And I would go for 15$ more. It's a difference of 8$ total, but I would not have to have the pdf as sperate reference and instead have everything in one book and place. To me, that's much better in any way.
To you, To others, maybe not.
Okay, let me put it another way.
IIRC Page count limits are set early.
So when it came down to having to cut things that were not going to fit.....what would you have given up from SG to fit in the other stuff?
And why does everything from 1 edition HAVE to be in the exact same order in a different edition?
Me, I was thrilled that Initiation is now in the Core Book compared to SR1-3 where it was in the first Magic Book.
While I didn't play in 4th its my understanding that "Ways" were a much later option, but we get 1/2 dozen of them in Grimoire now, so something had to give. Something wasn't going to get included.
At a certain point you get a batch of "Options" in a book to get people started & then you get more as follow up books come on line.
I wanted more Mentor Spirits in the Core Rules myself & I'm still waiting to see a bigger selection appear. The 5? We've gotten so far have been okay but I'd like a lot more.
I mean, not everyone wants every single option loaded into a single book, if that was the case we'd just have SR5E Encyclopedia, its 1500 pages long & costs $300 but its the only book you'll ever need. Some people would love it I'm sure, but I'm betting some wouldn't.
