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Or they may be in the world, trying to save it, but be not entirely of this world. So, perhaps the Eladrin are now the Gray Elves of first edition, but with a focus on logic, reason, and diplomacy as opposed to their more passionate kin. I suspect that both the eladrin and the tieflings will...

My understanding is that conversion is not so much about doing it by the numbers, but by doing it according to theme. So, as has been covered elsewhere, the key question is not to ask how many xp translate into xp in this edition, but rather what does your character do? Aeolius, I was looking...

I played an Iron Heroes adventure once, an adaptation of White Plume Mountain. The combat went well, and the option of having different maneveurs for characters to use was enjoyable. Mind you, what is unknown about 4E is larger than what we know at this point. However, as Pbartender pointed...

Try sitting at a table where people are playing epic level characters and the guy with the buff fighter/barbarian was awful at math. I am no longer with that group, and the slow adding up of bonuses is something I will not miss. My hope is that the design philosophy for 4E can be summarized as...

That is my interpretation as well. I think that the goal is to have the sweet spot now found at levels 4-14 in 3E apply to all levels. I have had fun with Epic level play, and I think that there should be room for it in the rules. One of my biggest grumbles about the Epic Level Handbook is...

A century is long enough to create a lot of turmoil in a continent or a world. See our own world, and some countries that no longer exist (the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the Austo-Hungarian Empire), new countries that arose in the aftermath, and other events. So, if the Relams moves...

Different areas of a campaign setting could have many different cultural assumptions. For example, in one area, a kingdom or empire may have collapsed, while civilization is thriving elsewhere. (For examples, contrast Western Europe, circa 500-1000 with the Byzantine Empire and other...

My understanding on gnomes is that they may be the race eliminated from the Player's Handbook but that race would be reintroduced shorthly thereafter. Also, the comments that I have seen on alignment is that they will still exist. (Possibly there might be a redefining of alignment.)

I do appreciate a civil discussion, where we can disagree but still respect each other. Perhaps one thing we can try to do here is to show that we can have different views, but not view each other as the enemy. Also, I see a lot of good efforts to gather information, and some good speculation...

Not everyone can be charismatic or strong in real life. I think complex social interaction rules can help. While a player may make a glib remark, someone might interpret what the character said the wrong way. Hence some need for rules. One thing that will help is setting some ground rules...

I like to think that the Great Wheel will be presented as a cosmology, but not the only one. Possibly, the Great Wheel might be a fleshed out example, with suggestions on how cosmologies can link up. (Possibly through Transitive Planes like the Astral Plane, the Ethereal Plane, or the Plane of...

You forget to add, then resurrected by Asmodeus, who has ascended to godhood, who will kill it again for good measure. I think monks will appear in some form as well. I think that archeypes are likelier to survive than any given mechanic.

There is a reference in ashockney's report on the front of the site: So, I think that they will be room for both. Also, I still think that rule zero will be in effect, so you can always say no 14 templates on a creature. (However, it should be noted that there are many references to heroes...

Maybe the Great Wheel will be used -- it has a lot going for it. My problem was a predefined history of the multiverse that did not fit my ideas. So, perhaps the Great Wheel will be in, but there may be other cosmologies also known that are as real. (As in the case of Eberron's cosmology and...

Shemeska, this is assuming that one is using the Planescape version of hte multiverse as a default. Personally, I always thought that the idea that the gods are newbies as something that contradicted the flavor of real world mythology that I tend to prefer. I would prefer it if the Great...

Tiamat in Babylonian mythology was a deity slain by the god Marduk. Also, I think that Bahamut and Tiamat, like the demon princes and archdevils in 1st Edition, could have worshippers and grant spells. I prefer Vecna as a demigod like lich, as he seems to be the most extreme example of power...

Heck, in large games, I have seen DMs let players role saves for monsters. I have even done so in large games with large number of foes. Possibly, if players role the saves for multiple foes, this will speed up player. (One simple technique is to have players role saves for smaller groups of...

Hard to say. We all may be partly correct. However, I suspect that at least part of levels 21-30 for player characters will include some of what is now considered epic level content. There may be an effort, as rounser and others indicated, to balance spells out a bit more so no spell becomes a...

The way I took the remark on conversion was not to look at it as a techinical or formulaic approach, but an artistic approach. The remarks said to focus on the role of the character, and what makes that character unique. Keeping this in mind, I can focus on the role or a monster, a class, or...

The concept of additional core books is a good one, as players and DMs would likely buy those more readily than a complete book on a class or a race that may or may not be in the campaign or in the current group of player characters.