I included the link in the relevant post (the opening post of that thread). You don't have to<em>spend money</em>on books if you don't want to, those basic rules get you ready to go with the 4 base classes: cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard and have everything you'll need to play.<br/><br/>On a more related note: How do people feel about new characters over here? Would you attempt the attack on the Spire anew? Or live on in a world where everyone is Hagan's puppets and the war goes on making life miserable?