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What books would you like to see WOTC do
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Ian Demagi
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Books I 'd Like to see
The Complete Adventuring Party
Stategy and Tactics Tips & Tricks for a 4 PC party.
How to build a party,
Strategy and Tactics
Spell Enhancements for Party members
The PHB2 had a small section on this which was OK, but it was for newbies and was very basic. So many WotC products look at D & D as a"what can I do to max out my character"
instead of what makes the party most effective.
Ian
The Complete Adventuring Party
Stategy and Tactics Tips & Tricks for a 4 PC party.
How to build a party,
Strategy and Tactics
Spell Enhancements for Party members
The PHB2 had a small section on this which was OK, but it was for newbies and was very basic. So many WotC products look at D & D as a"what can I do to max out my character"
instead of what makes the party most effective.
Ian
Ian Demagi said:
And thank god for that. When the revolution comes, this view of the "party" as a monolithic, mechanical construct with characters as cogs, instead of a group of diverse individuals who share a common interest, will be first against the wall.
Hong "it's almost... communist" Ooi
Ian Demagi
Explorer
what I'D like to see
"And thank god for that. When the revolution comes, this view of the "party" as a monolithic, mechanical construct with characters as cogs, instead of a group of diverse individuals who share a common interest, will be first against the wall."
Revolution or not, a D & D party is based on team work, and PC's do not operate in a vacuum.
I agree with the cogs comment. For example,Why does the cleric always have to heal first, fight second? In 3.5 Clerics certainly acquired some ability to kick some serious fanny with the juggernaut combo (Divine Favor, Divine Power, & Righteous Might). I saw at a con one time a Fighter get taken to half hit points right after a cleric just finnished whipping himself into a glowing engine of destruction. The fighter was all about "heal me", the guy playing the cleric (of a dwarven war god) said "fight now, heal the survivors later-you want healing right now, chug a potion."
Ian
"And thank god for that. When the revolution comes, this view of the "party" as a monolithic, mechanical construct with characters as cogs, instead of a group of diverse individuals who share a common interest, will be first against the wall."
Revolution or not, a D & D party is based on team work, and PC's do not operate in a vacuum.
I agree with the cogs comment. For example,Why does the cleric always have to heal first, fight second? In 3.5 Clerics certainly acquired some ability to kick some serious fanny with the juggernaut combo (Divine Favor, Divine Power, & Righteous Might). I saw at a con one time a Fighter get taken to half hit points right after a cleric just finnished whipping himself into a glowing engine of destruction. The fighter was all about "heal me", the guy playing the cleric (of a dwarven war god) said "fight now, heal the survivors later-you want healing right now, chug a potion."
Ian
Ant
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Book of Gear - more rope, backpacks and antitoxins
Greyhawk Campaign Setting HC - more Mordenkainen and GH-related rules
Unearthed Arcana 2 - more variants, options, house rules and ideas
Player's Handbook III - more base classes and player options
If these were available right now I'd be handing over the dosh without hesitation.
Greyhawk Campaign Setting HC - more Mordenkainen and GH-related rules
Unearthed Arcana 2 - more variants, options, house rules and ideas
Player's Handbook III - more base classes and player options
If these were available right now I'd be handing over the dosh without hesitation.
Kae'Yoss
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Something I forgot:
Revised Miniatures Handbook. In fact, this could be a boxed set: Book, some maps, counters for different things, nice dice for the DDM game (with faction symbols and all that), stuff like that (of course, a book with some maps added would work, too).
The book would not contain the DDM rules themselves, but rules for DDM campaigns, large scale battles, Dungeon Crawling scenarios (along the lines of HeroQuest; they might even be playable without a DM), a lot of fun and innovative DDM scenarios, Tips for incorporating DDM skirmishes (and mass battles) into D&D, advice for converting D&D critters into DDM stats, and so on.
Funny you should mention that: My DMG 4e which was delivered early by TempEx*, has a sidebar which states: "When the revolution came, the view of the "party" as a monolithic, mechanical construct with characters as cogs, instead of a group of diverse individuals who share a common interest, was first against the wall"
*That's what you get when you tell the interns to reset the clocks and tell him why he should never play with *that* clock!
Revised Miniatures Handbook. In fact, this could be a boxed set: Book, some maps, counters for different things, nice dice for the DDM game (with faction symbols and all that), stuff like that (of course, a book with some maps added would work, too).
The book would not contain the DDM rules themselves, but rules for DDM campaigns, large scale battles, Dungeon Crawling scenarios (along the lines of HeroQuest; they might even be playable without a DM), a lot of fun and innovative DDM scenarios, Tips for incorporating DDM skirmishes (and mass battles) into D&D, advice for converting D&D critters into DDM stats, and so on.
hong said:
Funny you should mention that: My DMG 4e which was delivered early by TempEx*, has a sidebar which states: "When the revolution came, the view of the "party" as a monolithic, mechanical construct with characters as cogs, instead of a group of diverse individuals who share a common interest, was first against the wall"
*That's what you get when you tell the interns to reset the clocks and tell him why he should never play with *that* clock!
