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<blockquote data-quote="boredgremlin" data-source="post: 2903135" data-attributes="member: 31646"><p>I like the idea of computer programs to help the DM. Most of them are simple stat generation and shouldnt take much of a comp to run anyway, so even people with older systems arent neccesarily SOL. I wouldnt let a running comp within 20ft of my game during play, but they can be great timesavers for prep work once you learn how to use them. </p><p></p><p> The abundance of Prep programs for D&D is actually one of the only things i like about it over the top alternate game systems. I have been playing World of darkness lately and i cant tell you how much i wish i could find a program for NPC's in it. Or a monster manual so i didnt have to make every stinking monster from scratch, but thats a different gripe. </p><p></p><p> I hope 4e keeps those basic support books and programs. I just wish they would ditch all the extra crap crunch when it comes around. For instance i thought the climate/terrain books were a great idea, and the complete books werent terrible. But once i bought them i found myself going for 3rd party books like "complete orcs" (or whatever its called, not handy) from mongoose and other OGL companies. Race books and plug n play culture books are great. Books detailing X mountains or Y jungles are good too, you can allways change the name. But if i see one more book about dragons, or worshippers of dragons, or the offspring of dragons. etc.. ad nauseum i am gonna puke. And please WOtC no more unsupported alternate magic systems, either make it work as part of the whole line of products, or dont do it. </p><p></p><p> In short i would love to see them poll the gamers, probably mainly online but dragon magazine could run one too and see what we all liked from thier gross plethora of books and make that stuff core and ditch the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boredgremlin, post: 2903135, member: 31646"] I like the idea of computer programs to help the DM. Most of them are simple stat generation and shouldnt take much of a comp to run anyway, so even people with older systems arent neccesarily SOL. I wouldnt let a running comp within 20ft of my game during play, but they can be great timesavers for prep work once you learn how to use them. The abundance of Prep programs for D&D is actually one of the only things i like about it over the top alternate game systems. I have been playing World of darkness lately and i cant tell you how much i wish i could find a program for NPC's in it. Or a monster manual so i didnt have to make every stinking monster from scratch, but thats a different gripe. I hope 4e keeps those basic support books and programs. I just wish they would ditch all the extra crap crunch when it comes around. For instance i thought the climate/terrain books were a great idea, and the complete books werent terrible. But once i bought them i found myself going for 3rd party books like "complete orcs" (or whatever its called, not handy) from mongoose and other OGL companies. Race books and plug n play culture books are great. Books detailing X mountains or Y jungles are good too, you can allways change the name. But if i see one more book about dragons, or worshippers of dragons, or the offspring of dragons. etc.. ad nauseum i am gonna puke. And please WOtC no more unsupported alternate magic systems, either make it work as part of the whole line of products, or dont do it. In short i would love to see them poll the gamers, probably mainly online but dragon magazine could run one too and see what we all liked from thier gross plethora of books and make that stuff core and ditch the rest. [/QUOTE]
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