Di Sample ???

[Gerion of Mercadia]

Is this What the heck I think this is?

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20070427a

SCOOPED???

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

They've had generators like that for years, going all the way back to the dawn of 3E.

 

[Gerion of Mercadia]

Right, but I have never seen them interconnected like that.

The date on the thing is 4-28-07...

 

[I'm A Banana]

It's kinda fun, and if it is any sort of unofficial "teaser," I can start to see how it's being integrated. Positives I can see:

-- It originated from a thread in which they accepted contributions
-- It's quite customizable.
-- Things get linked -- I could click to bring up the Variant Deck of Many Things, and use it right there.

It's not tight with the rules, but it does show some bare-bones on how something like this might partially be made. Not quite a teaser, but perhaps showing off some of the behind-the-scenes infrastructure that's going on?

 

[The Lost Muse]

My first thought was not very Grandma-friendly, so I'll paraphrase - are they serious? Sure, it might be one tiny aspect, but that's kinda dumb.

 

[I'm A Banana]

My first thought was not very Grandma-friendly, so I'll paraphrase - are they serious? Sure, it might be one tiny aspect, but that's kinda dumb.

???

What do you mean? What's not grandma friendly about mint, corn, armor, and occasional rags of cloth?

 

[The Lost Muse]

???

What do you mean? What's not grandma friendly about mint, corn, armor, and occasional rags of cloth?

Sorry, my reaction was not grandma friendly. The generator is fine I guess... just seems - lame. Really lame.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Sorry, my reaction was not grandma friendly. The generator is fine I guess... just seems - lame. Really lame.

Well, I'd agree it's nothing I'd want to pay good money for, but it shows that they do have some skill at spittin' out stuff from a generator, which is a good bet that any generators they use in the DI will be competent.

 

[SubMensa]

In testing this out I determined that my characters from now on will all be carrot farmers. No more dangerous dungeons for me.

Sacks (Medium 1d6)
Medium Sack: 800oz, 50pt, 50lb
- Sack (2): Carrots (Dried) 1gp per oz (800gp)

800gp for two sacks of dried carrots! Beat that you kobold swine!

 

[JustKim]

I'd say this is a coincidence, but that suggests it coincides with DI at all. What are you guys thinking? It's just a fun little program someone threw together. They have been doing things like this forever.