WotC Blogs II

[ThirdWizard]

But I think they are robots.
Am I wrong? Why?

There was a topic in the General section discussing this. That's probably a better place to debate that particular issue. It has lots of good stuff in it.

 

[Naathez]

Well, I'd say warforged aren't robots because robots are mechanical; warforged aren't. They don't move because of skilfully crafted gears in every joint: they move, as a golem does, because magic animates them.

My 2 cents, of course.

 

[Lonely Tylenol]

But I think they are robots.
Am I wrong? Why?

I can't define a robot, but I know one when I see one.

Is a warforged a robot? Depends on how you define "robot".

 

[Michael Silverbane]

Another clue that robots may be in phb

Why the sad face? Robots kick ass!

Later
silver

 

[HeinorNY]

I think you're using the word "Robot" a little too loosely.

Undead are robots. They aren't alive and are powered by a source not their own.

If you agree with that, then you shouldn't have a problem with Warforged.

I don't care with semantics, sorry, nice point though.
To me they look like robots, they feel like robots, If I saw one warforged walking on the street I'd say, "wow look that wodden robot there!", and probably 99% of the world's population would think the same.

 

[HeinorNY]

Why the sad face? Robots kick ass!

Later
silver

I like robots, but they don't feel quite right in a medieval fantasy setting.
By the looks SWSE is really a preview for 4E
"I'm Bel148, protocol warforged, I'm fluent in 8 million types of communication"

 

[HeinorNY]

YAY! no robots in PHB http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13850918&postcount=12

"And now I'll just mention that I'm working on an appendix for the Monster Manual that provides the basics on how to play some of the non-PH races appearing in the MM as PCs.

Which ones, you ask? Well, the final list is still under quite a bit of discussion, but options that have been floated ranged from aasimar (or as I like to call 'em, the Awesomer) to warforged."

 

[Jer]

Aw, you didn't quote the best part:

Which ones, you ask? Well, the final list is still under quite a bit of discussion, but options that have been floated ranged from aasimar (or as I like to call 'em, the Awesomer) to warforged.

Goblins? Orcs? Kobolds? Hogboblins? Githyanki? Drow?

Who cares about warforged? Yay! No Drow in the PHB! And confirmation that Aasimar aren't in the PHB with the tiefling (as many suspected).

Also - I like that it's an Appendix, and not in the main entries. In my ideal world, the main entries in the MM would be all on one page (or on two pages if the layout lets them fall on an open page) and ideal for using during a game. Moving the "as a PC" information to an appendix keeps it in the book, but out of the way.

 

[Wormwood]

. . . aasimar (or as I like to call 'em, the Awesomer) to warforged.

Goblins? Orcs? Kobolds? Hogboblins? Githyanki? Drow?.

Damn.

I would have really liked to see any (or all) of those races as playable in the PHB.

 

[Glyfair]

While it's not quite "news item" material, it seems next podcast will be worth a listen according to James Wyatt's blog.

Yesterday I recorded a segment for the D&D podcast, talking about monsters. When it was done, Dave Noonan said I was dropping "truth bombs" right and left, that I said way too much and the fans will love me for it.