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More Details on Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition

Posted by Zonk on from the just-don't-ask-him-about-a-cauldron dept.

Gamespy had a chat with Chris Perkins, story manager for Dungeons and Dragons R&D, at this year's Gen Con. Though Chris had no more details to offer Gamespy than he did for us at the event, the piece puts a lot of information all into one place on what we can expect from D&D Fourth Edition. "GameSpy: We've been reading a lot about talent trees in 4th Edition ... Christopher Perkins: Talent trees aren't unique to MMORPGs. Wizards has produced other games that use talent trees, such as the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game and the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition. The theory of game design, regardless of platform, is constantly evolving. We've taken our gaming experiences over the past decade, as well as player feedback on the games and supplements we've produced in that time period, to build a system for character creation and advancement in 4th Edition that draws inspiration from numerous sources, but isn't exactly like anything that's been done before."

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  1. Gathered Information by LightPhoenix7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah, because no site is gathering 4E information, and certainly never did for 3E either. Seriously, ENWorld is the best (and biggest non-WotC) D&D community on the net, and anyone who is a fan of any edition should be posting there.

    1. Re:Gathered Information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nerd.

  2. What? by Zatchmort · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've been reading a lot about talent trees in this edition...

    Wait, my character can now gain talents just by shaking certain trees? Score! This will make adventuring much easier!

    1. Re:What? by DreadSpoon · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's going to suck playing a Druid. "Protect the forest? Or beat the crap out of trees to get talents? I use the talentes to protect the forest, so is it justified? But then, I'm not really protecting it at all if I'm harassing all the animal nests to get talents. I should have been a Cleric, dammit."

    2. Re:What? by king-manic · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's going to suck playing a Druid. "Protect the forest? Or beat the crap out of trees to get talents? I use the talentes to protect the forest, so is it justified? But then, I'm not really protecting it at all if I'm harassing all the animal nests to get talents. I should have been a Cleric, dammit."

      Just make him chaotic neutral and your fine.

      --
      "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
    3. Re:What? by Jaysyn · · Score: 3, Funny

      That was *so* not in Weather Control's description.

      --
      There is a war going on for your mind.
  3. Re:Play by the rules, die by the rules. by Planesdragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Screwy berk, you can't chant the new rules? Armor class going up instead of down makin' ya all wobbly?

    Go back to the Prime; real cutters went to d20 almost ten years ago.

  4. Re:Obligatory by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 2, Funny


    Obligatory (Score:4, Insightful)

    Now mod me +5 Insightful

    *rolls 1d6* 4 instead of 5... you lose.