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Yep. But, to make D&D a viable endeavor for WotC/Hasbro, they really have no choice. It's going to be about the multi-platform brand rather than what may be in the best interest for the D&D PnP RPG player only. That's why, IMO, for the PnP RPG to ever really thrive again, it needs to be in...

WotC in-house marketing didn't do such a hot job last time a new edition came out. :) Probably wise to let others handle it.

Time. :)

But with Paizo, that's only half of the equation. If you are running a Pathfinder AP, the writers may use all of the books for their monsters/NPCs. As the GM, you then have to understand what it all does.

I agree they are separate issues, but I think both issues are a concern.

I'm certainly a Pathfinder fan, but I agree - product bloat is an issue that can have longer-term effects. I bought almost all of the 1E products over the 12+ years of its existence, and they all fit on 2 shelves. Pathfinder is only 4 years old and it already takes up 3+ shelves. IIRC, Paizo...

Clark sold Necromancer to Bill Webb and Frog God Games a while back so as far as I know he is no longer involved with it.

*Men in suits have been dispatched to your home to remove this outdated product. Please remain calm.*

And, you can dance to them.

Yes, that does sound familiar. :) It mattered this time.

Yep - great stuff. The fact that 3E did not invalidate those books helped me feel less apprehensive about the move from 2E to 3E. When 4E made those books irrelevant, it was yet another reason for me not to switch.

I have very conflicted feelings with regard to 2E. The 2E setting material is by far my favorite, but the rules wackiness (kits, etc.) killed my campaign back in the day. I had players that refused to play D&D anymore due to 2E's issues. They came back to D&D for 3E, though.

Unfortunately, the closest I can find is brinebones in Skull & Shackles (#60) on p. 27. But he's a bronze electric skeleton gargantuan undead (CR 13).

What color/size?

I still like (and use) both the electronic versions and physical copy.

I hear they are shutting down D&D in 2014 to make way for a new intergalactic superhighway. ...But I may be confusing my hobbies.

While this is possible, Pathfinder's rules are all online for free. That doesn't seem to have had a crippling effect on their book sales. (Now, granted, Paizo's sales requirements and WotC's sales requirements are likely not on the same scale.)

WotC has Magic. The suits likely view the D&D brand as a unit unto itself that either performs or doesn't. They may see Paizo as a factor that affects the brand, but at the end of the day, D&D either makes money or not. I don't think Paizo keeps them up at night. As for Paizo worrying about...

That's not a typo. There are 11 fighter/magic-users in Greyhawk. ;)

As others have said, I think it will be strong out of the gate. Beyond that - it depends. If WotC uses the same strategies it has used for 3E, 3.5E and 4E, it will fail* within 4 years. However, if they employ a different strategy with different expectations, it could well succeed for many...