Wizards 2008 releases?
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ANOTHER SIGN!
Now I have always been skeptical on 4E rumors, but I am seeing a lot of signs now and this is definitely another one. It's too much of a coincidence now. I have to start my own conspiracy theory now.
I've finally cracked.
Remember how they released Apocalypse Stone to "end your campaign" right before 3E came out!?
Well check out Elder Evils coming at the end of 2007 by WotC:
Elder Evils provides DMs with truly wicked threats to challenge high-level heroes. Each "elder evil" described in this nightmarish tome comes with a detailed description, stat blocks for the elder evil and its minions, tips for how to incorporate the elder evil into any D&D campaign, adventure seeds, and maps of the elder evil's lair (complete with encounters and room descriptions). The book also provides guidelines to help DMs create their own unique elder evils as worthy campaign villains and endgame encounters.
And now a quote from a WotC Catalog:
Quick and easy to play: This book gives Dungeon Masters exciting, ready-to-play challenges for high-level characters.
• Elder Evils delivers high-level threats that Dungeon Masters can use in the endgame encounters of their D&D campaigns
• Elder Evils expands on material presented in the Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heros™ supplement (see page 13) by taking D&D campaign villains to an all-new level.
It's an "end game" book.
Just like "Apocalypse Stone".
History is just repeating itself...
Now I have always been skeptical on 4E rumors, but I am seeing a lot of signs now and this is definitely another one. It's too much of a coincidence now. I have to start my own conspiracy theory now.
I've finally cracked.
Remember how they released Apocalypse Stone to "end your campaign" right before 3E came out!?
Well check out Elder Evils coming at the end of 2007 by WotC:
Elder Evils provides DMs with truly wicked threats to challenge high-level heroes. Each "elder evil" described in this nightmarish tome comes with a detailed description, stat blocks for the elder evil and its minions, tips for how to incorporate the elder evil into any D&D campaign, adventure seeds, and maps of the elder evil's lair (complete with encounters and room descriptions). The book also provides guidelines to help DMs create their own unique elder evils as worthy campaign villains and endgame encounters.
And now a quote from a WotC Catalog:
Quick and easy to play: This book gives Dungeon Masters exciting, ready-to-play challenges for high-level characters.
• Elder Evils delivers high-level threats that Dungeon Masters can use in the endgame encounters of their D&D campaigns
• Elder Evils expands on material presented in the Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heros™ supplement (see page 13) by taking D&D campaign villains to an all-new level.
It's an "end game" book.
Just like "Apocalypse Stone".
History is just repeating itself...
JustKim
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I've heard this comparison several times and what you fail to take into account is that we knew 3E was coming out at least a full year before its arrival. The product lull some insist was there, and the apocalyptic product you mention did not come until well after we knew 3E was on its way.Razz said:
Neither was actually a "sign" of 3E because we had already known about it for months.
JustKim said:
The product lull didn't really happen until *after* 3E was announced. I remember things were still being released pretty steadily right up until the Gen Con that they announced it.......to the point that the character generator software (can't remember the name anymore) was released like a month before Gen Con, and then rendered pointless by the announcement of 3E. I remember feeling rather taken advantage of at the time, though my instincts were telling me a 3E announcement was coming soon.
There was also talk before that Gen Con that WotC had announced there'd be a big news item...in advance. They really haven't said anything of the sort this time. Unless they're changing strategies, I'm thinking we're not getting an announcement at Gen Con this year.
Banshee
I have been watching the trades and certain signs point to Hasbro selling off D&D IPs or just abandoning it all together.
point one-the ending of Dragon and dungeon magazine
point two- lack of any catalog or even HINTS on what is coming next year.
Point 3-Hasbro is bleeding money (mostly from there WOTC aquisition things)
So Some signs look to be a sell off. I wouldnt be surprised.
point one-the ending of Dragon and dungeon magazine
point two- lack of any catalog or even HINTS on what is coming next year.
Point 3-Hasbro is bleeding money (mostly from there WOTC aquisition things)
So Some signs look to be a sell off. I wouldnt be surprised.
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