Wizards R&D Seminar at GenCon 2007

[ashockney]

Will monsters still have types and subtypes similar to what they are now?

Very different. Monsters fill key "roles" in encounters. All the stuff Mike Mearls was talking about on the Wizards website, that's all 4e. Mike's on the design team.

 

[Friadoc]

Very different. Monsters fill key "rolls" in encounters. All the stuff Mike was talking about on the Wizards website, that's all 4e. Mikes on the design team.

Mearls?

Very cool.

If the quality of his contribution is anywhere near his normal work, ala Iron Heroes, then awesome.

 

[ashockney]

Yeah -- is 30 levels just 30 thinner slices of the same loaf, or is it the original 20 slice loaf plus another half a loaf?

You can use a different metaphor if you want.

Tell 'em Eric says hi!

1-10 Heroic
11 - 20 Paragon
21 - 30 Epic

More to follow...

 

[ashockney]

Here's a great quote from Chris, "A lot of things are going to be changing, and we're going to put most of it in previews on D&D Insider, but I can assure you the Beholder will still only have 9 eyes."

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Yes, Saga is a significant "preview" of 4th Edition

HOW MUCH OF A SECRET IS WHETHER THERE ARE SKILL POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!


ARGH!!!!

 

[ashockney]

Ok, here we go...Data Dump commence!!!!

Team has been working on 4th Edition for over two years.
Bill Slaviseck
Leads: Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and James Wyatt
Bill, Andy, Mike Mearls, and Rich Baker were the one's in the front of the room for this.
Playtesting in campaigns at WoTC (ie, Dave Noonan’s game) for the past several months

 

[Shawn_Kehoe]

Question!

Lots of prestige classes (Mystic Theurge, Eldritch Knight, etc) were introduced in 3.5 because the multiclassing rules were too punishing to spellcasters. Will these classes still be needed in 4.0?

Thanks!

 

[ashockney]

Seminar's over.

 

[EricNoah]

Seminar's over.

Cool, thanks for the invite, and I'm looking forward to the rest of your report.

 

[Odhanan]

Are there skill points in 4E? Attacks of Opportunity?

When they say 'short stat blocks', how short are we talking?