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There have been posts on other major D&D(RPG.net, WotC) that have stated the Elf is only Dex and Int, no choice. It is good to know that is not the case. That is the only discrepancy I have noted. BTW, do any of the races have any new abilities besides the human?

I believe all of the big announcements will be coming on Saturday (they did that last year IIRC). As to the OP, all very good news. Thanks for the information!

While I am not hype for Dark Sun (not my taste), I am hype for people being hype for it. As long as people are happy, I guess. I would have much rather have seen Dragonlance, but I guess I can hang onto my money until it comes out, if ever.

Congrats, Mike! Now, hows about you take that past love of Dragonlance and make a 4e version of it (also, persuade Bill to get some DL novels going)? As for the rest of the D&D RPG, keep up the good work. I am really looking forward to the Essentials line.

I just checked. Spellscarred characters do NOT count as Arcane, despite the fact that they should.

Unlikely. The license for DL was not renewed by SP/MWP, and I believe either March 1st or March 15th were the last days that the PDF versions of their books could be on sale. Apparently they had some sort of firesale on them last month (something like $4 a pdf). Right now I think WotC is...

I really didn't mean that to be a serious comment. I probably should have used a smiley or something (stupid lack of being able to express sarcasm over the internet!). I guess I have never ran into the problem of classes being too similar (though I have heard that about the Psionic classes...

But, as a mod, Umbran saw a aspect to the ban that none of us did. We didn't get the nasty emails and PMs, and we didn't have to add an extra level of surveillance to enforce the ban. Honestly, though, if a ban was put in place and the consequences were a one week vacation from the board...

I am in total agreement with you, actually. This is why I prefer 4E now. My wizard is useful at all levels rather than if you average all the levels. My fighter or paladin doesn't LOSE effectiveness as I level up (seriously, it was the strangest phenomenon of 3E if you ask me). That is the...

IMO, a system being too balanced is like a line being too straight (in the geometric sense) or a circle being too round. I guess I never saw 3.X as being unbalanced. As someone who commonly played a wizard, my day was generally spent casting a few spells at low level then hiding until I got...

As a player without a DM and a DM without players, the biggest draw for me will be the solo adventure in the box. All of the other stuff is just gravy for me. I really wish they would make more solo stuff.

Dragonlance is easily my favorite setting. I got into it while I was in grade school and haven't left. I own DL products from every edition of the game except 4th (hopefully next year WotC will rectify that situation). Eberron is my next favorite since it has such a unique feel. Forgotten...

I guess I am just not okay with made up names like Platypus when Beaverducksnake works just fine.:p BTW, using the phrase "in the eyes of the beholder" takes on a very hilarious aspect in reference to D&D.

I think you hit the nail on the head right there. Is it possible that somewhere down the line Paizo's operations could reach the size and scope of WotC's D&D Dept.? Absolutely. But WotC is so much more than just D&D. Besides just RPGs, they are responsible for(at least the development) the...

Apparently I called Paizo second rate? :hmm: What I did say is that in order to really make it to the top like WotC or to a lesser extent White Wolf, they need their own system, not one from another company. Your comparison is a little off. If D&D equals Windows, then 4e D&D equals Windows...

At the end of the day though, WotC owns D&D from start to finish. They were producing a new edition to a game they are the sole owners of. In order for Paizo to do the same, they would have to either buy WotC (probably not going to happen) or OGL. Ownership of the base system is the necessary...

When Paizo makes their own game system instead of using an outdated one from another company, maybe they can start approaching WotC's level. Of course, when that happens people will hate on them for the same reasons people hate on WotC ("such and such system has only been out for four decades...

Before 2010, I must say that I was a pretty hardcore 4e supporter. I really liked all of the business decisions for the most part. I collected a good portion of the books (really only one book out right now that I want but don't have, and that is Primal Power). I was really pumped for this...

Considering FR is still the flagship setting of D&D, the fact we are seeing more articles than Eberron doesn't surprise me (personally, I really wish they did Eberron first). Especially when a person takes LFR into account, which is probably why we will always see a fair amount of FR support...

The best thing about this is that they are willing to reskin a race that is very close to what another race is (rather than make a totally new, redundant one). This is a good thing for all campaign settings (DL can reskin Half-Orcs as Brutes, Goliaths as Half-Ogres).