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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9434989" data-attributes="member: 23751">Yes according to the link.&nbsp; The article says Orcus I mechanics were in the Book of Nine Swords. This was stated right after the recommendation to continue in the new direction Orcus I(the playtesting of Book of Nine Swords mechanics) had established.&nbsp; What we saw in the Book of Nine Swords went on to be at least in part, what we see in 4e.In short, they put out the Book of Nine Swords with the future 4e mechanics.&nbsp; Why would they do that? To see how it was received by the players at large. It was an early, large playtest of 4e ideas.The author gets it wrong with his conclusion of those paragraphs.&nbsp; Rather than go with what the paragraphs say about Orcus I(Nine Swords stuff) being the direction of 4e, and with what Mearls said about the ideas not being fully formed yet, and figuring out that it was an early playtest that wasn't quite on the mark, he incorrectly concludes that Nine Swords was not a test bed of ideas.&nbsp; His logic is bad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9434989, member: 23751"] Yes according to the link. The article says Orcus I mechanics were in the Book of Nine Swords. This was stated right after the recommendation to continue in the new direction Orcus I(the playtesting of Book of Nine Swords mechanics) had established. What we saw in the Book of Nine Swords went on to be at least in part, what we see in 4e. In short, they put out the Book of Nine Swords with the future 4e mechanics. Why would they do that? To see how it was received by the players at large. It was an early, large playtest of 4e ideas. The author gets it wrong with his conclusion of those paragraphs. Rather than go with what the paragraphs say about Orcus I(Nine Swords stuff) being the direction of 4e, and with what Mearls said about the ideas not being fully formed yet, and figuring out that it was an early playtest that wasn't quite on the mark, he incorrectly concludes that Nine Swords was not a test bed of ideas. His logic is bad. [/QUOTE]

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