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R.I.P 4th edition D&D
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Wizards of the Coast has made it official. 4Th ed D&D is done and 5th is on the way.
although my friends and I abandoned 4th long ago for Pathfinder it is kind of a melancholy feeling to see it go. |
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I used to play D&D in the early 80's. Not sure what edition we played. Lots of fun.
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red box
hardcover book with some ugly statue on it and a guy stealing the eyes or guy riding a horse and charging right at you |
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4E is dead? I've been waiting for this for a long time now.
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Long time? It came out in 2008. |
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Edited by Tin on 1/13/12 10:40 PM (PST)
hmm is this a good time to pick up D&D then (when the 5th edition is released,)? My friends and I have been playing the DnD board games recently which turned out to be really fun and I would love to play a more in depth version but to be honest I find it a bit confusing where to start since there's a lot of different stuff out there, and it's even more confusing when I read reviews of the 4E "starter" box not even being a complete set to get well . .started. Do you guys have recommendations of a good way to get started for completely new players?
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Edited by Avellen on 1/14/12 5:54 PM (PST)
Ah well. At least they tried something new. I played 4E a few times before my old gaming group drifted apart, and I found it to be a pretty damn good tactical combat miniature game. It just wasn't much of a roleplaying game, to be honest. It was very fun to design encounters for as DM though, I'll give it that much. Hopefully Wizards takes the best of 4E and 3E for the new version.
EDIT: @Tin: I'd really wait until 5E is released, or just pick up Pathfinder. I haven't played it myself, but I know a lot of people enjoy it. As for D&D, all you really need to play is a Dungeon Master's Guide, a Player's Handbook and a Monster Manual. Having a mat of some sort to keep track of locations is pretty essential as well. There are also a lot of different supplementary materials you might like, but none of them are strictly necessary. |
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I hope they don't change the character designs for Tieflings to drasticly. I love the way they look now and I hope they give the Eladrin their irises back.
It's funny. I've never played a single game of D&D, but I have nearly every guide book since 3.5. I love the art and the races and they give me good inspiration for video game characters, so I've become a collector of sorts of all things D&D. |
I hope they don't change the character designs for Tieflings to drasticly. I love the way they look now and I hope they give the Eladrin their irises back. I hope they revert genasi back to having actual hair, rather than !@#$ ugly crystals. |
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Edited by Mace on 1/22/12 6:29 PM (PST)
2nd was the best if you liked esoteric fight systems, and purpose built power gaming, i loved it. THAC0 works well no need to mess with it |
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I love my THAC0s with hot sauce, they're so tasty that way. Also, the time when negative AC was better. That was a mindscrew jumping into 3.0. "Wait... you mean higher AC is better these days?" Then there was the 3.5 druid, a munchkin's dream. Outstanding caster who could wild shape into a combat monster? Yeah, that got nerfed hard in Pathfinder. I'm wanting to see what 5th can do now that Monte Cook's back on board. |
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D&D Fail.0 won't be missed. I never understood why they left 3.5 behind, it was a great system.
Of course, this is why I play Pathfinder, now. |
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the dungeon tile packs are great and can be used with any edition... those are the only things I still buy once in a while. the game reached it's apex with 3.5 imho. oh, and I had to get the new red box with Elmore cover... he was the greatest ever. Will be interesting to see what 5.0 is like.
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I think most of the players that consider themselves "hardcore" switched to Pathfinder. 4.0 will not be missed... 5.0 isn't even on many players' radars.
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