Well, my core rule books for D&D 4th Ed arrived today. They represent a very different, ah, design philosophy than past D&D works. A design philosophy that owes much to World of Warcraft. From the replacement of the sorcerer with the warlock (who can collect soul shards<\/strike> sparks from defeated enemies, which can be used to do various things) to the unique power list for each class. It still retains some unique D&Disms, but this is a far more radical change than AD&D 2nd Ed to D&D 3rd Ed. <\/p>\n
I do miss the druid. I’m sure I can pay more for that later. =) That strategy definitely hasn’t changed. <\/p>\n
At first glance, I like it better. It makes each class more interesting. To use the old parlance, casters are more balanced, and non-casters are more customized. The level 1 wizard isn’t a cripple, and the level 20 wizard is less able to annihilate one army \/ per day (naps required). The level 6 fighter has comparable options to the level 6 cleric in terms of abilities, they aren’t just a collection of weapons and armor. Character class is a tree. Pick the root at level one, and select a branch at level 10. Choose your flavor of super-awesomeness at level 20. <\/p>\n
I wonder if they’ll take psionics back to something like what it was in 2nd ed, and skip the constitution powered telekinesis and the pet rock. One can only hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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