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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Midknightsun" data-source="post: 3971481" data-attributes="member: 46459">I don't mind if there is a bit more anime/video game influence in 4e at all.  That being said, its really been hard to tell who's copying whom anymore.  Seriously, D&D and videogames are like two hillbilly families that have been trading daughters for a couple generations.On another note, My teen years were more of the late 80/early 90s, but i played 1st edition through 3.5.  I was inspired by Michael Moorcock, Robert Jordon and David Eddings to name a few.  I also like anime (some, not all).   Tolken, while I appreciate what came from him into D&D, I found to be too verbose. (admittedly, Jordan wasn't far behind in overly descriptive text).  Funny enough, many of Moorcock's stories would need more of an anime approach to pull off appropriately, as many of them were definitely "over the top" fantasy, long before anime really even came on the scene, and I loved most of his stuff.  So if it gets a little more anime and video gamey, I'm not worried.  Granted, I don't think 1st level characters should be able to pull off physics-bending maneuvers out of the gate, but later . . . . why not?I'll admit I do enjoy the good old Conan approach to fantasy, but I don't think even 1st edition pulled that off very well.  3.5 needed a separate book or two to come close, as the core rules are far to magic reliant (as were all the editions to a greater or lesser degree).</blockquote>

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