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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ergeheilalt" data-source="post: 623556" data-attributes="member: 3460">I really dont see where Eric is coming from. Total dependance on the computer is something I try to stay away from; especially when it comes to a social game like D&D.This is not to say dont use the computer, I love the computer; however, for some reason or another, I'm with the OD&Ders. I use the computer solely for word processing and online games. There was a time when I did run a game from the laptop. It was a mess. I run an online game with a few other DMs, but I still have a fat notebook filled with lined paper, printed copies of things I've found on the web,  maps *gasp* drawn with a ruler and pencil on graph paper. I have e-tool and PCgen, but I find it hard to fit it all on the computer screen and pay enough attention to the players, maybe Eric is just better at dividing his attention, but I cannot do it.Now getting back to the point, a great friend of mine (DM and player in my game for a time) posed a question, "Can you truly fault a company (wotc) who is correcting problems?" I found this to be one of the biggest strengths of the argument for 3.5. When you play online (through mIRC, wizards, or what not) you cannot say, "Were going to be using the rules from my book". It is impossible for the other players to look over my shoulder at the book I'm using. I dont have the errata printed (call me a cheapskate, but I cant stand wasting ink). So, why not reprint and revise the rules most of us have either changed or discarded. Changes in spells, skill points, and monster-classes dont seem like they'll shake the foundation of the D&D universe. Now, what it looks like to me (and I may be totally wrong), is that the title - D&D 3.5 - is what is scaring people like the war of the worlds. Software is given the same version numbering, but from the broad overview presented by Ed Stark in Dragon, it really seems like D&D 3.2. (3.1 being the errata, and 3.2 being the finally revised rule books). Looking back to the software changes from 2E to 3E, it came along pretty quickly, if not by wizards, by the DMs and players themselves. So "Nostradamas" Noah should rest assure, by next December there will be plenty of support for the revised rules. My suggestion is to use the old rules for awhile longer until you find software that appeals to you.Sorry if it seems like a rant, lol, seems I always end up with a long post after vowing to keep myself short.Here's to nexttime <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=";)" /></blockquote>

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