstimating.  (especially since I have 12 players)After my complaint of putting the magic items in the PHB, I'm glad to see that artifacts are handled exclusively as the purview of the DM still.Minions are going to be a problem, I can just feel it, great idea, but I am unsure of the concept of one-shot bad-guy that isn't just a peon. 1/4 XP is a good idea, but I think at hight levels that may still be too much. (Again, playtesting will tell the tale.)The Monster Manual works well inside the scope of the rules, so I will say this is the strongest of the three books. (But then again, how hard is it to make a book with stats and figures?)</blockquote>

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