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<blockquote data-quote="Apok" data-source="post: 661798" data-attributes="member: 1969">Highly unlikely.&nbsp; The core mechanics of 3e are going to remain the same, with a few tweaks.&nbsp; I don't know what books you have, but I can almost guarantee you that they will not become &quot;semi-usable junk.&quot;&nbsp; Now, if they altered their Core Resolution mechanic, changed the way HP &amp; Damage worked, altered the way armor works, the way skills and feats work, and the way spellcasting works then you would have plenty of reason to complain.No, actually it's more like 3.1 or 3.2.&nbsp; 4.0 would mean that they are making major changes to the way the game plays.&nbsp; A complete scraping &amp; redoing of the combat system, dumping old classes in favor of new ones, changing the feat system, etc.&nbsp; That would constitue a new edition.&nbsp; What they are doing is mostly clarifying rules, making them more internally consistent, and rebalancing a few things that they didn't think would be a problem.I think they have, but to date we've only seen a little bit of the specifics.&nbsp; Just go &amp; read over the collected Revised info page and that will give you a good idea of the scope of their changes.&nbsp; Not necessarily.&nbsp; Sure, you will need different monster stat-blocks for the modules and NPC Bards, Druids, Monks, and Rangers may need to be looked over a bit.&nbsp; Other than that, not a whole lot of modification needed.&nbsp; Also, keep in mind that all of the Revised info will be available for free and nothing compels you to switch to the Revised edition.&nbsp; I'm going to make the switch, because in my mind the changes are, for the most part, beneficial to the game.&nbsp; If there is something about it I don't like, Rule 0.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Apok, post: 661798, member: 1969"] Highly unlikely. The core mechanics of 3e are going to remain the same, with a few tweaks. I don't know what books you have, but I can almost guarantee you that they will not become "semi-usable junk." Now, if they altered their Core Resolution mechanic, changed the way HP & Damage worked, altered the way armor works, the way skills and feats work, and the way spellcasting works then you would have plenty of reason to complain. No, actually it's more like 3.1 or 3.2. 4.0 would mean that they are making major changes to the way the game plays. A complete scraping & redoing of the combat system, dumping old classes in favor of new ones, changing the feat system, etc. That would constitue a new edition. What they are doing is mostly clarifying rules, making them more internally consistent, and rebalancing a few things that they didn't think would be a problem. I think they have, but to date we've only seen a little bit of the specifics. Just go & read over the collected Revised info page and that will give you a good idea of the scope of their changes. Not necessarily. Sure, you will need different monster stat-blocks for the modules and NPC Bards, Druids, Monks, and Rangers may need to be looked over a bit. Other than that, not a whole lot of modification needed. Also, keep in mind that all of the Revised info will be available for free and nothing compels you to switch to the Revised edition. I'm going to make the switch, because in my mind the changes are, for the most part, beneficial to the game. If there is something about it I don't like, Rule 0. [/QUOTE]

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