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<blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 4486005" data-attributes="member: 58401">Well of course it hasn't changed; it's a webcomic, not a D&amp;D play-by-play or simulation.Rich Burlew has stated numerous times that the story and events of OotS is only loosely based on the rules. Primarily, OotS is rooted in the system-neutral fantasy themes of D&amp;D. It addresses the rules only to explain certain plot-devices, or for comic effect. Obviously, given that the vast majority of comics were released during 3.5E's reign, yes, 3.5E's influence is still apparent in the comic.Your point about 4E being 'radically incompatible' with OotS is ridiculous. Taking your logic to an extreme, you might as well have said, &quot;4E is radically incompatible with Spongebob Squarepants!&quot; In truth, OotS is a&nbsp; fantasy story, no more bound to any D&amp;D rules than Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter is; the only difference is that OotS uses the idiosyncrasies of a popular fantasy roleplaying rules-system--D&amp;D, especially 3.5E D&amp;D up until now--to frame and flavour the plot. (Note that I said, it uses the idiosyncrasies of the rules, not the rules themselves.)(Most of your &quot;missing rules elements&quot; arguments don't hold up either, given that 4E has or will soon have equivalencies for basically everything in previous editions.)Does all this mean that OotS will soon be all &quot;4E&quot; rules jokes? Not necessarily. What we can count on is Rich Burlew continuing to write stories that entertain himself, using the idiosyncrasies of whatever D&amp;D he's comfortable with as a source of comic material. That said, it's still nonsense to suggest that the comic is firmly tied any rules-system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorhook, post: 4486005, member: 58401"] Well of course it hasn't changed; it's a webcomic, not a D&D play-by-play or simulation. Rich Burlew has stated numerous times that the story and events of OotS is only loosely based on the rules. Primarily, OotS is rooted in the system-neutral fantasy themes of D&D. It addresses the rules only to explain certain plot-devices, or for comic effect. Obviously, given that the vast majority of comics were released during 3.5E's reign, yes, 3.5E's influence is still apparent in the comic. Your point about 4E being 'radically incompatible' with OotS is ridiculous. Taking your logic to an extreme, you might as well have said, "4E is radically incompatible with Spongebob Squarepants!" In truth, OotS is a fantasy story, no more bound to any D&D rules than [U]Lord of the Rings[/U] or [U]Harry Potter[/U] is; the only difference is that OotS uses the idiosyncrasies of a popular fantasy roleplaying rules-system--D&D, especially 3.5E D&D up until now--to frame and flavour the plot. ([B]Note that I said, it uses the [I]idiosyncrasies[/I] of the rules, not the rules themselves.[/B]) (Most of your "missing rules elements" arguments don't hold up either, given that 4E has or will soon have equivalencies for basically everything in previous editions.) Does all this mean that OotS will soon be all "4E" rules jokes? Not necessarily. What we can count on is Rich Burlew continuing to write stories that entertain himself, using the idiosyncrasies of whatever D&D he's comfortable with as a source of comic material. That said, it's still nonsense to suggest that the comic is firmly tied any rules-system. [/QUOTE]

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