D&D 4E New Podcast: New DDM rules and their 4E origins

[zen_hydra]

New D&D Podcast

Episode 19 (February 2008) D&D Miniatures: the New Rulebook

 

[Chuangel]

So, it seems they're not doing D&D stuff on purpose? Always with the miniatures...

 

[TerraDave]

New podcast here. I should note it is mostly DDM, a little 4E.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4pod/20080208e19

Edit: with shoe, but no mearls

Edit Edit: And it looks like there was another thread on this...oh well. Mods, do as you will.

 

[reezel]

Still in the middle of listening, but I think they just said there will be no diagnol effects in the PH.

 

[TerraDave]

I got that impression also. And there will be no cones in 4thed?!?!

 

[rkanodia]

It sounded to me like 4E will count diagonals as being one space, and that the Player's Handbook doesn't have any 'cone' templates.

 

[Dinkeldog]

The plan always the miniatures release first, then the Core I books.

 

[Dragonblade]

Mostly about DDM, but some interesting tidbits. No cone effect powers in the PHB, diagonals count as 1 always, and an offhand comment about static hitpoints that I assume means that 4e hp will not be rolled and will be a flat amount every level.

 

[delericho]

Mostly about DDM, but some interesting tidbits. No cone effect powers in the PHB,

Fair enough. Doesn't do much good for Cone of Cold, though.

diagonals count as 1 always,

That's just dumb. So, I can move 35 ft or just under 50 ft, depending on whether I can arrange to move on a diagonal?

Seriously, I'm all for simplifying, but it's really hard to defend this against the charge of dumbing down the game.

and an offhand comment about static hitpoints that I assume means that 4e hp will not be rolled and will be a flat amount every level.

This, however, I'm very glad to finally see implemented. I rather suspect it will prove to be the most controversial of the changes, though - lots of people really like rolling their hit points.

 

[HeinorNY]

diagonals count as 1 always

:´(