tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post1534510317668095116..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Highlights From the WotC D&D Next Gen Con Keynote AddressTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-37379112957065703582012-08-17T08:49:42.015-04:002012-08-17T08:49:42.015-04:00The DM can ignore rules?That's preposterous!Ne...The DM can ignore rules?<br>That's preposterous!<br>Next they'll be saying a DM can create new rules!<br>This will not do.Paul Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279725399542404987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-4929066778283016122012-08-17T05:05:36.050-04:002012-08-17T05:05:36.050-04:00Couldn't agree more about the "whole lott...Couldn't agree more about the "whole lotta nothing". Why did Mearls spend several minutes explaining what D&D is to an audience at Gen Con, of all places? <br><br>It was all marketing fluff and almost no substance. <br><br>As has been said, the moment Ed Greenwood walked on stage you knew the setting of choice was going to be ultra-bland/generic FR (<i>because that's what sells</i>).<br><br>Not that I'll probably ever play D&DNext, but this whole "designed by committee" and "we'll throw everything in there so we can please everyone" approach seems destined for failure.<br><br>For instance, Mearls said there would be THREE different rules sets for magic, so does that mean an adventure featuring a magic-user would need to include THREE different ways of using him (<i>to cater for different DMs' approaches</i>)?<br><br>That said, I actually looked at the playtest packet for the first time last night and was reasonably impressed. Still don't understand why we need to the Strength and Charisma of a giant beetle, but at least the monster stat blocks aren't quite as unwieldy as with 3.5/Pathfinder!Tim Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-44115714776741874112012-08-17T03:13:29.697-04:002012-08-17T03:13:29.697-04:00I can't hear the word Forgotten Realms anymore...I can't hear the word Forgotten Realms anymore. FR here, FR there. I had hoped for Greyhawk or Mystara, but NOOOO, Forgotten Realms again...<br><br>We'll as it stands now, interest in Next greatly diminshed. The othert two settings would have been a strong lure towards next for me....Beastmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624828972465650454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-64480157609415074992012-08-16T23:33:00.360-04:002012-08-16T23:33:00.360-04:00The problem with FR is there is TOO much of it. Yo...The problem with FR is there is TOO much of it. You can't keep up. Then a player comes up and says "This thing that you haven't read or even bought looks really cool I want to do this right now." Then you have to disappoint them. Not good.<br><br>The Gray Box of FR was good as I remember it. Plenty of open space for you to ADD. Now it's full, isn't it? You have to subtract to personalize it. <br><br>And Drizzt(?) can wander off over the horizon thank you very much. Mr. Two weapon blight.SAROEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12537455902724140612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-63219855077431049182012-08-16T22:27:11.974-04:002012-08-16T22:27:11.974-04:00I am a greyhawk fan, so when Ed Greenword walked o...I am a greyhawk fan, so when Ed Greenword walked out on stage, i knew it was FR. I HATE FR!!! I have read a few of the stories, tried to play in their settings, just can't do it.baronzemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043010692931832448noreply@blogger.com