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Friday, July 25, 2014

My POD Copy of D&D 5e Basic has Arrived!


Someone uploaded the D&D 5e Basic Rules to Lulu last week. They were only up for a day or so, but I snagged a copy while they were there.

All I can say is this: WotC should seriously consider putting up an at cost POD option for the D&D Basic Rules at the DnDClassics storefront. This is a much more table friendly version than the PDF.
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13 comments:

  1. Dyson LogosJuly 25, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    Effectively if they do that, they'll be giving money hand-over-fist to Lightning Source and keeping none.

    Not that this is inherently a bad thing, but it is exactly the kind of thing that corporations look down on.

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    1. TenkarJuly 25, 2014 at 3:56 PM

      Point taken. Perhaps a small profit would be in order ;)

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  2. yippyjoeJuly 25, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    I printed it out and had it spiral bound locally, but that looks pretty. I wonder if it will change very much in the next few months, though, since it says "Version 0.1" on the front.

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  3. UnknownJuly 25, 2014 at 4:08 PM

    They already have a print copy of the Basic Rules in the works. It's called the Player's Handbook.

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    1. TenkarJuly 25, 2014 at 4:12 PM

      yeah, but mine was $4.70 plus shipping, and i have it now, not a month later.

      all in all, not a bad thing to hold one over for a month...

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  4. litebritedeathJuly 25, 2014 at 4:56 PM

    The main rulebooks are more like advanced D&D. The basic rules will still hold there own and have a purpose even if you have the main books. It's also much cheaper for players to print off a copy of the free rules than buy their own PHB's.

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  5. goeticgeekJuly 25, 2014 at 5:03 PM

    All I can say is that I ran the first game of my new D&D5 campaign Wednesday night and flipping through the pdf on my tablet to find rules and references was a hugh pain in the butt. I would have loved to have one of those hard copies but sadly, I got to the link too late.

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  6. Jason ZavodaJuly 25, 2014 at 5:08 PM

    It does appear to be smooth and absorbent. I just think your poor cat would rather have real kitty litter,

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  7. Doctor FuturityJuly 25, 2014 at 5:11 PM

    Give WotC time. Basic D&D is not finished until the MM and DMG portions are released and then combined into one awesome unholy whole. If they see the interest I will be they offer up a print version sometime early next year.....or that's what I'm hoping, anyway.

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  8. UnknownJuly 25, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    You can have lulu print personal use copies any time you want.

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  9. Timothy S. BrannanJuly 26, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    I have considered this but the Basic PDF doc is going to be updated.

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  10. Tamarizz - SolideraNovember 18, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    Where did you get it? Cover looks amazing.

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