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A Veteran GM's Preview of the D&D Player's Handbook 2

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-and-improved dept.

Martin Ralya writes "I've had the Player's Handbook 2 for two weeks (it releases on the 17th), and I've written an in-depth preview of the book from a GM's perspective for Gnome Stew. It's billed as 'the most significant expansion' of D&D 4th Edition yet, and that's accurate. The short version: No power creep, no balance problems, and all of the new classes are excellent — even the bard. They'll become part of D&D's lore in nothing flat."

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  1. Re:1st Ed. by Datamonstar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exploding books are awesome! Thanks for giving me another way to kill my players!

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  2. Re:1st Ed. by Myrimos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Agreed. Not sure what all the hate for 4ed comes from.

    4th edition? Hell, until they bring back THAC0, screw 'em.

    Now get off my lawn.

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  3. Old Joke by tb3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahh, yes, Dungeons and Dragons. A game that that combines the breathless excitement of Parcheesi with all the thrills of double-entry bookkeeping.

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