New Posts For Thread: Preparing for the End of 4Ehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4EAs most of us know, and emphasised with the advent of using D&D Next to run Encounters, 4E as we know it will probably be over pretty soon. About the same time, or maybe some time after that, the 4E Online Tools like Compendium and Character BuilderIt is FAR from clear where the boundaries are. I mean you're correct AFAIK. The problem is there's no clean breakpoint between rules and presentation. Is a monster stat block format something that can be copywrited, or perhaps have a design patent onhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4E?post_id=526727411#526727411It is FAR from clear where the boundaries are. I mean you're correct AFAIK. The problem is there's no clean breakpoint between rules and presentation. Is a monster stat block format something that can be copywrited, or perhaps have a design patent onSun, 09 Dec 2012 00:19:52 -0600On the subject of clones:1) You don't have to change a lot of names. WotC doesn't own terms like d20, strength, dexterity, fighter, feat, etc.2) By US IP law, once you publish a set of game rules, you essentially lose control over them. The rules arehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4E?post_id=526723323#526723323On the subject of clones:1) You don't have to change a lot of names. WotC doesn't own terms like d20, strength, dexterity, fighter, feat, etc.2) By US IP law, once you publish a set of game rules, you essentially lose control over them. The rules areSat, 08 Dec 2012 18:49:00 -0600There was some very substantial rejection of 3e. 0e-BX-1e-2e, all stayed very similar, virtually cross-compatible (at least as compatible with eachother as one DM's game tended to be with the next). 3e had some very real changes, and some significahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4E?post_id=526714843#526714843There was some very substantial rejection of 3e. 0e-BX-1e-2e, all stayed very similar, virtually cross-compatible (at least as compatible with eachother as one DM's game tended to be with the next). 3e had some very real changes, and some significaSat, 08 Dec 2012 13:38:49 -0600I was skeptical at starting my 1st time as DM with 4e from the things I have read and it's my group's 1st time too, but so far I'm enjoying it. I don't consider it a failure and I will ignore some things I don't agree with using in order to allow thehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4E?post_id=526707631#526707631I was skeptical at starting my 1st time as DM with 4e from the things I have read and it's my group's 1st time too, but so far I'm enjoying it. I don't consider it a failure and I will ignore some things I don't agree with using in order to allow theSat, 08 Dec 2012 08:57:56 -0600There was some very substantial rejection of 3e. 0e-BX-1e-2e, all stayed very similar, virtually cross-compatible (at least as compatible with eachother as one DM's game tended to be with the next). 3e had some very real changes, and some significahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29512039/Preparing_for_the_End_of_4E?post_id=526673001#526673001There was some very substantial rejection of 3e. 0e-BX-1e-2e, all stayed very similar, virtually cross-compatible (at least as compatible with eachother as one DM's game tended to be with the next). 3e had some very real changes, and some significaFri, 07 Dec 2012 03:11:05 -0600