WotC Announces New Chapter for D&D

[Relique du Madde]

ENWorld had 509'ed [MENTION=82555]theWeem [/MENTION]of the Coast.

 

[weem]

ENWorld had 509'ed [MENTION=82555]theWeem [/MENTION]of the Coast.

Sorry, resolved that...

...and it was Reddit's fault really

 

[Mistwell]

Meh.

Dungeons and dragons (4+e) doesn't excite me and neither does Warcraft. So this prank/joke is a fail in my book. However, if Wizards of the Coast or Blizzard did this prank then it would be a win.

I remember that awesome April Fools joke you played that one time...


Oh wait, no I don't.

 

[weem]

I remember that awesome April Fools joke you played that one time...

Oh wait, no I don't.

Not that he can't have a negative opinion about my project (he can, and it's valid, etc), but this made me lol - thank you

 

[weem]

I just put up an article called "The story and numbers behind dnd5.com" related to the behind-the-scenes aspect of this project in case anyone is interested.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Wow, you sure put a lot of work into this!

Sadly enough, I think a deck system for making towns would actually be a good idea!

 

[Relique du Madde]

Not that he can't have a negative opinion about my project (he can, and it's valid, etc), but this made me lol - thank you

My problem is that it's not funny. Like it or not, if you strip out the IP and the cliches from this joke you are stuck with a product that can actually sell on it's own merit.

Seriously, step back and look at what you proposed:

A game that:

1 - Uses a random card to deal with action outcomes. - Aces and eights, Dead Lands, and many card games this using mechanic.
2 - A game that proposes how your character will act at certain times. - Isn't this part of every improve game?
3 - A game that uses randomized bonuses based on that the cards you draw. - Gamma World 4e, some products wotc proposed, and basically every collectable card game does this.
4 - Random map generation via cards. - This exists in many tile based board games. Hell, you could potentially base a campaign world based on the tiles you set in Carcassonne. Sure, what you did was reduced it to "Move forwards" but it is still a viable mechanic.

On paper those all look like pretty good concepts, yet you are dissmissing it as a joke because you are only considering the trite "4e is a videogame/4e is becoming a card game/oh noe 5e is coming" cliches.

 

[Scott DeWar]

Yeah, this was a lot of fun to be a part of -- thanks, Weem! And I wholeheartedly agree with you about getting some free time again -- putting www.magecrammer.com together over the last few weeks has been physicaly draining.

Worth it, but yeah...EXHAUSTING. Thanks again for your help/support on my end!

Looking forward to next year!

druids of the coast? that is jsut as funny as weems of the ocast.

and this:

# Cram in a Jam - An introductory adventure to the world of Magecrammer™
# Raspberry Jam - A recipe for delicious, homemade raspberry jam

if had not been so late, I would be laughing reeeeeeeealy loud right now!

 

[The Secret DM]

druids of the coast? that is jsut as funny as weems of the ocast.

and this:

# Cram in a Jam - An introductory adventure to the world of Magecrammer™
# Raspberry Jam - A recipe for delicious, homemade raspberry jam

if had not been so late, I would be laughing reeeeeeeealy loud right now!

Thanks so much! And feel free to laugh as loudly as possible tomorrow! My website can wait!

 

[Fifth Element]

My problem is that it's not funny. Like it or not, if you strip out the IP and the cliches from this joke you are stuck with a product that can actually sell on it's own merit.

So don't strip them out then. That's what makes the joke.