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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WhatGravitas" data-source="post: 3825320" data-attributes="member: 33132">Well, this is very possible. Monte is out of the RPG-industry, so he can use his designer-muscles for his homebrew and blog about it as long as he wants - he doesn't have to worry about holding ideas for books back.And 4E is in development since 2005, so the good developers at WotC cannot blog such tidbits - only sneak them into books (Bo9S, Reserve feats, SAGA).And for mearls: There were several books that were written by mearls and Monte together (Book of Hallowed Might 2, Legacy of the Dragons), and mearls got to play in Monte's sandbox (i.e. AE - with Mystic Secrets, Transcendence and Ruins of Intrigue) - I think mearls has picked up some Monte'isms from there - even if pure subconsciously (because a good idea is a good idea - and if you're working with such stuff, you'll learn to love the good ideas within).I don't accuse mearls of plagiarism or copying Monte - but I believe that some of Monte's ideas were shared with mearls. And that's showing a certain influence here.Cheers, LT.</blockquote>