Questions for Scott Rouse & Andy Collins!

[Kid Charlemagne]

Q: Will two-handed combat and unarmed combat be covered in the PHB or DMG?

Q: Its been implied that to play a swashbuckler sort of character, you'd be better off as a rogue than a fighter - is this accurate, or is a Dex-based, lightly armored fighter a valid "build"?

 

[CaptainChaos]

Will Star Wars Saga be revised to make the rules closer to 4E?

What exactly is the holdup with getting third party publishers the new OGL?

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Q: Will the DMG offer guidelines for "non-standard" magic levels in games? If not, do you think that 4E would be able to easily handle a low-magic game without the rebalancing that 3E would have required?

 

[franzel]

I also second asking how multiclassing will work.

Also, are there plans for post-level 30 support, either informally via guidelines (possibly on DDI) or formally (a la 3e's Epic Level Handbook)?

 

[Sitara]

Will Yuan-Ti ever get an official PC race writeup?

Are Yuan-Ti one of the pc playable monsters in the MM?

Will Duskblades ever get written up?

 

[Darkwolf71]

Q: According to Critical-Hits.com, Andy Collins said this morning that Keep on the Shadowfell comes out 'a month before the core rulebooks'. All sources previously indicated only about two weeks difference. What is the actual release date of KotSF?

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Q: How does combat "flow" in 4E? It seems that the idea is for rounds to go much faster, but for each combat to last for more rounds. Is that correct?

Q: Will the online tools for DM's in D&D Insider support house rules? Things like custom classes, new spells, etc?

Q: What sorts of products do you hope that 3rd party publishers produce?

Q: Most of us have read Ryan Dancey's article about WoTC's marketing/customer research, which dates from the beginning of 3rd edition. Have their been any major changes in the Dungeons and Dragons target market, and if so, what sorts of changes?

Q: Does your market research indicate that the D&D market is growing? How about pen and paper RPG's in general? Do you feel that the industry is in a growth phase or decline phase, and what makes you think one way or the other?

Q: Are there any major licensing deals out there, either being made or possibly to be made - D&D movies, TV series, etc? What is WoTC doing to pursue these sorts of opportunities?

 

[Dragonblade]

I want to be able to gather around my big screen with my game group and use the DDI game table.

Perhaps by connecting one laptop to the TV to manage the player view, and using another to manage the DM view. How well would the game table support this sort of functionality?

And are there any plans for perhaps an Xbox 360 or Xbox Live version of the Game Table that would also allow us to game like this, either in person (everyone in the same room) or with all the players in distant locations?

 

[ltbaxter]

I'm down here at D&D Experience, and I've just found out that I have a private interview with Scott Rouse and Andy Collins at 3:00. So quickly, before 3pm, tell me what you would like to know!

I fifth "Multiclassing!"

I'm also curious about role of stats: does Int still affect skills? does Con affect hp/level?

Those are mechanics questions of course, something less crunchy:
There's clearly been focus on streamlining combat and gametime at the table. What will 4e mean for DM preparation, especially with encounters shifting from one main monster to 4-5?

 

[helium3]

Q: Where can I get puffy shirts?

And

Q: Why have we not yet seen Wicked Awesome used to describe something in any of the 4E related posts?

And

Q: When will the Seattle locals that don't work for WotC get to preview the new edition?