Why has (rule X) been removed from Fifth Edition?
Many of the rules that people say were “left out” were not found in the Fourth Edition rule book, either. They came from one of the many Fourth Edition supplements. It’s not realistic to expect a single 240-page rule book to include a full set of basic rules plus the “best of” several dozen ArM4 supplements. The basic rules for ArM4 took up over 270 pages. (Most of the rules from the larger Fourth Edition rule book were made to fit in the smaller Fifth Edition book through a combination of more concise writing and a more efficient graphic design.) There are a few instances where something was present in the basic Fourth Edition rules but was cut from Fifth – the Faerie-Raised Merinita Virtue and weapon stats for crossbows are two examples. These were editorial decisions. The rules that were cut were either too specialized, too complicated, or both to get a thorough treatment within the space and development schedule of Fifth Edition. Rather than give a poor treatment to these subjects
