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If they do this, I will break something. I want PDFs.

D&D Next is, to me, the one edition to rule them all. So far, it blows its predecessors out of the water, and has an uncanny knack for agreeing with me and coming up with things that I wish I had thought of. Unfortunately, it really isn't practical for me to play it unless it is available in...

Why not just buy Pathfinder? Its better written, streamlined, better organized, and (likely) cheaper.

This is kind of sad. It seems almost like they are telling us Fourth Edition was a mistake. It also looks like they are trying to win back some of the fanbase that gravitated towards Pathfinder. I seriously doubt it will work.

You will be exited to know that I am working on setting up a kickstarter campaign at indiegogo.com (I can't do kickstarter.com since I live in Canada). However, I need a video, and a finite release deadline. First, I think that the beginning of Summer, 2013 is reasonable. That gives us a year...

Ugh. Sorry about my absence. Most of my time had been taken up by friends, homework, and a crippling Skyrim addiction, not necessarily in that order. I will get back to work on Magic Sword shortly.

The doc has just received major updates. I have simultaneously started to build the system and the Cleric class. Please tell me what you think.

We shall now buckle down and work on the classes. To start, we shall have a brainstorming session. The subject: the Cleric! How should Domains work? What should the starting Domains be? What should the Cleric's advancement be like? What kind of powers should the Cleric get? What should we...

I have begun to work on the adventure. You can find what I have so far Here. Please tell me what you think.

I think that before the full game is released, we should put out a decent sized adventure that contains rules and pre-gen characters, so people can try out the game. Think "Keep on the Shadowfell" for Magic Sword.

If you are interested in the project, you should check out its thread at rpg.net. There is a lot more discussion going on there. Also, I have an idea for the setting: The world is littered with massive broken ruins left behind by some mysterious ancient civilization. They make up much of the...

Fourth Edition won't be supported by the time the game is released.

Races could be like themes, providing alternate utility powers at various levels, and granting more and more racial powers as character level up. I would also like to make them more flexible. Perhaps each one could have a dozen or so racial traits, and players could choose two at first level...

I created a Google Doc containing notes and such. It will be the main construction area for the game. Note that everything is subject to change. It can be found Here.

Good points. I'm not looking to do an exact replica, though. More like something between 75% and 90% the same, at least in terms of mechanics. Most of the same principals would apply, but the changes would be substantial enough that 4e content couldn't properly be used without a bit of conversion.