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The Sage
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  04:18:33  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Now that the new edition of the D&D core game is apparently upon us, I'm setting aside this scroll for official 4e discussion. Let's try to keep most of the chatter about the new edition confined to this scroll for the time being, until the proper release of official 4e D&D core products.

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Kentinal
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Right now all I can say is even Firefox is not tellinging anything except there is a countdown. I have to look at the source code to even see 4th Edtion indicated. If the web introduction is an indication, 4th appears to be a very bad idea.

Edit it appear gleemax will not let me read the post because I was not given permision to read that section of those forums. WotC did recognise me so login is not the problem. Gleemax appears to be restricted in someway in that I can not view. Perhaps percause I did not make many posts over there, maybe invitational, *shrugs* but there clearly is a reason.

"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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Skeptic
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quote:
Originally posted by Kentinal
it appear gleemax will not let me read the post because I was not given permision to read that section of those forums. WotC did recognise me so login is not the problem. Gleemax appears to be restricted in someway in that I can not view. Perhaps percause I did not make many posts over there, maybe invitational, *shrugs* but there clearly is a reason.



It was a leak that they closed shortly after.
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Kentinal
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  06:12:24  Show Profile Send Kentinal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
*chuckles*

I see, though still not impressed by the countdown website. The 'js' is looping and I suspose after time is right content will appear explaining the countdown. Right now all I can see is part of a picture (clearly not bordered) and the bloody countdown.

"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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Dargoth
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  06:35:05  Show Profile  Visit Dargoth's Homepage Send Dargoth a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hopefully 4ed will see the end of the LG Paladin

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ShepherdGunn
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  07:54:02  Show Profile  Visit ShepherdGunn's Homepage Send ShepherdGunn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Personally, I don't mind the Lawful Good Paladin.

I just hope it's not D&D "Saga" Edition.

Also, does this mean a re-release of the main Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book? It does explain why there's nothing for the first trimester listed in the catalogs, then.

I'm just really not too shiny on the whole 4e idea right now.

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Ergdusch
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I myself am not very happy about the 4th edition thingy eiter. I truely hope the changes in game system will not be too dramatic. I'll sit it out until the count has run down to say anything more on this.


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P.S.: Whats wrong with LG paladins? (pm me maybe to keep that discussion out of this 4th-ed.-only-thread)

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Dargoth
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  10:39:18  Show Profile  Visit Dargoth's Homepage Send Dargoth a Private Message  Reply with Quote
"Paladins" should be like Clerics and be open to all alignments

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Uzzy
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  11:06:26  Show Profile  Visit Uzzy's Homepage Send Uzzy a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Maybe it's all a big joke played on us all? *fingers crossed* Waiting for more actual info, as opposed to the rampant speculation going on over at EnWorld.

I don't particularly like the idea of all my good quality and rather expensive sourcebooks become obsolete for one! I do have to seriously ponder the wisdom of announcing this before clearing the current run of sourcebooks too. They still have the Rules Compendium to come out! Anyone want to take bets on how little that will sell?

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Dhomal
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  13:31:14  Show Profile Send Dhomal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hello-

I have a couple of friends who are WOTC delegates - and they said - right her ein the Sagamore ballroom - tonight at 6:30 - some sort of "D&D Announcement"

Unless it is some elaborate hoax - it does seem the time has come...

I will try and re-post when I hear more... and since these are in the Sagamore ballroom - I am hoping it will not take too long...

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Chosen of Moradin
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Well... the positive thing about this is that Ed have said for us to expect some good surprise at Gen Con...

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Wooly Rupert
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http://theminiaturespage.com/news/519193/

quote:
August 16, 2007 (Renton, WA) – Whether you storm a mad wizard's tower every week or haven't delved into a dungeon since you had a mullet and a mean pair of parachute pants, one thing is certain - millions of D&D players worldwide have anticipated the coming of 4th Edition for many years. Today, Wizards of the Coast confirms that the new edition will launch in May 2008 with the release of the D&D Player's Handbook. A pop culture icon, Dungeons & Dragons is the #1 tabletop roleplaying game in the world, and is revered by legions of gamers of all ages.

