When Will I Be Able to Play My Game?

[Jan van Leyden]

Given the apparent modular structure of D&DN I wonder when enough modules will be available to play a game of choice.

I'm currently a satisfied 4e GM, enjoying its balance, tactical combat system and the AEDU power structure. Sounds like I'll need at least two additional modules to play D&DN with this style: Advanced Combat and AEDU Classes.

Additional material might be books/articles about stuff like feats, perhaps even skills; this depends on how much the Basic game offers in this regard. I could play with a smaller selection of feats for a start, of course, as long as the mechanical structure for the element is available.

Higher level stuff like - to use 4e vocabulary - paragon paths or epic destinies isn't needed; at least not on day 1, perhaps never in my games.

So the release date of the Basic game in July twothousand-whenever probably won't be the day I can switch to D&DN. But when will be the day, three months later, six months, a year?

 

[Spinachcat]

You will be able to play your game right now. Plenty of players will continue playing 4e and enjoying it tremendously. Lots of them will never switch to 5e. And when some 3PP creates a 4e clone, you will have even more 4e stuff.

When will you be able to play AEDU 5e? I expect that Advanced Combat will be available at launch and AEDU within 3 months.

I wonder if they are going to do Heroic / Paragon / Epic tier and sell individual books for the higher tiers.

 

[Ratinyourwalls]

You will be able to play your game right now. Plenty of players will continue playing 4e and enjoying it tremendously. Lots of them will never switch to 5e. And when some 3PP creates a 4e clone, you will have even more 4e stuff.

When will you be able to play AEDU 5e? I expect that Advanced Combat will be available at launch and AEDU within 3 months.

I wonder if they are going to do Heroic / Paragon / Epic tier and sell individual books for the higher tiers.

They'll probably say they plan on doing it but then decide to get wet feet when they reach the epic tier one and decide not to do it at all.