D&D 5E (2014) Backstage at D&D Next Keynote...

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Breaking news: They'll be releasing some back catalog products, all the way back to TSR, electronically in 2013.

 

[fjw70]

Is this suppose to be streaming on the WotC GenCon coverage page? Because I am getting nothing.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Breaking news: New FR six novel series, "The Sundering", with six authors (starting w/ Salvatore, then Paul Kemp, then Erin Evans, then Richard Lee Byers, then Troy Denning, then Ed Greenwood with the closing novel) to transition to 5E. Get ready for another RSE, folks.

Greenwood:"There will be war. Gods & their chosen will take part. So will normal people. Your characters will be a part afterwards."

Salvatore: "Hopefully there will be these wonderful personal stories that make this change in the Realms make sense."

Main characters: Drizzt, Elmunchkin; Frieda the Warlock; Etwas Cale, half shade; Sergeant Kenrick, embittered paladin; and some pirate dude. (Edit: Sorry if I didn't catch the names quite right ... they were speaking quickly and I'm a poor typist.)

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Is this suppose to be streaming on the WotC GenCon coverage page? Because I am getting nothing.

GenCon - GenCon

 

[fjw70]

GenCon - GenCon

Thanks but it's not working for me. Must be an iPad thing.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Good for PC for asking tough questions like "Don't big RSEs take away from players owning the Realms?"

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Thanks but it's not working for me. Must be an iPad thing.

Yeah, it's Flash-based.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

On to 5E playtesting ... explaining why the rogue pre-gen has 8 WIS. Wizards: might be wild magic in the future.

Mearls: Lots of playtesting yet to go. Estimating a 2-year process at current rate. Will take the time to get it right "out of the gate".

 

[GodDelusion]

What he said ^

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Breaking news: will implement multiple types of magic systems via modularity. Releasing warlock and sorcerer classes tomorrow to demonstrate.

Warlocks: Pacts with other-worldly entities who channel magic. "Reality hackers".

Sorcerers: Internal wellspring of magic power. "Soul magic".