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Dark Sun not have a Player's Guide?

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#1
thax
Mar 12, 2010 23:27:51 Seeing the release schedule, it seems the Player's Guide is being folded into the Campaign Guide for Dark Sun, with the second book being a Creature Catalogue. Am I seeing this right?
#2
Dragon9
Mar 12, 2010 23:58:21 Seems to be.
#3
mouthymerc
Mar 13, 2010 1:00:57 The designers wanted to stay with the two-book format. Since there is not going to be a new class introduced and the area being covered is significantly smaller than other campaigns, such as Forgotten Realms or Eberron, the amount of information could be fit into one book. Also, this would allow them to do the creature catalog which will contain creatures more specific to Dark Sun. The original campaign setting had a lot of new and interesting creatures which may have been cut down on if they were included in a campaign book.
#4
mrsake
Mar 13, 2010 4:53:35 The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two.
#5
GhostStepper
Mar 13, 2010 8:45:02
The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two.

This.

After a couple of years of sales data, they've likely discovered that PHBs, Monster Manuals and Player's Guides sell much better than DMGs and Campaign Guides. In order to sell the most product, they've decided to focus on the type of books that sell more.
#6
malcolm_northwinter
Mar 13, 2010 12:33:35
The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two.

This.

After a couple of years of sales data, they've likely discovered that PHBs, Monster Manuals and Player's Guides sell much better than DMGs and Campaign Guides. In order to sell the most product, they've decided to focus on the type of books that sell more.

makes sense to me. Here's to hoping the MM doesn't get the paperback treatment that the adventure does.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 thax Mar 12, 2010 23:27:51	Seeing the release schedule, it seems the Player's Guide is being folded into the Campaign Guide for Dark Sun, with the second book being a Creature Catalogue. Am I seeing this right?
#2 Dragon9 Mar 12, 2010 23:58:21	Seems to be.
#3 mouthymerc Mar 13, 2010 1:00:57	The designers wanted to stay with the two-book format. Since there is not going to be a new class introduced and the area being covered is significantly smaller than other campaigns, such as Forgotten Realms or Eberron, the amount of information could be fit into one book. Also, this would allow them to do the creature catalog which will contain creatures more specific to Dark Sun. The original campaign setting had a lot of new and interesting creatures which may have been cut down on if they were included in a campaign book.
#4 mrsake Mar 13, 2010 4:53:35	The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two.
#5 GhostStepper Mar 13, 2010 8:45:02	The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two. This. After a couple of years of sales data, they've likely discovered that PHBs, Monster Manuals and Player's Guides sell much better than DMGs and Campaign Guides. In order to sell the most product, they've decided to focus on the type of books that sell more.
#6 malcolm_northwinter Mar 13, 2010 12:33:35	The campaign player's guides tend to sell well while the campaign setting books do poorly. Therefore they're combining the two. This. After a couple of years of sales data, they've likely discovered that PHBs, Monster Manuals and Player's Guides sell much better than DMGs and Campaign Guides. In order to sell the most product, they've decided to focus on the type of books that sell more. makes sense to me. Here's to hoping the MM doesn't get the paperback treatment that the adventure does.