The 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons game includes elements familiar to current D&D players, including illustrated rulebooks and pre-painted plastic miniatures. Also releasing next year will be new web-based tools and online community forums through the brand-new Dungeons & Dragons Insider (D&D Insider) digital offering. D&D Insider lowers the barriers of entry for new players while simultaneously offering the depth of play that appeals to veteran players.

The 4th Edition rules emphasize faster game play, offer exciting new character options, and reduce the amount of "prep time" needed to run the game. D&D Insider includes a character creator that lets players design and equip their D&D characters, dungeon- and adventure-building tools for Dungeon Masters, online magazine content, and a digital game table that lets you play 24/7 on the internet — the perfect option for anyone who can't find time to get together.

"We've been gathering player feedback for eight years," said Bill Slavicsek, R&D Director of Roleplaying and Miniatures Games at Wizards of the Coast. "Fourth Edition streamlines parts of the D&D game that are too complex, while enhancing the overall play experience. At its heart, it's still a tabletop game experience. However, D&D Insider makes it easier for players to create characters, run their games, and interact with the rest of the D&D community."

Wizards of the Coast will release two 4th Edition preview books in December and January — Wizards Presents: Classes and Races and Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters. The first live demos of 4th Edition will happen at the D&D Experience gaming convention in Washington D.C. in February 2008. The full scope of 4th Edition books, miniatures, and adventures will be available in the spring and summer of 2008.

Since its first release in 1974, the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has taken millions of players on imaginary adventures of epic scale. Today, D&D is universally regarded as the original game that created the roleplaying game category, and the inspiration for generations of game designers. D&D is enjoyed by millions of players worldwide, while countless more remember it with fond nostalgia.

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Wooly Rupert
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Hmm, Chosen of Moradin posted the same thing I did, just a bit earlier... Ah, well. I'll leave my post there to keep folks from having to go elsewhere.

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Kentinal
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  14:08:15  Show Profile Send Kentinal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Faster play?

Perhaps d10 or getting rid of dice rolls?

"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.
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SirUrza
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quote:
Originally posted by ShepherdGunn

Also, does this mean a re-release of the main Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book?


Of course it does. The FRCS was the only big seller in the Realms line. Why do you think they barely converted the Realms to 3E? They weren't making any money on it.

What this really explains is why Monte Cook is retrying from the RP Supplement business.



Side note, here's a screenshot that got out for the 2 seconds that the information leaked...

http://www.daggergate.com/wizards4e.gif


I have a feeling it's going to be "Saga" edition. Of all the products the miniatures sell the best, it only makes sense for them to force them into the game.

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Sian
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well ... i must admit ... i don't want to take an opinion about wether a new edition is good or bad before i get the chance to sit down and read it from cover to cover :p

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Mace Hammerhand
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  14:40:19  Show Profile  Visit Mace Hammerhand's Homepage Send Mace Hammerhand a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I wonder whom they got their feedback from? I switched from 2nd to 3.5 one and a half years ago and I will not restock my library once again. If it remains compatible with the 3rd edition stuff fine, if not, screw 'em

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Skeptic
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quote:
Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand

I wonder whom they got their feedback from? I switched from 2nd to 3.5 one and a half years ago and I will not restock my library once again. If it remains compatible with the 3rd edition stuff fine, if not, screw 'em



I hope the opposite, because compatibility means no real changes.

They seem to go for simpler rules, which IMHO is a very good idea.
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Kentinal
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  14:58:59  Show Profile Send Kentinal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Feedback can have come from many places.

WotC could have watch its own forum for likes and dislikes, house rules to fix things people thought was broken.

Clearly they could request opinions of former design team members as well.

"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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Chosen of Moradin
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 :  15:26:04  Show Profile  Visit Chosen of Moradin's Homepage Send Chosen of Moradin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Hmm, Chosen of Moradin posted the same thing I did, just a bit earlier... Ah, well. I'll leave my post there to keep folks from having to go elsewhere.



