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In celebration of Gen Con the D&D Insider Compendium Database is open to all! Technically it is more than a weekend and is open today through Sunday 8/17 so if you are not an insider subscriber check it out here
Thanks, frankly, I felt kind of bad even typing it. You guys have been doing great work lately, and blogs and stuff, are icing on the cake...I hope you know that.
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Books currently in play: Dungeon & Dragon Magazine (*Scales of War AP*), WOTC 4e Core and Supplemental books
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Sadly, it is not entirely open to the non-paying public. While trying to look at various deities in the database I kept running across this message:
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Oh well...
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Sadly, it is not entirely open to the non-paying public. While trying to look at various deities in the database I kept running across this message:
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Oh well...
that must be a bug. i'll let the devs know in the morning.
The Compendium has changed quite a bit since its early preview stage, but there are still a lot of design-flaws that could be improved (i.e. multiple choice source selection instead of the inflexible dropdowns; removal of the pretty-but-annoyingly-slow gallery-overlay for the rule details (form follows function); short summary rules text for every result list entry; and so on).
Having all the rules in one place is nice, though (but I will rather buy the books than renting such a clumsy application ).
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Having all the rules in one place is nice, though (but I will rather buy the books than renting such a clumsy application ).
It has its foibles, but I think "clumsy" is a little harsh. As an encounter/campaign design aid, I think it works *way* better than the books.
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Thanks for the heads up Scott. I already subscribe, but I passed along the word to all the players in my new game I'm starting. Half of them are very new to 4E, so this should be a great help to them!
Wasn't there talk at one point about subscribers being able to give temporary guest passes for DDI (such as a DM for his players)? Or was that just for the gametable or something?
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Thanks for the heads up Scott. I already subscribe, but I passed along the word to all the players in my new game I'm starting. Half of them are very new to 4E, so this should be a great help to them!
Wasn't there talk at one point about subscribers being able to give temporary guest passes for DDI (such as a DM for his players)? Or was that just for the gametable or something?
The passes idea was really geared for the game table.
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As an encounter/campaign design aid, I think it works *way* better than the books.
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