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<blockquote data-quote="Zander" data-source="post: 3745544" data-attributes="member: 1364"><p>I met Bruce Cordell at Gen Con UK today. He very kindly answered questions that were posted in another thread on these boards or were e-mailed to me. He saw the thread and warned me ahead of time that some of the questions were too specific. There were also far too many of them. I therefore drastically reduced both the specificity and number of questions. I apologise if I didn't ask your question, or did but not in as much detail as you wanted. Additional questions were put to him by the audience in a Q&A session after the 4E presentation. I have included a few of these as well.</p><p></p><p>I've posted the questions and answers below. In the case of a verbatim quote, I've used "...." quotation marks or a quote box. Other answers are paraphrases. I've also included <em>my sense motive</em> comments, i.e. my gut feeling about what Bruce meant based on non-verbal cues.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Q: Are the standard 6 ability scores used? Will they range from 3 to 18?</p><p>A: Yes, it's a d20 game.</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be racial adjustments {to ability scores}?</p><p>A: "Potentially"</p><p><em>My sense motive: Yes</em></p><p></p><p>Q: Will any races usually considered monster races be available as PC races from the start, such as orcs and goblins?</p><p>A: "Potentially"</p><p><em>My sense motive: Yes but not orcs or goblins. Other races.</em></p><p></p><p>Q: There have been rumours of tieflings as a regular PC race. Will aasimars also be a PC race in the PHB?</p><p>A: "Less chance of that."</p><p><em>My sense motive: No</em></p><p></p><p>Q: What about drow?</p><p>A: "Possibly but not confirmed."</p><p><em>My sense motive: Yes</em></p><p></p><p>Q: What's in store for humans? Will they still be the default/vanilla race?</p><p>A: Humans will be more "flavourful". There will be mechanical flare to make humans as exciting as any other race.</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be gnomes as a PC race in the PHB?</p><p>A: "Wait and see."</p><p><em>My sense motive: No</em></p><p></p><p>Q: What's the warlord? Is it a new class?</p><p>A: "There is a warlord class."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will fighters & other classes get combat manoeuvres?</p><p>A: Every class will have a "power source". Every class will have actions based on powers... "You can customise your fighter in many different ways."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will the new wizard resemble the 3.5 warlock {given the reduction in Vancian magic}?</p><p>A: Wizards will more resemble 3.5 wizards than 3.5 warlocks.</p><p></p><p>Q: Will wizards and sorcerers merge {as rangers and scouts will}?</p><p>A: The wizard and sorcerer will be separate.</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be a monk in the PHB?</p><p>A: "Answer: murky."</p><p><em>My sense motive: Yes</em></p><p></p><p>Q: If so, will it be unique among the PHB classes in having an Asian flavour?</p><p>A: "Any monks will have an Asian flavour."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be multi-classing?</p><p>A: "There will be multi-classing in the game but it will be better."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be prestige classes?</p><p>A: "There will be functionality equivalent to that."</p><p></p><p>Q: How are skills handled?</p><p>A: Skills are still in the game. There's a better implementation that's "easier and cleaner".</p><p></p><p>Q: What about feats?</p><p>A: "Feats remain; people like feats... Some 3.5 classes really suffered for not having enough feats."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be saving throws? Will they work the same way?</p><p>A: "Saving throws will look more like a new thing."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be new pursuit and evasion rules?</p><p>A: They could exist in the future.</p><p></p><p>Q: What changes are in store for alignment?</p><p>A: </p><p></p><p>Q: Generally, what's in the DMG?</p><p>A: Like what's in the DMG now... Magic items.</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there still be XP? How will it work?</p><p>A: "We still have XP, very similar to now... It's not an exponential power curve anymore. You go up more smoothly."</p><p></p><p>Q: How will social interaction be handled?</p><p>A: We're playtesting an interaction system. It's just a prototype. "Who knows if it will end up in the book?"</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be individual monsters in the MM above level 30?</p><p>A: "Possibly, don't know for sure."</p><p><em>My sense motive: Bruce is in favour but it isn't set in stone yet.</em></p><p></p><p>Q: Will traditional fantasy tropes be sacrificed for game expediency, such as paladin mounts that appear out of nowhere?</p><p>A: "No".</p><p></p><p>Q: How will psionics work?