D&D 5E What big thing is supposed to be next week?

[OpsKT]

Perhaps they are coming out with a free version of the character builder, it just lets you pick your stuff and makes you a sheet, but has no power cards?

Maybe PDFs are coming back?

Maybe both?

My guess is more stuff that will further divide their player base, based on the last 2 years of operating procedures.

If they were smart, they admit they are doing a re-release on PHB1 and 2 in one book with the Essentials changes integrated, which would actually be a useful book that I'd consider buying...

 

[mach1.9pants]

Monday morning; 10am Eastern Time. Be sure to be looking at EN World's news page for something really special.

Eastern Time? Eastern Time? WTF is wrong with good old GMT, eh?

That is 1500Z (or 3pm GMT) or Tuesday 0400 NZ time.

Cya Tuesday morning about 7 then

 

[caudor]

Thinking big here. Perhaps they are going to announce that WotC has been sold to a different company.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Before he died, they downloaded Gary Gygax's consciousness into a computer, and, William Gibson-like, he lives on as the world's first true AI...

And will be running AD&D adventures on a VTT- for a modest fee, of course- complete with all of his house rules.

 

[MacMathan]

I am hoping they announce a partnership with Amazon to get the books and magazines in Kindle form. It would give me digital and them more control than pure pdf.

 

[Rogue Agent]

Monday morning; 10am Eastern Time. Be sure to be looking at EN World's news page for something really special.

Is there a reason why we're assuming this is WotC-related news?

 

[Morrus]

Is there a reason why we're assuming this is WotC-related news?

I have no idea what you're assuming or why!

 

[Nagol]

Is there a reason why we're assuming this is WotC-related news?

The origin of the thread is a teaser in the last What's up with D&D news item.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/news/315851-whats-up-d-d-monday-2-january-2012-a.html

It could be an embedded plug for something specific to Enworld, but I'd like to think more class is involved.

 

[Infernal Teddy]

ENW has been bought and will in future serve as Wizards' D&D forum?

 

[JoeGKushner]

I'm kinda hoping for the return of D&D minis. I miss my plastic crack.

Not a fan of the upcoming Paizo version?

 

[Falstaff]

Guess I better start practicing my exaggerated yawn.

 

[Gundark]

Okay, I am going to go out on a limb here a say something far fetched . They are having EN World break the news about 5th edition.

 

[El Mahdi]

ENWorld has hired Monte Cook away from WotC, and is producing ENWorld Unearthed...

 

[Aeolius]

EN World will be featured on a new episode of Will it Blend? entitled "EN Whirled".

 

[Therise]

Well, whatever it is, I hope there's cake involved. Maybe a nice German Chocolate with homemade coconut-pecan frosting... or a NY-style cheesecake with cherry topping.

 

[Nagol]

The cake is a lie.

 

[Greg K]

Orc and pie is a lie.

They announce Monte and Mearls will be developing a 5e based upon a cleaned up version of Iron Heroes?

They announce 5e will be based upon 3e incorporating ideas an material in the various Book of Might series from Monte's Malhavoc?

They built a time travel device and announce that they will be skipping straight to 7e?

I have no idea...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The cake is a lie.

Orc and pie is a lie...

Thus, the cake is an Orc and pie.

 

[Aeolius]

Thus, the cake is an Orc and pie.

Orc and Pie :
"Adventure Background: An orc has a pie.
Adventure Synopsis: The PCs kill the orc and take his pie.
Adventure Hook: The PCs are hungry for pie.

Room 1: The Orc's Pie Room
You see an orc with a pie.
The room is 10 feet by 10 feet.
Creature: An orc.
Treasure: A pie.

Concluding the Adventure: Pie tastes good.
Further Adventures: Somewhere, there is a bakery making these good pies. Perhaps it's guarded by more orcs."

 

[Roland55]

Considering the sheer time it would take to do 5e, it would be insane unless WotC had a time machine.

...

OMG WoTC HAS A TIME MACHINE!

Not possible.

I would have it first. And the world ... would not be what it is now.