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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4018797" data-attributes="member: 40961">I agree with Shroomy.&nbsp; I think that Eberron has had more influence on 4e than most other parts of 3e.&nbsp; Eberron's trademark was, at its core, a pulp setting.&nbsp; I think that influence is a bigger factor than any particular experimental mechanic in a book like Tome of Magic or Tome of Battle, because that influence informed how the designers chose amongst experimental mechanics in other books.There are other books which undoubtedly had some effect, though they aren't on the list.&nbsp; The plethora of dragon-character themed books probably proved that there is a core constituency for dragon characters that wants something more than just a half-dragon template.&nbsp; Of course, this isn't necessarily going to show up on a poll like this, because the question isn't whether the majority of D&amp;D players wanted dragon characters- its whether a suitably sizable minority existed to justify their inclusion in the PHB.&nbsp; I'm guessing the answer was a yes.Speculation: We will someday see a Combat Compendium as a companion to the 4e Spell Compendium (if such a product exists).&nbsp; The Spell Compendium proves what most of us already knew- people like having lots of spells.&nbsp; They like searching through them, picking and choosing and crafting their character.&nbsp; This might have informed the drive to create a similar aspect to play as a fighting character, which might in turn justify creating books based on it.&nbsp; This is of course pure speculation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 4018797, member: 40961"] I agree with Shroomy. I think that Eberron has had more influence on 4e than most other parts of 3e. Eberron's trademark was, at its core, a pulp setting. I think that influence is a bigger factor than any particular experimental mechanic in a book like Tome of Magic or Tome of Battle, because that influence informed [I]how the designers chose[/I] amongst experimental mechanics in other books. There are other books which undoubtedly had some effect, though they aren't on the list. The plethora of dragon-character themed books probably proved that there is a core constituency for dragon characters that wants something more than just a half-dragon template. Of course, this isn't necessarily going to show up on a poll like this, because the question isn't whether the majority of D&D players wanted dragon characters- its whether a suitably sizable minority existed to justify their inclusion in the PHB. I'm guessing the answer was a yes. Speculation: We will someday see a Combat Compendium as a companion to the 4e Spell Compendium (if such a product exists). The Spell Compendium proves what most of us already knew- people like having lots of spells. They like searching through them, picking and choosing and crafting their character. This might have informed the drive to create a similar aspect to play as a fighting character, which might in turn justify creating books based on it. This is of course pure speculation. [/QUOTE]

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