New Posts For Thread: Reports from the Origins Future of D&D Seminarhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_SeminarI wasn't at the seminar but my DM was present.Here are some impressions he gave me...1. They are being very smart about how they build each component. They want plug and play like functionality. This reminded him of object oriented design (he's aI did that actually, but only because the DM put me in a situation where I had to cut off my own arm. We argued about it a bit, but I already put feats into using two-handed weapons and I wasn't going to gimp myself just because he never thinks thinghttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_Seminar?post_id=520417565#520417565I did that actually, but only because the DM put me in a situation where I had to cut off my own arm. We argued about it a bit, but I already put feats into using two-handed weapons and I wasn't going to gimp myself just because he never thinks thingSun, 03 Jun 2012 18:05:50 -0500I'm Mablok's DM and I was at the Friday seminar. I am very much more reassured by my conversations with Mike Mearls. He really seems to get it that we all want different things. I'm a programmer too and the concept of a system where modules are obhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_Seminar?post_id=520411855#520411855I'm Mablok's DM and I was at the Friday seminar. I am very much more reassured by my conversations with Mike Mearls. He really seems to get it that we all want different things. I'm a programmer too and the concept of a system where modules are obSun, 03 Jun 2012 15:00:00 -0500I prefer prosy descriptions for a lot of reason. Primarily because I find them more evocative, but also because it feels more natural to integrate concepts communicated in prose into the narrative created during game play. Getting a block of numbershttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_Seminar?post_id=520410371#520410371I prefer prosy descriptions for a lot of reason. Primarily because I find them more evocative, but also because it feels more natural to integrate concepts communicated in prose into the narrative created during game play. Getting a block of numbersSun, 03 Jun 2012 14:24:14 -0500I'd also like to see a spell stat block with keywords. There needs to be some way to speed read the spells and also some way to organize them in a database like the DDI compendium.http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_Seminar?post_id=520407325#520407325I'd also like to see a spell stat block with keywords. There needs to be some way to speed read the spells and also some way to organize them in a database like the DDI compendium.Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:23:13 -0500You are right on both count : my post had nothing to do with the ambiguity of the rules, I was out of topic - my apologies to the other posters. You are also right about the cooperation between DM and player part - my post was a reaction to reading thttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29155243/Reports_from_the_Origins_Future_of_DD_Seminar?post_id=520399731#520399731You are right on both count : my post had nothing to do with the ambiguity of the rules, I was out of topic - my apologies to the other posters. You are also right about the cooperation between DM and player part - my post was a reaction to reading tSun, 03 Jun 2012 10:18:56 -0500