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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Perun" data-source="post: 2988414" data-attributes="member: 6037">I think 4e, when it eventually comes, and I don't think it will before 2009 or 2010, will be substantially different from 3(.5)e, with much less sacred cows. Why do I think that?When there was some discussion about psionics (might be related to the release of CPsi), one of the designers of 3(.5) psi rules (it might've been Bruce Crodell, I don't remember really) said that one of the main reasons why post-2e psionics were so successful was because the designers were not restricted by sacred cows, and were free to tinker and tweak the system as they saw fit. This gave us 3.0 psi which, although flawed, were a signifficant improvement over the clunky 2e psi mechanics, and finally the XPH which is an almost fully integrated psionic system for D&D game.Then there are various "testing ground" (as I like to call them) accessories, like MoI, ToM, ToB, etc. I suspect more and more books will offer variant subsystems or changes to the existing system. Then there are the changes in stats: monster stat blocks, spell descriptions, now there's a new (and improved <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) magic item stat block.This seems like it spells an end for some of the sacred cows in D&D,like the strict division in character roles, along the fighter-wizard-cleric-thief lines, or arcane-divine spell distinction, and opening doors to new, more "versatile" types of characters, which will probably suit youger audiences more (who are more drawn, IME, towards quicker-flashier-stronger-cooler characters).I just hope they simplify the process of creating mid- and high-level (N)PCs (especially spellcasters). That's my gripe with 3e. I'd actually like to see a general simplification in the rules for 4e (like 3e has been made simpler compared to 2e).</blockquote>

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