Good idea! I make that post quickly, because I was going to see a sell of dvds... but to my despair, the most "new" movie on the store was Bonanza...

And now that the inevitable is upon us, I start to wonder what names we will see in the cover of FR 4th edition... If was to satisfy my taste, these names will be:

Ed of the Green Wood
Steven Schend
Eric Boyd
George Krashos
Sean K Reynolds
Thomas Reid

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Wooly Rupert
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When 1E shifted to 2E, the changes were rather minor. To my mind, they were almost entirely cosmetic.

When 2E shifted to 3E, they flipped the entire game upside-down. It was a very drastic change. In my opinion, they did improve the game with this shift, mainly by going to a more elegant and intuitive ruleset.

The shift from 3E to 3.5E was mostly fine-tuning what had been done before.

Now we're facing 4E. I'm inclined to think it's going to be more like 1E to 2E, or 3E to 3.5E, rather than the shift from 2E to 3E. Among other things, this kind of minor shift will have less impact on all the other companies that do D20 material.

This does mean, though, that I'm now no longer going to worry about all the 3E Core stuff that I lost.

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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by Sian

well ... i must admit ... i don't want to take an opinion about wether a new edition is good or bad before i get the chance to sit down and read it from cover to cover :p



That's my thinking as well. Speculating about what will and will not be changed isn't terribly productive, and complaining is even less productive.

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Wooly Rupert
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Heh, I just had a goofy thought. Maybe it's not Fourth Edition D&D they're announcing -- maybe it's the 4th edition of the WotC search engine, which will, believe it or not, actually help you find things!

Okay, so I know that it's really 4E, but the idea still amuses me. And their search engine is just this side of useless...

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Arkhaedun
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I'm getting the distinct impression that 4th edition will indeed be very similar to the Saga Edition of Star Wars, though I've no inside information.

What this means is that its still a class based system, and hit points and BAB still scale pretty similarly to the current edition, and movement is pretty much the same as we have become accustomed too in 3rd edition.

Where the "simpler and faster" comes from, again, if they use Saga as a model, is that skills are either trained or focused, and then what your actual "number" is derived from your level. So if you are trained in a skill you have 1/2 your class + ability modifier for the skill, +5 if you are focused in it (I might be off a bit, but that's the general idea).

Classes in Saga are "modular" and based on ability trees, so if you start down a certain path, the next time you get a class ability, its somewhat based on the ability you took before in that class.

Still free multiclassing, if Saga is the model. Still prestige classes, though PrC don't really have trees like the base classes, but a set progression.

No iterative attacks, again, if they follow the Saga model. You can take feats to give you iterative attacks, but in general you just get better to hit and doing more damage with your main attack.

From the D&D podcast and from some recent design choices (skill tricks, Book of Nine Swords, reserve feats) I'm getting the feeling that there may be more of a move toward "per encounter" rather than per day use of abilities. How this specifically works out for spellcasters I don't know, though its likely to be a little like the Book of Nine Swords model of things.

Also, the healing reserve feats don't allow you to heal more than 50% of your hit points with the ability, so I'm guessing there may be a similar mechanic when it comes to healing outside of encounters.

Again, all of this is pure conjecture, but I'm guessing based on what I've seen of Star Wars Saga and what the designers themselves have said in recent podcasts about what was "wrong" with D&D.
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quote:
Originally posted by Arkhaedun

I'm getting the distinct impression that 4th edition will indeed be very similar to the Saga Edition of Star Wars, though I've no inside information.

What this means is that its still a class based system, and hit points and BAB still scale pretty similarly to the current edition, and movement is pretty much the same as we have become accustomed too in 3rd edition.

Where the "simpler and faster" comes from, again, if they use Saga as a model, is that skills are either trained or focused, and then what your actual "number" is derived from your level. So if you are trained in a skill you have 1/2 your class + ability modifier for the skill, +5 if you are focused in it (I might be off a bit, but that's the general idea).

Classes in Saga are "modular" and based on ability trees, so if you start down a certain path, the next time you get a class ability, its somewhat based on the ability you took before in that class.

