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Err... Aren't we talking about a preview book giving a sort of look behind the stage, not the up coming 4th edition rule books? Anyway, short mentions of races' cultures and common habitats seem hardly waste of space to me. And setting neutrality is a rather relative thing - if going for total...

I want to know more about the synergy with the lava rules before I give my judgement.

Oh gods! What we would have gotten spared of if only there hadn't been miscommunication between Gary Gygax and an artist... :uhoh:

The whole discussion is quite besides the point, since the difference between PnP RPGs and CRPGs (or video games in general) is not, nor has ever been, the rules mechanics, but the way, the "medium", trough which the game is played. With PnP you get direct social interaction, with a video game...

Use does not generate revenue to the publisher - purchases do. Customers decide their purchases on what they value in a product. As it comes to entertainment, longevity doesn't seem to be very highly valued by customers. There are other criteria that are higher priority. Since jdrakeh was...

My friend Pete says that he has used these rules for decades and that this product violates his copyright. I think the original poster would be wise to remove the link before the issue is settled.

Since no one is expecting it, the mystery race must be the Spanish Inquisition.

...But...the only thing more adorable than a gnome is a blue gnome. :cool:

That all sounds awfull lot like the old D&D, except you didn't have talent trees and you got XP form each gold piece you got. I say people are against any CRPG influence because they lack perspective.

What I don't get is this idea that digital content and old fashioned paper products are somehow mutually exclusive. Even this thread seems to subscripe to that dichotomy. Why? Anyway, I'm firmly in "chancelling Dragon and Dungeon magazines was bad" camp.

One more vote for variety of poisons. :) I also hope poison use will be soon available as a major class feture (a prestige class or a core class talent tree/option - I used to have poison arrow shooting druid/ranger in 2nd ED). ;)

So, to summarise: lets have cursed items, but let them be interesting and entertaining. Sure that can mean trap kind of items, as long the effect is temporary. For long lasting effects the item should be something loke Stormbringer or The One Ring.

Except Mindflayer's very mechanics makes them "I devour brains of sentient beings" type of creatures. You can remove evil (as malicious intent) from them, but you have much harder time making them a non threat. Orcs aren't locked by their stats and mechanics in the same way, and there is variety...

Going to the cinema or buying a video game quarentees you get a set amount of entertainment for you money. You don't get any such quarantee by buying a RPG game. Anyway, anyone got any idea how much WotC might save if they made rules in soft cover and black and white? I'm thinking a cheaper...

Big moustaches!

So, we have shielded off the anime threat? :p

...But he has such a jolly gay avatar. :lol:

But if they all were be unique, they would also be essentially all individual classes too. So instead of clerics and druid you would have clerics, healers, preachers, mad cultists etc.

I'm not sure if every wizard in D&D should have a familiar, but they definetly should be a viable and fun option in the core. That is a very good idea! :)

Good - Evil axis at least. I wonder if it has mechanical meaning, or just a short hand for what kind of behavior you can expect from a creature.