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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goobermunch" data-source="post: 3927911" data-attributes="member: 10516">First, we don't have an idea of what "constant flux" means.  It could mean that they're considering a d12 mechanic.  It could mean that they cannot decided whether the Purple Albatross school of feats will have 12 feats with each giving a progressive +1 to Dex Attack Bonus or whether there will only be 4 feats in the school giving a progressive +2 Dex Attack Bonus but giving your allies the ability to shoot silly string on Tuesdays in months that end in "y"  (of course, then you've got to decide whether the Purple Albatross powers infringe on the Tourmaline Spider's role as the primary source of silly string related powers, but that's a discussion for another thread).If it's the first, there's no way it'll be ready by April (an arbitrary but realistic sounding date for the books to be off to the printers chosen because we have no idea about WotC's current arrangements for the production of 4e).  If it's the second, I'm not too worried.  There's only so much futzing you can do with a mechanic you've already established.  You've just got to get the feedback from your testers about which option is more fun (and how badly that option makes the Tourmaline Spider Monk look).The other factor we're not aware of is how WotC has geared up for publishing this beast!  I know several people who work at publishing companies.  Some of them look at a project due to the printer in six months with the kind of soul rattling horror that you only discover when you realize you registered for Calculus III at the beginning of the semester and have conveniently forgotten that fact for the past four months.  Others look at projects due in two months and say, "Well, it's crunch time.  Glad we've got 24 other copy editors on this project."Without knowing the actual status of each of these issues, we're in no position to be deciding whether WotC can make it or not.  On the one hand, they may be truly borked.  On the other, they may be right where they want to be.  On the third hand, (gotta love those Tourmaline Spider Monk powers) they may even be a little ahead of their schedule.  But at the end of the day, we lack sufficient information to decide whether the sky really is falling.Just my 2cp.--G</blockquote>

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