D&D 4E What sort of 3rd party 4e books do you want?

[RangerWickett]

So, people are already making judgments on what they do and don't like in the new edition, so I suppose it's time for us to start planning how 3rd party publishers can meet your demands for quality game material outside the core rules.

What 3e era books would you like to see revised? What do you think was never properly covered? What holes do you think there are in the rules, things from previous editions that won't be available from WotC at the beginning of the new edition?

Do you want 3rd party companies to release "Return to..." style adventures? I mean, WotC put out a sequel or reimagining of a ton of old modules, so why can't the rest of us publishers do that. Though "Expedition to the War of the Burning Sky" sounds a little odd.

This is, of course, assuming that the OGL continues to work the way it has in the past, and that WotC won't mind people trying to preempt them on the release of, say, druids.

 

[dmccoy1693]

Return to Third Edition

I'm currently not planning on going 4E, but if I did or got involved with a game that used 4E rules, I'd like to see some 3E feel, 4E rules products.

 

[RangerWickett]

. . . Pardon me while I reel for a bit.

What does '3rd edition feel' mean? I'm trying my best not to be snarky, but what in 3e is there to be nostalgic for?

 

[Zaukrie]

Book of Fiends by Green Ronin - I still haven't landed the 3.5 version, but have the first two 3.0 books.

Psionic books from Dreamscarred Press

Alternate versions of the planes by Paizo

Hard to say other than those and lots of adventure choices...

 

[The_Gneech]

"3E feel" is "1st edition feel but with better mechanics" IMO ... so that's kind of a wash. One thing that 4E isn't going to have, is "1st edition feel".

How about "BESM d20 4E"

-The Gneech

 

[WayneLigon]

I'm sure someone will do '4E Rules, 3E Feel' modules But I'm sure we'll see pretty much the same types of books we've always seen. People will always want new settings, new spells, new monster and new equipment so there will be books to give them just that. 'Environmental' books are again likely.

Other obvious choices are:

A book on different 'flavors' of Warlock. In fact, I think I'll make a prediction that 'customizing the Warlock' is going to become a big deal.

Probably the same sort of thing will happen with 'Wizard Adepts' or whatever different 'schools' of wizards are going to be called.

Classes not covered in core, such as the druid, a witch class, a spirit summoner class.

More in-depth books on demons and dragons, to support the tiefling and dragonborn races. Maybe a book on the 'ancient empires' of those races.

 

[drothgery]

What I want to see is OGL games that take the ideas in 4e mechanics and build on them. Even though I'll probably buy some and not play them, that's where a lot of the refinement in the d20 system over the last 8 years has happened. So I really want third parties to be coming up with things that WotC will steal for 5e.

 

[TerraDave]

Tome of Horrors.

And I want it now!

 

[Simia Saturnalia]

Play-tested ones.

 

[TerraDave]

Other obvious choices are:

A book on different 'flavors' of Warlock. In fact, I think I'll make a prediction that 'customizing the Warlock' is going to become a big deal.

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Classes not covered in core, such as the druid, a witch class, a spirit summoner class.

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I see both of these as well.

And it goes without saying, you can't have to many bard or gnome options, right?