This was awesome . I ' ve came into Kpop during the 20072008 era right around UGoGirl and before Gee and 2 NE 1 <| sep |> But the upper class pays most of the taxes . top 20 % pays 63 % of all fed income taxes iirc . <| sep |> Wow , that ' s pretty shocking . <| sep |> Marshall ' s chance . of winning just went from 0 . 1 % to 0 . 3 %. BOOMER SOONER <| sep |> hard to have any sympathy for the killers family or the killer herethere are a few situations where I almost agree with the death penalty and this is one . the utter lack of remorse and even taunting of people who lost their son is grotesque behavior . <| sep |> Too many divisions , like a black box <| sep |> Focus on the 3 core rules books firstThe PHB is the most important . Circumstance will dictate whether the DMG or MM is more important to you as a DM . People who just play as playercharacters don ' t need any of the core books except the PHB . If you are a novice DM then the DMG and MM are of equal value . Even if you don ' t build your own w orldsadventuresencounters the DMG explains how modules are put together and will help you adapt published modules to your group even if you aren ' t starting from scratch . The monster manual is needed for stat blocks to populate your modules . If you DM you need all the core books at some point . SCAG and VGtM are supplements . Nobody NEEDS them to play . For a DM I ' d put VGtM above SCAG . SCAG offers better info for players overall for raceclass info and options . IMO , DMs generally speaking are going to be more inclined to allow SCAG player options than Volo ' s right now . Lastly though . you stated you really liked the MM . If you don ' t get to play often and you ' ll spend a lot of time looking at the art and reading up on the monsters then the MM might be a better purchase for you as far as what will bring you the most overall enjoyment . I like reading the rules and I enjoy the PHB and DMG more than the MM . In the last few months I ' ve been really spending a lot of free time reading the DMG and about half as much referencing the PHB . I barely touch the MM . I know for a fact that if I could actually play more frequently I ' d be more immersed in the MM . Your circumstances are going to need to be factored into the decision to purchase . What will you get the most enjoyment out of owning till you can afford the other books ? ?