WotC James Wyatt is on the Dungeons & Dragons Team Again

[dave2008]

I wonder if James Wyatt moving back to D&D has anything to do with WotC being "promoted" within Hasbro.

Not likely, I mean he has always worked for WotC. He just went from D&D to MtG back to D&D

 

[darjr]

I’m going to necro that Mearls thread, I want to keep this just about james in here. Look for it.

edit: ope. Sorry it’s closed.

 

[dave2008]

Not being a fan of either his work on 3e D&D (other than 3e Oriental Adventures and Heroes of Horror)* or most of the 4e lore,...

Man I love the 4e lore. It was one of the things that brought me back to D&D. If he can do this for 5e, I would be happy.

 

[Zaukrie]

I REALLY wish this wouldn't devolve into another Mearls thread. Ugh.

 

[dave2008]

Wyatt may have had good ideas for a "here's the basics" type campaign, but I hated his story ideas for 4e where a lot of things that made D&D it's unique complicated self story-wise, got thrown out in favour of points of light.

And the 4e lore was my favorite D&D lore ever. Everyone had their own preferences.

 

[Bravesteel25]

Can someone PM me the about the Mike Mearls controversy to not derail the thread. I don't remember the details.

 

[Hatmatter]

Man I love the 4e lore. It was one of the things that brought me back to D&D. If he can do this for 5e, I would be happy.

That's funny, it was the cosmology as described in Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters, which I picked up at the book store before 4th edition was released, that led me back to D&D after missing 3rd edition. The particular parts of the cosmology that I liked were the Shadowfell and Feywild, which I thought were brilliant, although I prefer the 5th edition cosmology because I like the way the Outer Planes -- the Abyss in particular -- and the Ethereal plane are handled in 5th edition more...and I missed the Positive and Negative Planes. However, the incorporation of the Material Echoes (which I understand had appeared in earlier editions, although less systematically) was brilliant. Also, I think the best part of the art in 4th edition was that of landscapes and realms.

 

[dave2008]

It was here. We discussed it. I think you were in the thread. Not going to dig it up. Pretty sure others will remember it too.

I remember it, but I also think you are misremembering it. I think the actually conclusion from that discussion was different than what you remember. Of course, my memory could be faulty too!

 

[Mind of tempest]

Can someone PM me the about the Mike Mearls controversy to not derail the thread. I don't remember the details.

can you message me it after you learn it?

 

[Aldarc]

Man I love the 4e lore. It was one of the things that brought me back to D&D. If he can do this for 5e, I would be happy.

And the 4e lore was my favorite D&D lore ever. Everyone had their own preferences.

Absolutely the same!