Slashdot Mirror


5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Announced

New submitter lrsach01 writes "Wizards of the Coast has announced a 'new iteration' of their Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Early information says the game will be more inclusive, with a basic rule set that 'builds out.' This Spring, WotC will be 'conducting ongoing open playtests with the gaming community to gather feedback on the new iteration of the game as we develop it.'"

7 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. Translation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wizards of the Coast has announced they need more money because everyone who plays d&d has already bought all their old books.
    So now it's time to obsolete everything again and make them start over.

  2. Re:Nice to see it's still alive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Started playing again recently after a long (15 year) break from gaming, and I have to say it has been a lot of fun.

    So....how's the divorce going ....

  3. Re:exponential version growth by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    And being the cool dad has turned your kids into nerds :-p

  4. Re:exponential version growth by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my day, we played the Zeroth Edition. In those days we created characters on parchment made from jaguar hides and used dice carved from the femur of a wooly mammoth. By the time I took the wooly mammoth with my trusty spear ("Katharina", I used to call her... although her real name was "Agnes"-- but that's another story), I was dead tired and needed a nap. By the time I woke up, the First Edition was out and I had missed my chance. I blame Richard Nixon, although I suspect James Knox Polk could also be implicated in this disaster.

    --

    Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
  5. Re:Nice to see it's still alive by NabisOne · · Score: 5, Funny

    Haha. She is OK with it. Probably because there is no fear of other women being involved....

  6. Re:exponential version growth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a high-school parent, doing anything that insures your teen's celibacy (like D&D) is advantageous.

  7. Re:exponential version growth by bigredradio · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why is it reading your post, the voice I hear in my head is the comic book guy from the Simpsons. Just saying.