Still free multiclassing, if Saga is the model. Still prestige classes, though PrC don't really have trees like the base classes, but a set progression.

No iterative attacks, again, if they follow the Saga model. You can take feats to give you iterative attacks, but in general you just get better to hit and doing more damage with your main attack.

From the D&D podcast and from some recent design choices (skill tricks, Book of Nine Swords, reserve feats) I'm getting the feeling that there may be more of a move toward "per encounter" rather than per day use of abilities. How this specifically works out for spellcasters I don't know, though its likely to be a little like the Book of Nine Swords model of things.

Also, the healing reserve feats don't allow you to heal more than 50% of your hit points with the ability, so I'm guessing there may be a similar mechanic when it comes to healing outside of encounters.

Again, all of this is pure conjecture, but I'm guessing based on what I've seen of Star Wars Saga and what the designers themselves have said in recent podcasts about what was "wrong" with D&D.




I spent months swearing that the Saga system wasn't a prelude to 4th edition, but given that d20 Star Wars was the prelude to 3rd edition, its likely now that this might have been a glimpse of the future.
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Chosen of Moradin
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Well... when the 3rd edition was announced, I stay with the idea that it will use the Alternity rules system, that was the best rules set (IMHO) in those days. But I was surprised with the 3rd edition rules, and I really like of them... let's see what these news will bring to us.

The oficial announcement will happen at 6:30 pm, here in Brazil.
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Does anyone else remember a quote from a WOTC employee recently stating that '4th Edition wasn't be worked on at the moment, and we generally develop our products for at least 2 years before release'? Or words to that effect? And one saying that the DnD Experience would be where big announcements about DnD would be made? I'm sure I remember something like that.
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Well not having to asign skill points would speed character creation.

The change of combat could very well speed encouters, would at least speed a round.

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I find this floatin in EN World:

"A 4e Forgotten Realms will be the first setting book released, and I believe that is scheduled for next August. Chris Perkins was pretty vague when I asked directly what they were going to do with Ravenloft, Dragonlance and Eberron. It seemed like the plan would be to roll out one new setting each year. He even teased me that Greyhawk could be one of those. But I think that was just because I admitted to being an old-school Greyhawk gamer."

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quote:
Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Hmm, Chosen of Moradin posted the same thing I did, just a bit earlier... Ah, well. I'll leave my post there to keep folks from having to go elsewhere.




And now that the inevitable is upon us, I start to wonder what names we will see in the cover of FR 4th edition... If was to satisfy my taste, these names will be:

Ed of the Green Wood
Steven Schend
Eric Boyd
George Krashos
Sean K Reynolds
Thomas Reid



I don't really care one way or another who writes it.....as long as that person knows and loves the Realms as much as we do. They would resist "unnecessary" changes (remember the map debacle?), and while updating old info (which would be necessary) they would put in enough new stuff to make the purchase feel "worth it" to the people who have the "old" versions of the same products. No direct rehashes.

Things like this is why I like "fluff heavy" product. I'd like to see (however unlikely) a complete separation of "crunch" vs. "fluff" products. Assuming no "executive decision" stupidity (map again, TOT, etc.) "fluff" products trancend editions. My favorite products of all time (and I've been playing since 1979) are the 2nd edition deity books. I still use them in nearly every game I play, and they are a requirement for any cleric player in my games. There's "crunch" stuff in there, but it's not and essential part of the product......the lore is.

I guess I'm just tired of buying the "same" products over and over. Do we REALLY need another version of the FRCS? If it was done correctly the first time, you'd only need to buy it once (or again when the first version fell apart from overuse
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quote:

Now we're facing 4E. I'm inclined to think it's going to be more like 1E to 2E, or 3E to 3.5E, rather than the shift from 2E to 3E. Among other things, this kind of minor shift will have less impact on all the other companies that do D20 material.


3.5E to 4E Saga is much in line with what you're describing (more 1E - 2E than 3E - 3.5E).

While I won't look kindly to a DnD Saga edition, I'll hold my tongue until I see the system in print.

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