Upcoming D&D 4E?

[Thanee]

Looking at the WotC site, it seems like the Adventures are all made in the cheapo trade paperback format, as Keep on the Shadowfell. Why can't they just make them cool HC books again, like the 'Expedition to ...' series? Those things will probably fall apart after second use or so...

Bye
Thanee

 

[Cirex]

I'll wait for Enworlders review of the Martial book before buying it.
I think I will do the same for other product I got in mind (FRCS).

 

[the Jester]

Most everything, really- I'm even considering starting to use dungeon tiles, after experiencing them at a con earlier this year.

What is Dungeon Delve, though?

 

[Thanee]

My "will buy anyways list" currently looks like this:

JUL H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
AUG H3 Pyramid of Shadows
AUG Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide !!
AUG Dungeon Master’s Screen !!
SEP Tome of Treasures
SEP FR1 Scepter Tower of Spellgard
SEP Forgotten Realms Player's Guide !!
OCT Martial Power !!
OCT P1 King of the Trollhaunt Warrens
DEC P2 Demon Queen’s Enclave

The four items with '!!' are definitely at the top of the list.

The adventures (despite the crappy make-up) are quite nice with the maps and easy to run without preparation, which is a good way to get used to the system without much work. We started with H1 yesterday and I could run it without even knowing fully how the rules work yet or having any clue what the classes can do (except for the few I have looked at myself so far).

Manual of the Planes is a big maybe... I'll look at it first. Was never too keen on all those planar books.

I seriously hope we will see monster books with more indepth information about the monsters, not just combat-tactical information. Don't like to see them reduced to being nothing but encounters.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Mokona]

I tried many times to run low magic games with 3rd edition. So Martial Power is at the top of my list. Hopefully it will fill in the one hole, a martial controller. Also, I want more options for Fighters so that I can have two Fighters in one party but have them feel very different in choices of powers.

After Martial Power the most important book is Draconomicon. I won't use most of it but I look forward to the art and more low level dragons of each color.

Manual of the Planes really depends. Will it be a toolbox like 3rd edition or more like a Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book for the default setting's planar structure? Will it offer alternate planar layouts? Will it offer useful tools for low level characters (like Planar Handbook provided tricks for low level characters to interact with the planes)? I would really like more information on the Feywild and Shadowfell but less so for the Astral Sea.

I might pick up Open Grave if I like the way it treats iconic undead.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I know for certain that I'll buy any adventure that comes along, unless one of the other DMs in my group wants to pick them up.

The Martial Power sourcebook is probably also a given, as is Tomes of Treasure(?), and the Manual of the Planes might also be interesting. Other books depend on their actual content and some comments from ENWorlders.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Looking at the WotC site, it seems like the Adventures are all made in the cheapo trade paperback format, as Keep on the Shadowfell. Why can't they just make them cool HC books again, like the 'Expedition to ...' series? Those things will probably fall apart after second use or so...

Bye
Thanee

I wish they'd just make them staple-bound folders with a hard map cover, ala the original 3E adventure path modules. Simple, cheap, effective.

After going whole-hog on 3E and 3.5 books, I'm scaling back for this edition -- core rules, FRCS or Greyhawk campaign settings, adventures, and character supplements will probably be the limit unless there are exceptional reviews.