New MMIII errata and 3.5FAQ update at Wizards

[Stegger]

Hi,
I just saw this at wizards:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/MM3_Errata02252005.zip
and
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/Main35FAQv02252005.zip

Looks like there were added quite a bit to the MMIII errata sheet!

Cheers,
Stegger

 

[Jdvn1]

... That is a big chunk of change.

 

[Stegger]

Indeed!

 

[the Jester]

Wow- I just looked at the MM3 errata, and it's pretty shockingly extensive.

 

[MerricB]

My impression is that a couple of ability scores got changed late in development and knocked out a lot of stats...

I'm very glad to have the errata (thanks, Wizards!), but I wish there wasn't so much of it.

Cheers!

 

[Darkness]

Very cool. Thanks!

 

[Eremite]

My impression is that a couple of ability scores got changed late in development and knocked out a lot of stats... (snip)

I think both MMII and MMIII had basically flawed design and development processes/paradigms that caused these errors.

It seems that monsters were initially designed "properly" (as in according to the guidelines and power levels of MMI [both 3E and 3.5E]) but then the monster would have to be given a power boost because of the desire to fill gaps in the lists of CRs by monster type.

This led to, inter alia, far too many of the monsters in both MMII and MMIII being significantly more powerful than the approximate equivalents in MMI (again, both 3E and 3.5E). The resultant changes in ability scores, hit dice etc..., no doubt, have led to the really high error rate in MMIII in particular (and way too much bad design in MMII) and too much power creep vis-a-vis MMI.

I hate errors.

I hate power creep.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Uh-oh they released errata! Their sales are going to plummet over this.

 

[Sammael]

Actually, I am now definitely going to wait for the 2nd printing... if there is ever one. I can handle minor errata, but this borders on rewriting the whole book.

 

[Stegger]

Uh-oh they released errata! Their sales are going to plummet over this.

Re-released errata you mean

Stegger