Xorvintaal

[Fete67]

I was wondering if anyone knew about any plans to include the Great Game, xorvintaal, into 4e. It was one of my favorite parts of 3.5

 

[jasonbostwick]

In a way they already have - the Xorvintaal dragons, which lost their spellcasting for more in-combat powers, were a preview of the 4e monster design for Dragons.

 

[Fete67]

So there are like no plans to actually make rules involving xorvintaal

 

[Klaus]

So there are like no plans to actually make rules involving xorvintaal

The actual rules of the Great Game (castling, etc) can be used unchanged, since they had no influence on the mechanics of 3e that needed to be replicated in 4e. It was merely a fluff explanation to why some dragons could cast spells and why others couldn't. Since every dragon now can't cast spells per se, Xorvintaal becomes a campaign option.