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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cdrcjsn" data-source="post: 4097640" data-attributes="member: 60486">How often do you design adventures around specific spells and magic items?What spells/items don't you expect to see in 4e?  Most of what we've seen so far are combat spells, but we've been told that things like phantom steed and non-combat spells have been moved to Rituals.Sure, the tacticals of a fight might be different.But if you need a big reptillian brute to hang about the sewers and ambush the PCs, I'm sure there's an equivalent beast in both editions that will suffice.  Same thing with NPCs.  If the bandit leader is an Arcane Trickster in 3e, why can't he be a Wizard or Rogue in 4e with the appropriate multiclass?The gist though is that yes, there will be some differences.  But if 50% of the stuff between editions is the same (personalities, story, plot) and 45% of the stuff are mechanics that have equivalents in either system, why get hung up on the 5% of the mechanics that doesn't translate?Choosing to write adventures that translates to both editions is a lot better than simply ignoring one edition and lose half your customer base.</blockquote>