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I suspect we are already playtesting a few modules and that they will continue to swap modules in and out with each playtest release. Its really pretty smart to not call them modules if they did a significant portion of playtesters would likely pick and choose which ones to use not a good thing...

This past weeks gaming session reminded me of the one thing that 4E does better than any previous edition IME the boss fight. This past week our 11th level party fought an aspect of Dagon (a watered down version) and the battle hit all the right notes. The feeling of an overwhelming threat...

Its more like I say I don't like flip flops and you say but dude your wearing sandals. What you fail to see is that while they share some common properties not all sandals are flip flops.

Not just martial characters I could totally see spell casters getting a variation of these action dice. They could be spent to do things like change a close burst into a burst or a cone, or exclude allies from damaging spells or change a fire spell into lightning etc. Heck you could even call...

Hopefully I can clarify this for the "what about hit points" crowd. When I sit down to watch a Sci Fi movie Faster than Light Travel is often an assumption that I have to accept in such movies. I know its not possible but its so widely used in Sci Fi that its not immersion shattering for me. It...

I find the action dice to be an interesting mechanic however I don't see why it should be fighter only and I don't see why it should be a core assumption of the game instead of an optional module.

I hope they are just playtesting some of the modules. I too would be disappointed if the fighters action dice or these alternate magic systems were a default assumption and not optional rules modules.

In my experience (since about 1982) this was unique to 4E play. As described by the poster I originally quoted, in combat there was the announcement of the power. Roleplaying speaking in character etc waits until the battle is over not by choice or design thats just how the game seems to play...

This largely reflects my experience playing 4E. Most of the role playing seems to happen outside of combat, while in combat we see power announcements with little or no roleplaying. Nothing wrong with it but I can see where it can be perceived to discourage roleplaying.

I'd love to have a couple beers and chew the fat with Salman Khan.

That's great, I'm not trying to say anyone is doing it wrong or having wrongbadfun. There are a million ways to play the game and if it works for your group cool.

I would be surprised to learn that the net change in total players with the publication of 3E was a negative number. I would also be surprised if over its 4 years of existance the total people playing 4E was only 10% fewer than 3E. Anything is possible and you theory has just as much merit as...

Sure but I don't think any of these games would ever be confused with D&D which I believe was the game central to the discussion. I am not trying to say that round robin improv theatre is an invalid playstyle after 30 years if nothing else I've learned there is no limit to the range of...

Congrats on your 49ers! The Madden Franchise is probably my favorite among all the console games. I first started playing it on my sega genisis way back in the day and have been hook across many console platforms ever since. In fact that game and the EA NHL franchise were probably the only...

Thats fine you shoot me an email between sessions and say hey I was thinking I'd like some family ties to that new NPC I'm all about it and I'll shoehorn the heck out of things to make it work if i can. But you bust out in the middle of the session and say surprise he is my long lost uncle all I...

Oh no you were quite clear with your example. I get it and as i said in an earlier post I'm glad it works for your group. Wrong, in Dungeons and Dragons the DM has always been the Arbiter/Judge/Ref. Its the game not a house rule or something I just made up, its not a mutual decision (at least...

Sorry for the confusion I guess my quote was too big. Is this what you think 5E will be?

Haven't tried what inventing stuff about the DMs NPCs and making wild assumptions about them without knowing what role they are intended to play in the adventure/campaign? Um no i have more respect for the work the DM puts into his game than that.

This is what you think 5E will be?