D&D 4th Ed Discussion

[Tom the Fanboy]

Yeah, I made another thread because I couldn't find the old one.

So you've heard about the "online content" right? Here's an artist's idea of how it will work.

http://www.commissionedcomic.com/?p=158

[Punstarr]

That's a funny comic, hehe.

I've already done my rant about 4th Ed though.

[Narf the Mouse]

They showed a video; basically, that part's a web-browser app. that replicates a gaming table without the table.

And no, none of the internet options are nessasary to play.

[Clambake 39]

I found a blog post by a guy who works for Piazo Publishing with some insights into the new edition after running through two sample quests.

http://iuztheevil.livejournal.com/6070.html

The first part is about the updated miniature game, with the real meat following thereafter. The future looks grim to me, but then I always have been a pessimist.

[Narf the Mouse]

Well, my optimizm is plummeting.

[Tom the Fanboy]

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, Forgotten Realms 40,000
"In the grim future of the realms, there is only CHEESE."

[Thunderhowl]

Hold on now...this could still be salvageable...what kind of cheese are we talking here?

[Dinky]

This may be due to the fact that I am a walking anachronism, but whenever I manage to get my arse in gear to run a game, I invariably use the 2nd Ed rules.

This is for two main reasons;
1) I'm old, and as such I fear change.
2) It helps to prevent my players knowing the system better than me.

[Tom the Fanboy]

2) It helps to prevent my players knowing the system better than me.

That's why I'm still running Vampire the Masquerade!

[Thunderhowl]

That and Masquerade and Apocalypse are orders of magnitude superior to the Requiem and Forsaken...

[Narf the Mouse]

Fred Saberhagens' Dracula > All other vampires I've read about.

[Punstarr]

That and Masquerade and Apocalypse are orders of magnitude superior to the Requiem and Forsaken...

Totally agreed.

[Tom the Fanboy]

Now now, don't bring Dracula into this!
It'll just end up with people arguing that their dracula will beat up your dracula and before you know it people are arguing about whether or not Vampire Hunter D could slay Alucard from Hellsing.

So, uh, what do you guys think 4th Ed Ravenloft will be like? Castlevania?


... actually a Castlevania game would be awesome in almost any system!

[TigerDawn]

I heard one good thing about 4th 'ed from one of the teachers at the art institute of Seattle (who's working on it) . Instead of dying at -10 you now die at -(1/2)Total HP's... So far everything he's been talking about makes a lot of sense to me.. but whatever

[Cloud213]

I won't get the 4th edition because I play Eberron and I like the fluff for that. And I don't want to spend more money on books.

[Narf the Mouse]

I'm not optimistic myself any longer.

I will, however, reserve final judgement until I can get the 4.0 PHB and make a character.

[Narf the Mouse]

Very positive review starting here.

It doesn't go into great detail; more a bunch of overviews.

Also, rules compilation and prediction here, based on gathered information.

Mixed playtest review here.

Sleep.

[Tom the Fanboy]

Anyone gotten to play yet? I'm borrowing my friend's book and am sort of annoyed by the direction they've moved in but the system itself seems solidly built.

Also, if anyone would like a fillable character sheet, I made one.
http://pockyclub.elite-otaku.net/Fillab ... rSheet.pdf
It's reader enabled and everything!

[Xaq]

Wizards of the Coast did a promotional thing where they got Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade and Scott Kurtz of PVP together with some of their in-house DMs and ran an 8-hour session, which they recorded as a series of podcasts! Check out the results here.

[Tom the Fanboy]

That sounds pretty cool. I might have to check that out tomorrow before game.

I made some snark.