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Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Announced

bigstrat2003 writes "For the past day, Wizards of the Coast has had a countdown to "4dventure" on their web site. The countdown ran out at 6:30 eastern time today (and the web site promptly crashed), but stories are already appearing on the rest of the web. Wizards also has had their 4th edition forums up for a couple of days."

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  1. Well at least the "news for nerds" part is back by Liquidrage · · Score: 5, Funny

    A front page D&D news story. That's gotta be hard to top.

  2. Re:Why did the site crash? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They failed on their save vs. nerds roll.

  3. Website Down by JezTheBandit · · Score: 5, Funny

    So how much xp do we get for killing the website?

    1. Re:Website Down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Internet Information Server

      Climate/Terrain: Windows
      Frequency: Common
      Organization: Solitary or cluster
      Activity Cycle: Any
      Diet: RAM
      Intelligence: Non- (0)
      Treasure: Nil
      Alignment: Chaotic evil
      No. Appearing: 1-1,000,000
      Armor Class: 9
      Movement: 1
      Hit Dice: 2
      THACO: 20
      No. of Attacks: 1
      Damage/Attack: 1-4
      Special Attacks: Crashing
      Special Defenses: Nil
      Magic Resistance: Nil
      Size: L
      Morale: Unreliable (2)
      XP Value: 12

  4. Re:I knew if I waited long enough... by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that I am (rolls a d20)...happy for this news.

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  5. Oh, man, have to spend more money by Jim+in+Buffalo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to have to spend all my money buying the new books! If I had a girlfriend, she'd kill me!

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  6. New disclaimer on the cover too by rsanta74 · · Score: 5, Funny

    WARNING: The following product contains orcs, trolls, wizards and knights. Neither the author nor the publisher shall assume any explicit or implied responsibility for potential loss of sex, lunch money, or dignity. Prolonged use may result in permanent retention of "virgin" status.

  7. Re:I knew if I waited long enough... by Surt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on, this deserves positive moderation for the oblique futurama/gygax reference:

                            GYGAX
                                                      Greetings! It's a ... (rolls dice) ... pleasure
                                                      to meet you!

    http://www.imsdb.com/transcripts/Futurama-Anthlogy -Of-Interest-I.html

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  8. Re:I'm not buying any more WoTC products... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm literally in shock right now.

    I hope you're near a hospital. Do you want me to call 911 for you?

    Or perhaps find a dictionary so you can look up "literally"?

  9. Re:I'm not buying any more WoTC products... by Hawthorne01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah! Back in my day, we just had Greyhawk! And we liked it! You kids and your fancy-schmansy role-playing games these days! Back in my day, the nearest store that sold polyhedral was a four-day walk from my house! Uphill! Both ways! In the snow! You kids have it easy these days!

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  10. Re:I knew if I waited long enough... by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, WTF!! He was talking about my post! Not his own! I'm the one that needs validation, not him!!
    *shakes his fist at the gods of moderation*

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  11. Re:I'm not buying any more WoTC products... by Nazlfrag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah! You think that was hard, do ya sonnyjim? Back in my day, the only polyhedral die were marbles, and we didn't have no fancy books, just stone tablets. Of course, we had knights and dragons back then too, which made things easier in some ways. Didn't need an imagination, for starters.

  12. Re:I'm not buying any more WoTC products... by vonFinkelstien · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hah, hah, I literally laughed my ass off when I read your comment. Now if I could only find where it rolled off to under the computer desk.

  13. Re:I'm not buying any more WoTC products... by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're starting to get it, but you're not quite there. The purpose of the game is to argue about the rules, not "play" them.

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  14. Bah, Easy I say! by TiggertheMad · · Score: 5, Funny

    You think you had it hard with marbles for dice and real dragons trying to eat you? PFFFt, you were pampered.

    Why, When I played D&D, there were no dragons yet, and they hadn't even invented magic. To us the game was sci-fi!

    NOW GIT OFF MAH LAWN!

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  15. Unrealistic! by SoupIsGood+Food · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking from experience, if you are:

    1) Intelligent enough to win a D&D tournament
    2) Lucky enough with the dice to win a D&D tournament
    3) Big and strong enough to literally bash through a wall

    Then, yes, the one, single, supa-hot D&D honey will be all-up-ons. And lordy, lordy, will she ever be into cosplay, with more vinyl and leather than you can conceive of... super bonus round for fetish-addled roleplay freaks. Hot chicks love a fat geek, so long as he can kill a jock with his bare hands and understands the difference between her Sailor Moon costume and her Sailor Mars costume.

    The rest of you will die alone.