| To be honest, I always heard splatbook as a reference to any non-core book. It's th convention that our group uses. So I used the wrong word. I like nearly 75% of the non-core books. Most are good (Races of Stone & The Wilds, Completes,..), some are aweful (Races of Destiny) and some are awesome and enhance D&D on a fundamental level! (XPH, ToB).
On DR...: I found the +x DR lame. Buy a +5 weapon and you're safe.
Now, the DR is more tied-in with the background of the creature and you're required to make some tactical choices or rely on your party more to overcome DR.
Another thing I liked in 3.5 was the way the Ranger was upgraded. |