William Ronald
Explorer
I think any future edition will keep at least some of the "sacred cows" such as hit points, and a non-manna spell system.
Of course, there are possible changes that could be introduced, including a "classless option." I think this would be hard to do, but this could be something people might like to try. Guidelines on creating classes and PrCs might be useful as well.
I suspect the OGL will keep the game alive, although it might change.
Brown Jenkin, if 3.5 does not sell, Hasbro might be more likely to sell the D&D license than rapidly release a 4th Edition. Spacecrime.com has some insights into the new head of Hasbro on the The ineptitude of the WotC/Hasbro marketing machine thread.
Regardless, the game and the hobby will survive. Why? The OGL and us, the gaming public.
Of course, there are possible changes that could be introduced, including a "classless option." I think this would be hard to do, but this could be something people might like to try. Guidelines on creating classes and PrCs might be useful as well.
I suspect the OGL will keep the game alive, although it might change.
Brown Jenkin, if 3.5 does not sell, Hasbro might be more likely to sell the D&D license than rapidly release a 4th Edition. Spacecrime.com has some insights into the new head of Hasbro on the The ineptitude of the WotC/Hasbro marketing machine thread.
Regardless, the game and the hobby will survive. Why? The OGL and us, the gaming public.