I've been out of the loop for just about a year now, so busy that I couldn't play, and didn't have time to keep up with the web sites, blogs, and the community in general. It seems in that time that there has been a lot of growth and change, especially with the introduction of 4th edition?
The thought of starting over by slogging through so much information is a bit overwhelming, so I'm appealing to this awesome community (flattery) to bring me up to speed.
So, what _is_ the current state of the hobby? I never bought 4th, and probably won't. I'm planning to get back in to 3.5, but I'm also intrigued by Pathfinder (I have the Beta download). I'm also looking at Microlite20.
What has become of the industry, is it still split because of 4th edition? Who are the big players now (other than WotC), and which are _the_ blogs and web sites I should be checking out (other than EN World of course)?
Thanks in advance!
The thought of starting over by slogging through so much information is a bit overwhelming, so I'm appealing to this awesome community (flattery) to bring me up to speed.
So, what _is_ the current state of the hobby? I never bought 4th, and probably won't. I'm planning to get back in to 3.5, but I'm also intrigued by Pathfinder (I have the Beta download). I'm also looking at Microlite20.
What has become of the industry, is it still split because of 4th edition? Who are the big players now (other than WotC), and which are _the_ blogs and web sites I should be checking out (other than EN World of course)?
Thanks in advance!