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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 19 Jan 2008 : 18:01:32
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http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drarch/toon
I don't know what to make of the new one.. talk about a distraction. :P
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 00:32:25
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| What new one? I just see the same two (Beholder, Tiefling and Gnome) that have been there for a while now. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 18:19:24
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| Oh.. didn't see the Tiefling and Gnome until yesterday. |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2008 : 18:29:55
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| There just rearranged the website some to make it more noticable. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 25 Jan 2008 : 16:23:36
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I had already seen the gnome and tiefling one, and it was kind of annoying, but I went back and watched the beholder one, and I am amazed at how stupid it is. Who are they making these for? Who decided that this would be a good way to "sell" 4E? I guess it's the same folks who wrote the following concerning magic items (copied directly from the website and pasted here):
"The number of slots has been reduced (by combining slots that were similar), to keep the number of items manageable and easy to remem-ber."
What? How hard is it to remember what magic items you are wearing? Is it really overload to try and keep up with the properties of six or seven magic items? I would be insulted if I were the target audience for 4E, of course I am very clearly not, so I'll shut up now. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2008 : 16:58:38
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Originally posted by Xysma
One more thing... why does he beholder sound like Barry White? I'm really trying to understand this...
Don't know...though I DO like Barry White. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4685 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2008 : 17:13:52
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*shrugs*
Perhaps they are trying to show us how game table will look like.
I was not impressed with either Vid, quality IMO was poor and the effort put into them could have been otherwise directed.
However WotC appears to believe the Vids are "Neat" and/oe "Cool"
Not sure why, but some people clearly have liked them. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2008 : 17:42:12
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Originally posted by Xysma
One more thing... why does he beholder sound like Barry White? I'm really trying to understand this...
I will forgive that if they make a giant that sounds like Otis Redding and a dragon that sounds like Aretha. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
1089 Posts |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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ShepherdGunn
Seeker
USA
89 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2008 : 13:24:44
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eldritchknight
Acolyte
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2008 : 19:24:03
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| I don't know, y'all...I thought they were pretty damn funny. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2008 : 01:49:08
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 10:47:25
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They were awful...I thing that 4edition will inquire to 8 years old children... |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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sirreus
Learned Scribe
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 20:36:33
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is there a petition or 20 we could get our names on a dozen times or so?   |
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 22:34:25
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Originally posted by ShepherdGunn
I realize that "mature gamers" are definitely not the target audience anymore. I think 4e will come with a Rated T label.
Or, in other words:
"You must have an IQ of less than ## to pay this game..." :D |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 15:31:13
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Xysma
One more thing... why does he beholder sound like Barry White? I'm really trying to understand this...
Don't know...though I DO like Barry White.
Don't get me wrong, Barry White is a cool dude, but....
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 15:37:53
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Originally posted by Ardashir
quote:
Originally posted by ShepherdGunn
I realize that "mature gamers" are definitely not the target audience anymore. I think 4e will come with a Rated T label.
Or, in other words:
"You must have an IQ of less than ## to pay this game..." :D
and an attention span that makes the common house-fly look patient |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 16:05:37
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Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand
and an attention span that makes the common house-fly look patient
I'm reminded of a line from a long ago Sluggy Freelance strip: "Kiki has the attention span of a three year old on expresso." |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 16:41:29
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand
and an attention span that makes the common house-fly look patient
I'm reminded of a line from a long ago Sluggy Freelance strip: "Kiki has the attention span of a three year old on expresso."
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4E Cartoons?
