D&D 4e Rules Compendium in online!

[JVisgaitis]

Very cool. I hope they add stuff like condition summaries and combat actions, otherwise its limited to just character creation. Still, a great start!

 

[Vanuslux]

Fact: It's called the D&D Compendium, not the D&D Rules Compendium.

You're right.

Did WotC ever refer to it as Rules Compendium, or was that simply a mass hallucination by people subconsciously connecting the word "compendium" to the Rules Compendium book that was released toward the end of 3e?

 

[Cryptos]

I just did a search for "second wind" and I got some information referencing Second Wind, but nothing about the "Second Wind" ruling itself.

Not looking good...

Yeah, it's a bit odd that there aren't actually any Rules in the Rules Compendium, vis a vis things like flanking, combat advantage, concealment, actions, conditions, and so forth.

It's a character choices compendium, more accurately.

Without the already released errata, or the "rules" material published online, like the new wizard spells from Class Acts.

Edit: I also see that it is not actually called the "Rules Compendium", but I still reserve the right to find it strange, and frankly, "use impaired" if not useless.

 

[Kristian Serrano]

You're right.

Did WotC ever refer to it as Rules Compendium, or was that simply a mass hallucination by people subconsciously connecting the word "compendium" to the Rules Compendium book that was released toward the end of 3e?

They did in some instances, but it was usually in the same sentence that explained what it had and didn't have. The problem is that internally WotC refers to character options as Rules, but then uses mixed meanings with products such as the 3.5 Rules Compendium, which has no character options but actual rules.

While I can understand the confusion, they've always stated explained that it would not contain rules of the game, but classes, feats, races, etc. would be it's intended use.

To clarify further, this is essentially what the Character Creator will link to while creating a character.

 

[catsclaw227]

You're right.

Did WotC ever refer to it as Rules Compendium, or was that simply a mass hallucination by people subconsciously connecting the word "compendium" to the Rules Compendium book that was released toward the end of 3e?

Yep. My bad on this one.

I also looked at the thread title and assumed a correct attribution. As a character options compendium it looks good, and will be a great help from my laptop at game time.

 

[ki11erDM]

So far so good. I know it is not a ‘rules’ compendium but they do need to put in an expanded glossary, where you would find the definition of what Second Wind is. But they are going to have there hands full with updating it every mouth with Dungeon and Dragon mag info and whatever book came out that month and doing errata.

I hope they can do it : )

 

[Alikar]

So far so good. I know it is not a ‘rules’ compendium but they do need to put in an expanded glossary, where you would find the definition of what Second Wind is. But they are going to have there hands full with updating it every mouth with Dungeon and Dragon mag info and whatever book came out that month and doing errata.

I hope they can do it : )

That really shouldn't be that hard. Everything has to go through an editorial process. Once it passes that just stick the new powers or whatever in the DB.

 

[Bagpuss]

It looks like the structure is there, but the data itself is not up to date, and it only from the PHB.


From the structure you can tell it that (at least currently)...

a) No monster information will be in it, there isn't even a suitable tab.

b) No general rule information will be in it, things like a glossary of terms or what second wind is, etc. Again no tab.

From the out of date, database you can tell...

a) It's from a draft version of the PHB, there are place holders and character builds that were cut from the final PHB. For example: - Search for Warlord then click the Class Tab, and Warlord, scroll down to see the character builds.

b) Dragon information has not been added, no new wizard powers (from Class Acts) or the new paragon path (from The Wolves of Maldeen) or the Warforged article information. It needs this information to be as advertised.

c) Errata hasn't been taken into account.

Conclusions

It will be useful to players more than DM's when the data is up to date. To become useful to DM's it needs a glossary (expanded beyond the one in the MM), rules information and monsters. Even for players it needs the information in the back of the Monster Manual on playing monsters added.

I feel sorry for the person or persons that is responsible for checking the database and updating it as there is a lot of work to do.

 

[Kristian Serrano]

To become useful to DM's it needs a glossary (expanded beyond the one in the MM), rules information and monsters. Even for players it needs the information in the back of the Monster Manual on playing monsters added.

But that would render the core rulebooks obsolete, which is what they are trying to avoid.

Personally, I think they shouldn't. I think the subscription should include the rules, but then how do you prevent one from copy/pasting the rules from the Compendium and then canceling the subscription and still not buying the books?

 

[Scribble]

I think they should have an encounter builder for DM's... they mentioend that back in the "early days" as sort of the compliment to the haracter builder... Doesn't look like it's mentioned in the final page though.

Hope it's still in plans.