Four "Complete" Books from WotC?

[Kai Lord]

*coughCompleteArchercough*

 

[MerricB]

I'm not sure they'll do race books....there already are several chains of race books out already.

The first has already been announced: Races of Stone, covering Dwarves and Gnomes.

Races of Stone provides D&D players with an in-depth look at races that live on, under, or around mountains in the D&D world. There is extensive information on the classic races of gnomes and dwarves, including new rules, information for interaction, new spells, and new magic items attuned to each race. In addition, there are new races, over 20 new prestige classes, over 40 new feats, new equipment, and new magic items.

I expect it will be competently done, but it's unlikely to be greatly innovative.

Cheers!

 

[Olive]

4 books doesn't surprise me, but the idea that all unupdated PrCs will get cut would really really annoy me if I was a LG player. I mean, some of those classes are fine as is, and don't need an update at all! And if WotC decide not to update them for that reason they could disappear from the campaign.
Of course, that's jsut one of the many reasons I homebrew...

 

[Umbran]

I expect it will be competently done, but it's unlikely to be greatly innovative.

Well, that's what we have the OGL and d20 licenses for. WotC wants to be solid, a dependable dependable cornerstone and basic benchmark. Heavy-duty innovation carries with it a high risk of screwing up, or creating something that nobody likes. That's for 3rd party publishers.

 

[Rozman]

Complete Skill-Monkey

The Complete Sc(r)am Artist?

 

[Vocenoctum]

Following that idiom, we'll have the Complete Divine, the Complete Arcane, and the Complete <blank> (maybe Master, maybe Rogue, maybe Coward, I dunno)

Complete Uber Ninja!

I have noticed that most of the new books have a Bard PrC (warchanter, dragonsong lyrist, troubadour of the stars) so the book doesn't have to focus on them, and hopefully won't be a Book of Instruments. Instead just adding abilities that are more useful and general.

 

[MerricB]

Well, that's what we have the OGL and d20 licenses for. WotC wants to be solid, a dependable dependable cornerstone and basic benchmark. Heavy-duty innovation carries with it a high risk of screwing up, or creating something that nobody likes. That's for 3rd party publishers.

Pretty much how I see it. I don't want far out ideas from WotC; I want stuff that is easily integrated into my D&D campaigns.

I am shocked and amazed at how many Prestige Classes are actually useful in my games. From "DM designs a PrC to fit a feature of their game" they have very much become "A PrC inspires a new feature of the DM's campaign" for me. I'm sure I'm not alone in that, either.

Cheers!