D&D 4E 4e Rulebook for DDM is up!

[Sammael]

There are still quite a few conditions left (although many differ from their 3.5 counterparts):

Dazed
Staggered
Stunned
Helpless
Immobilized
Confused
Enervated
Slowed

 

[mhensley]

What?! You mean counting 1, 2-3, 4, 5-6 wasn't your favorite part of the game?

Nah, it was a much added complication for little gain in realism.

 

[mrtomsmith]

I like that "the Borderlands" is the standard term for anything between the points of light. Is that just a Mini thing, or something we should expect to see in the main game? Anything that harkens back to the Keep on the Borderland is a good thing.

--Tom

 

[Walking Dad]

Conditions are on page 33

There is also a link to an online demo:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/mini_demo/DNDMinis.asp

It is the old game, sorry

 

[Simplicity]

Wow there's a lot of stuff in there.

Initiative every round. And the initiative winner chooses who goes first?
Surely the later isn't in D&D core. But are we going back to init every round now
for core rules? 3e got rid of that... I'm not too happy to see it's return...

 

[RandomCitizenX]

Conditions are on page 33

There is also a link to an online demo:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/mini_demo/DNDMinis.asp

That demo seems to be for the old rules.

 

[ZombieRoboNinja]

Confirmed

Critical hits in D&D minis do double damage. (page 8)

Dave

But this makes sense as a difference from D&D 4e, because there are no dice to maximize in Minis.

 

[Cadfan]

Initiative for a wargame is very different from initiative for an RPG. In wargames, jockeying for who goes first or second is a classic part of the gameplay, and all sorts of snazzy tricks are used, like alternating activations and refusals and building your army to exploit the initiative system.

I don't expect that to carry over.

 

[Simplicity]

Hmmm... four attack types. Melee, ranged, close, and area of effect.
Perhaps a simplification of spell ranges? Close seems to cover bursts, cones, and lines...

 

[DonTadow]

Looks like saving throws are in but vastly different. Instead of a percentage dice you roll a d20. 1 to 10 you still have it 1 to 19 you're safe and 20 everyone is cleared of it. Very interesting.

I can see a lot of people confusing this roll with defense. I also can't believe that there is no bonus added to that. It seems very random to me.