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Woot! Finally! Thanks for the heads up.

I'm really looking forward to DDI. I haven't DM'd in years so will start out as a player to get back into the swing of things. If DDI works well and time permits I'll gladly put on the DM hat again.

Seems like this couldn't be better news for new publishers without any existing interest in 3e/OGL. With the major 3pps left to choose between being gelded :melee: by the GSL and opting out of 4e entirely, it looks like the playing field will be leveled dramatically. As to how this benefits...

Neat idea - almost worth formally organizing something in advance, so everyone can compare results meaningfully.

Its a bit narrativist to have the character decide after-the-fact that "this was the shot of the day that came closest to working!". But as a moderate simulationist I kinda like it.

But what if you miss? Does this imply that only at one golden moment in the day you remember to grab two arrows from the quiver? The problem with the sports comparison being that the golf player always swings at the ball the same way, but the ranger has to think to nock two arrows before he...

I don't think there's any real-world way to justify daily martial powers. I believe they are daily partly for balance reasons but also to give the designers leeway to create really heroic maneuvers without worrying about the players using them to the exclusion of everything else. In a...

No no I live in it's sawed-off half-brother, Ottawa :D I ordered mine from Chapters online. It was a bit of a stretch to find the time for me too - I'd put off work readying a resume to find a new job :). I put up the TOC first hoping you'd put up the first of the meaty info - I didn't want...

Ok here's the significant details on the remainder of the book: The Elemental Chaos: An evolution of the inner planes better suited to adventuring (and not just one homogenous mass of element) - more dangerous than lethal. Inahbitants include: Primordials, Elementals, Efreet, Djinn, Demons...

Some more details: The Temple of Elemental Evil is mentioned as a Location of Note. This section is said to contain 'future adventuring locales'... Dragons: Bunches of stuff here, the highlights include: The different colors of Dragon have different monster roles - in other words, some are...

Nothing is said about this in that section, but my feeling is that even if the Far Realm isn't the source for star-pact Warlocks, it must be a source for some Warlocks. It's a concept too cool to pass up. Well yeah they did but it's better read in context; to summarize: the aboleth want the...

Here's a rundown on the Far Realm (which I jumped to because I'd never heard of it :)) In summary, based on the fluff, it is definitely Lovecraftian but more on the 'outside and bizarre reality' side than the 'outer space' side. The Far Realm is formally acknowledged in the cosmology, and...

So here is a quick rundown of the table of contents which gives a pretty good idea of what's in the book. D&D and the Birth of a New Edition (2 pages) The Process of Re-Cration (4 pages) Sections about reimagining monsters for 4e The Setting of D&D (4 pages) Sections about the Points of...

I have mine as well - race ya! :D

I'd support a 'sample map' released to DDI - seems to be the best way to make everyone happy.

It seems to me that the attitude of Wizards is to keep the number of published settings to a minimum. I think this philosophy stems from the idea that TSR was brought down by having too many mutually exclusive published settings (see 'many buckets' theory). So, I'd say chances are slim to...

My goals would be to a) return the wonder to magic items b) significantly reduce the number of magic items; particularly at the high power level. I've always liked the idea of a wizard who gains his power by having a number of arcane tools on his person - a staff, a few noxious powders, a...

The issue is the implied.. 'violence'.. of the implied origins - something not implied by half elves.

Sure, but at least I can pronounce Thunderspire :D