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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5274812" data-attributes="member: 1">[title]Countdown to Essentials: Powers, Implements, Feats...[/title] The latest <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/article.aspx?x=dnd/drfe/20100809" target="_blank">D&D Essentials preview</a> from WotC is up. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Implement proficiencies working like weapon proficiencies</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changes to powers (rules updates; Wizard encounter powers doing damage on a miss)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Races get a +2 bonus to one stat, and another +2 bonus to a choice of one of two other stats</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Feats no longer organized by tier</li> </ul>[title]A New D&D Computer Game[/title] WotC indicated at Gen Con this weekend that Atari are about to unveil a new D&D computer game. Folks are speculating <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/287857-new-neverwinter-nights-game-probably-its-way.html" target="_blank">here</a>. [title]D&D Products over the next year[/title] Various people were tweeting live from Gen Con. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/criticalhits" target="_blank">davethegame</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/newbiedm" target="_blank">newbiedm</a> amongst others, and for <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/287598-shadowfell-box-set-coming-2011-other-gencon-announcements.html#post5272680" target="_blank">Jack99</a> for the following compiled list:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Starting with Essentials, magic items will be grouped into common, uncommon, and rares. Rare more powerful and cannot be created by ritual. Giving the power back to the DM. Most current items will fall into the uncommon category. Only common can be created by the players.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond. Boxed set that includes poster maps. Shadowfell includes a "despair deck." Cthulhu-esque insanities that the DM gives out that includes rp and rules.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale. Box of monsters. Includes tokens, encounters, poster maps.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Conquest of Nerath strategy war game board game. 2-4 players fighting across the map of ruined Nerath. Plastic minis, with heroes and armies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player's Handbook: Champions of the Heroic Tier. Introduces themes for core D&D. New options, feats. Non-combat options like Blacksmith.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Neverwinter Campaign Guide for Forgotten Realms, including the new bladesinger class.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hero Builder's Handbook. Aimed at players who want to tinker and build something detailed with your character. Not in development yet.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Madness of Gardmore Abbey. New superadventure box, includes deck of many things.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4th Quarter: Ravenloft Roleplaying Game. Play vampires, werewolves, as well as other standard classes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Q&A: Working on new minis set for 2011, nothing to announce yet. Ravenloft will be integrated into D&D and be in the Shadowfell.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ACRONYM title="Dungeons & Dragons Insider">DDI</ACRONYM> updates... Dungeon and Dragon magazines continuing, nothing else to announce yet but updates in the works.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PDF and e-books. They are still working on it, but are not ready to say anything yet but will have news soon.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DMG3 probably in 2010. Apparently there aren't enough players playing in the Epic Tier yet.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Random Magic Item Tables. Instead of treasure parcels. Factors in with the news item rarity system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">See newbiedm's photos from the presentation <a href="http://twitpic.com/photos/newbiedm" target="_blank">here</a>. Inlcuding a Beholder book, Heroes of Shadow, Deluxe DM Screen, a new equipment book, and more.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Listen to an audio recording of the upcoming profucts seminar over at the Tome Show (<a href="http://thetome.podbean.com/2010/08/07/tome-gencon-special-the-big-announcement-part-1/" target="_blank">part 1</a> and <a href="http://thetome.podbean.com/2010/08/07/tome-gencon-special-the-big-announcement-part-2/" target="_blank">part 2</a>).</li> </ul>[title]Other Gen Con Coverage[/title]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A couple of blogs from Neuroglyph games:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/reporting-in-from-gencon-2010-part-1" target="_blank">Reporting In from GenCon 2010! (Part 1)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/reporting-in-from-gencon-2010-part-2" target="_blank">Reporting In from GenCon 2010! (Part 2)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/reporting-in-from-gencon-2010-part-3" target="_blank">Reporting In from GenCon 2010 (Part 3)</a> A final report of GenCon 2010, including an in-depth look at the D&D Preview and Q&A, the Dark Sun Returns, and the New D&D Experience: Gamma World Seminars!</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Critical Hits' detailed coverage of the <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2010/08/07/gen-con-2010-dd-new-products-seminar/" target="_blank">New Products seminar</a>.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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