DF question

Rupert · 03-21-2008, 06:07 AM

DF1 has a "Manual" for $100, 6lbs. that grants a default with a skill that normally doesn't allow default use.

DF4 has a "Textbook" for $50, 6lbs., that does the same thing, and works for Sages, and lets you learn the skill.

This seems a bit inconsistent - it seems to me that a textbook should cost the same as a manual, as the DF4 rules for it can be assumed to be an extension of the DF1 rules. If a textbook is outright better than a manual, it should cost more, not less.

EDIT: Or I could've read the rules more carefully the first time, and realised that a "Manual" needs to be for a skill that give +1CF for a "Textbook" to do any good, which brings the prices into line. Duh.

mlangsdorf · 03-21-2008, 06:09 AM

This is covered in Sages p 14 "Example Manuals."

03-21-2008, 06:07 AM	#1
Rupert Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wellington, NZ	DF question DF1 has a "Manual" for $100, 6lbs. that grants a default with a skill that normally doesn't allow default use. DF4 has a "Textbook" for $50, 6lbs., that does the same thing, and works for Sages, and lets you learn the skill. This seems a bit inconsistent - it seems to me that a textbook should cost the same as a manual, as the DF4 rules for it can be assumed to be an extension of the DF1 rules. If a textbook is outright better than a manual, it should cost more, not less. EDIT: Or I could've read the rules more carefully the first time, and realised that a "Manual" needs to be for a skill that give +1CF for a "Textbook" to do any good, which brings the prices into line. Duh. __________________ Rupert Boleyn "A pessimist is an optimist with a sense of history."

03-21-2008, 06:09 AM	#2
mlangsdorf Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: DF question This is covered in Sages p 14 "Example Manuals."