WotC_Dave: Color Power!

[FabioMilitoPagliara]

This isn't precisely new information since we already had the sheet from DDXP.

Can someone who is color blind look at the mage spells 10-16 which is in color and just let us know?

I am discromatic (color shifted more than color blind, but I am weak on green and reds if they are not very bright), I didn't even notice that the lines were red and green paying a lot of attention now I see that they are different (still would't jump out saying this is red, this is green)

I can read quite well the name of the spells and the level so it's ok for me, a full colorblind person probably see them as white against gray

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

For those worrying about the metal-ness of D&D (or lack thereof) may I direct you to a fine song by The Lancashire Hotpots:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xilOgjeEwPg

The song title is "Oh! No! He's Turned Emo!"

For those having trouble with the accents there are lyric sheets available.

On topic, I'm liking that things are being differentiated by colour. I'm planning on asking my players to write out their at-will/encounter/dailies on index cards as they get them - making sure they're colour coded will no doubt help everyone remember which is which until they get used to the new system.

 

[Nightchilde-2]

I can see that. Or rather, I would like to see that.


So, powers - color-coded for your convenience. Together will the chromatic dragons, does this mean D&D is becoming "color-wheely"?

O noezz!!oeneone First, video games, then anime, then MtG..and now color wheely!

That's it, I'm through with 4e!

(I kid, I kid....)

 

[Jack99]

I would really like to know more about this. Can you cite your source, please.

Pretty sure it is an assumption.

Personally, I hope we will be able to change encounter powers to at will powers as we level. At least that would be cool sweet awesome neat-o. Not sure it is possible to balance though.

 

[arscott]

Ah yes, "the most common usage."

I don't know about you, but I talk about sex a lot more often than I talk about neurons. Perhaps that makes me an unusual nerd...

Not as such. But if your talks about sex usually involve technical terminology like 'refractory period'...

...I suppose you still wouldn't be an unusual nerd.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Not as such. But if your talks about sex usually involve technical terminology like 'refractory period'...

...I suppose you still wouldn't be an unusual nerd.

You would be a very unusual person if you _had_ sex while talking about technical terminology like 'refractory period'.

It's like RTFM vs. RTMF...

Spoiler

Read The <you know what goes here> Manual

 

[Goobermunch]

You would be a very unusual person if you _had_ sex while talking about technical terminology like 'refractory period'.

It's like RTFM vs. RTMF...

Spoiler

Read The <you know what goes here> Manual

That's where I first heard the term.

--G

 

[Deset Gled]

As a colorblind person, I declare this decision to suck. Colors are the absolute worst way to graphically differentiate things, and choosing red and green is pretty much the worst choice of colors to use. This is strike two against 4e for me.

 

[davethegame]

Colors are the absolute worst way to graphically differentiate things

Huh? For colorblind people such as yourself, maybe, but for the rest of us, that's a cornerstone of graphic design.

In my lecture on graphic design in boardgames , I advocate trying to use both a color and a texture or other distinguishing factor. Texture isn't going to work in a page layout (but is probably a good idea if they make the Power Cards) but they seem to be reasonably distinguished because of the text and prominence of "at will"/"per encounter"/"per day".

 

[AmerginLiath]

Death Cab for Cutie is the worst! For shame, Dave! Have you no decency?? You should be listening to Blind Guardian, as I am at this moment!

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Current mood: Enraged at Dave
Listening to: Death Cab for Cutie

Wait, hold on!!!! Let me edit that last part!

Haha. I'm ACTUALLY listening to Blind Guardian right now -- although I should be working (the joy of a home office -- the boss can't see you slacking off; he needs to call!)