The Book of Experimental Might: Now in Print!

[Psion]

A lot of the same goals, and some details, as 4th ed...but without the simplified monsters. Hmm, not sure tha is a good combo.

The monsters are to me one of the least favorable changes in 4e.

I wasn't interested in the 20 level spell model and still am not. It might be interesting in theory. In practice, it seems to me to be aesthetic wonkery and incompatible with the rest of my 3e stuff, which is another real motivator for my disdain of 4e.

The other stuff I see here and there, like extending playability... that could be good stuff.

 

[GreatLemur]

I'm probably going to be stolen away from 3.5 and most its variants by 4e, but I'm always really interested in this kind of thing. I'll have to at least check it out and see if there's anything worth cannibalizing, regardless of what I'm actually running at the time.

 

[Sqwonk]

I'm not a huge fan of Mr Cook's work in turning D&D into a tactical miniatures game infested with PrCs .."

1. The glut of Prestige Classes came after Monte had left WotC.
2. I will agree that 2.0 is more tactical and more rules oriented than older editions. But a codified rule set does not make it a miniatures battle game. As an ex-WHFB minis player, i feel I can say the it is very different. And that "roleplay" frosting can be as thin or as thick as your wish.

 

[Eldragon]

I'm pretty excited about this book, and it will be the first one of his post-WotC books I've purchased.

Even if I love 4e, It will be a long while before everyone in the group is ready to switch over.

 

[BryonD]

I honestly believe that the visibility of these people on gaming fora far outweighs their actual numbers. And I don't mean that as a slight; it's just the way it always seems to go. I also agree with SteveC that a goodly number of these people will probably end up playing 4e anyway.

My experience so far is exactly the opposite. I have to come online to see much positive talk.

 

[Thurbane]

Since both groups I play with are sticking with 3.5, there's a good chance I'll get this one.

 

[PoeticJustice]

Time will tell, but if this book is like Unearthed Arcana (my initial read is yes) then I'd happily fork over 9 dollars for it.

9 Dollars for 83 pages of Monte Cook game material. This is a pretty good deal for those of us not making the transition in June.

 

[Gryffyn]

I honestly believe that the visibility of these people on gaming fora far outweighs their actual numbers. And I don't mean that as a slight; it's just the way it always seems to go. I also agree with SteveC that a goodly number of these people will probably end up playing 4e anyway.

Never underestimate the power of pretty books.

I only have personal anecdotal evidence to go on, but I was curious about this recently. My own 3.x D&D group has a number of people who also play in other 3.x groups. I asked each of them how their other groups were looking at the new edition. I also polled a friend who lives across the country and plays in a large group. Altogether, total of about 35-40 players, and not a single one is at all inclined to switch to 4e. Most of these players don't hang out on Internet message boards.

I was quite shocked by this, because I know quite a few of these people have the "ooh shiny" syndrome. If anything, they're the ones who are the most unhappy about the changes!

I also suspect at least half of these folks will end up buying the 4e rules, if not playing them.

I don't mean to imply anything about the D&D market as a whole from this, but it shows that who you know can skew the results, or something.

 

[cougent]

This will be my next purchase.

 

[Kryndal Levik]

I've been clamoring for this for a while- can't wait to pick it up.