</p><p>A: They will be a "power source" {but not in the PHB}. The PHB power sources will be "arcane", "divine" and "martial".</p><p></p><p>Q: Will there be a mass combat system for 4E?</p><p>A: "In the future, that would be pretty awesome but not at launch."</p><p></p><p>Q: Will the OGL continue?</p><p>A: "The OGL and d20 will be going forward."</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: Orange"><strong>Very special thanks to Bruce Cordell for taking the time to answer these questions. He's a star!</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zander, post: 3745544, member: 1364"] I met Bruce Cordell at Gen Con UK today. He very kindly answered questions that were posted in another thread on these boards or were e-mailed to me. He saw the thread and warned me ahead of time that some of the questions were too specific. There were also far too many of them. I therefore drastically reduced both the specificity and number of questions. I apologise if I didn't ask your question, or did but not in as much detail as you wanted. Additional questions were put to him by the audience in a Q&A session after the 4E presentation. I have included a few of these as well. I've posted the questions and answers below. In the case of a verbatim quote, I've used "...." quotation marks or a quote box. Other answers are paraphrases. I've also included [I]my sense motive[/I] comments, i.e. my gut feeling about what Bruce meant based on non-verbal cues. Q: Are the standard 6 ability scores used? Will they range from 3 to 18? A: Yes, it's a d20 game. Q: Will there be racial adjustments {to ability scores}? A: "Potentially" [I]My sense motive: Yes[/I] Q: Will any races usually considered monster races be available as PC races from the start, such as orcs and goblins? A: "Potentially" [I]My sense motive: Yes but not orcs or goblins. Other races.[/I] Q: There have been rumours of tieflings as a regular PC race. Will aasimars also be a PC race in the PHB? A: "Less chance of that." [I]My sense motive: No[/I] Q: What about drow? A: "Possibly but not confirmed." [I]My sense motive: Yes[/I] Q: What's in store for humans? Will they still be the default/vanilla race? A: Humans will be more "flavourful". There will be mechanical flare to make humans as exciting as any other race. Q: Will there be gnomes as a PC race in the PHB? A: "Wait and see." [I]My sense motive: No[/I] Q: What's the warlord? Is it a new class? A: "There is a warlord class." Q: Will fighters & other classes get combat manoeuvres? A: Every class will have a "power source". Every class will have actions based on powers... "You can customise your fighter in many different ways." Q: Will the new wizard resemble the 3.5 warlock {given the reduction in Vancian magic}? A: Wizards will more resemble 3.5 wizards than 3.5 warlocks. Q: Will wizards and sorcerers merge {as rangers and scouts will}? A: The wizard and sorcerer will be separate. Q: Will there be a monk in the PHB? A: "Answer: murky." [I]My sense motive: Yes[/I] Q: If so, will it be unique among the PHB classes in having an Asian flavour? A: "Any monks will have an Asian flavour." Q: Will there be multi-classing? A: "There will be multi-classing in the game but it will be better." Q: Will there be prestige classes? A: "There will be functionality equivalent to that." Q: How are skills handled? A: Skills are still in the game. There's a better implementation that's "easier and cleaner". Q: What about feats? A: "Feats remain; people like feats... Some 3.5 classes really suffered for not having enough feats." Q: Will there be saving throws? Will they work the same way? A: "Saving throws will look more like a new thing." Q: Will there be new pursuit and evasion rules? A: They could exist in the future. Q: What changes are in store for alignment? A: Q: Generally, what's in the DMG? A: Like what's in the DMG now... Magic items. Q: Will there still be XP? How will it work? A: "We still have XP, very similar to now... It's not an exponential power curve anymore. You go up more smoothly." Q: How will social interaction be handled? A: We're playtesting an interaction system. It's just a prototype. "Who knows if it will end up in the book?" Q: Will there be individual monsters in the MM above level 30? A: "Possibly, don't know for sure." [I]My sense motive: Bruce is in favour but it isn't set in stone yet.[/I] Q: Will traditional fantasy tropes be sacrificed for game expediency, such as paladin mounts that appear out of nowhere? A: "No". Q: How will psionics work? A: They will be a "power source" {but not in the PHB}. The PHB power sources will be "arcane", "divine" and "martial". Q: Will there be a mass combat system for 4E? A: "In the future, that would be pretty awesome but not at launch." Q: Will the OGL continue? A: "The OGL and d20 will be going forward." [SIZE=4][COLOR=Orange][B]Very special thanks to Bruce Cordell for taking the time to answer these questions. He's a star![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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