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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aeolius" data-source="post: 5323455" data-attributes="member: 2072">Assuming I was not only given control of the D&D brand, but also a sizable budget and  R&D staff, I would begin by ignoring 4e altogether. I would not want to alter the state of the current incarnation of the game.Next, I would dump as much of 3.5e as I could into a revised d20/OGL System Reference Document. I would follow this with online support for d20 by partnering with the makers of such products as Dundjinni, PCGen, and MapTool. Out of print materials would be released either in ePub format or as standalone apps for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. Online play would be enabled through Game Center for the same devices. Control of the World of Greyhawk campaign setting would be returned to the grognards. Then I would sit back, watch, and wait. R&D would observe how people use this “new” influx of information, taking notes for the creation of 5e. Ideas that are well received could be incorporated into the current edition of the game.While the first R&D team observes, a second team is busily researching and investing in augmented-reality devices and support for the Wii/Move/Kinect. These platforms would not only allow for a D&D-branded game to appease those for whom tabletop games have no appeal, but would also support tabletop play by allowing a visual medium to illustrate combat, infra/darkvision, and other visually-oriented concepts. These games would share a common campaign setting, that would also become the basis for a weekly television show on Syfy (with episodes available via iTunes).</blockquote>

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