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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 4:47PM
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I'm really excited about this. I stopped playing my eberron campaign when Star Wars Saga came out because the rules were so much smoother for saga. going back to 3.5 hurt.
—fo diggity
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 4:52PM
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Dec 17, 2005
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I'm just here to make one quick note: I'm running a 4E playtest Eberron game right now. You'll hear more about it in next week's podcast and in some upcoming Insider articles.
Despite the fact that we don't have a complete, polished ruleset right now, we're moving along nicely. I'm specifically not going to touch "who's in and who's out" issues right now. But if my Eberron game is viable playing out of three-ring binders, yours should be just fine come next summer.
--David Noonan, game designer, Wizards of the Coast
...who wishes he had time to respond to every thread.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to help ease our fears!
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 4:59PM
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I'm just here to make one quick note: I'm running a 4E playtest Eberron game right now. You'll hear more about it in next week's podcast and in some upcoming Insider articles.
Despite the fact that we don't have a complete, polished ruleset right now, we're moving along nicely. I'm specifically not going to touch "who's in and who's out" issues right now. But if my Eberron game is viable playing out of three-ring binders, yours should be just fine come next summer.
--David Noonan, game designer, Wizards of the Coast
...who wishes he had time to respond to every thread.
WOOT!
That fills my heart with the sound of Joy. HOY!
I am very glad to hear that.
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 5:04PM
#34
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Jun 16, 2007
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I'm just here to make one quick note: I'm running a 4E playtest Eberron game right now. You'll hear more about it in next week's podcast and in some upcoming Insider articles.
Despite the fact that we don't have a complete, polished ruleset right now, we're moving along nicely. I'm specifically not going to touch "who's in and who's out" issues right now. But if my Eberron game is viable playing out of three-ring binders, yours should be just fine come next summer.
--David Noonan, game designer, Wizards of the Coast
...who wishes he had time to respond to every thread.
Woot!
[Long-Range-Hypnotism]
Scan the entire binder, and e-mail it to me. NOW!
[/Long-Range-Hypnotism]
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 5:11PM
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My practical note: I would prefer if certain core Eberron concepts (the Warforged race, the Artificer class, dragonmarks, elemental binding, etc.) were given freely available conversion notes online to start with, before any new Eberron 4e books come out. I do think that having to buy new books to upgrade old material (rather than use genuinely new material) is a valid complaint.
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 5:14PM
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My practical note: I would prefer if certain core Eberron concepts (the Warforged race, the Artificer class, dragonmarks, elemental binding, etc.) were given freely available conversion notes online to start with, before any new Eberron 4e books come out. I do think that having to buy new books to upgrade old material (rather than use genuinely new material) is a valid complaint.
Given that only the FR is getting an update in 2008, I assume that any conversion for Eberron will be done online. I assume it's too early to do a new setting book for Eberron. We do know it's one of the two settings they are supporting from the beginning.
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 5:41PM
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The word is that 4th will be diffrent enough from 3rd that starting a new campaign is preferable to converting, because 2e-->3e conversion apparently "went over like a lead balloon".
Because of this, I doubt that dragonmarks, warforged and so on will get a conversion guide. Instead new rules will be posted, with the intent for those using them to rebuild for the new system.
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 6:05PM
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Now, I wonder if there is any connection between the fact that Keith Baker has just quit his job at NetDevil to concentrate on his freelance work, and the upcoming need to convert Eberron to Fourth Edition . . . I hope there is.
Christopher Adams
Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, "I am not the kind of person I want to be." It must never sink into an assemblage of the self-satisfied.
- Frank Herbert, Dune
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 6:08PM
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Aug 29, 2003
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We know half elves won't be left out- they're mentioned explicitly in the races article. But really, why worry? It even says that any race cut will be brought back quickly. The dragonmarks will be less for the reasons that they were- to encourage people to play core races even with the new ones- but I see nothing wrong with that.
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6 years ago ::
Aug 16, 2007 - 6:18PM
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Oct 11, 2005
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Look, while there is a lot of changes that are happening to the system (Can you smell what the WTOC's cooking?), there are a few support items that you are going to need as soon as the player's handbook is released for the Ebberon players, which should be made as a free download for ease of the converion.
1) Core Ebberon Races (Warforged, Changlings, and Shifters) need racial guidelines and class abilities for up to 8th level, so that the players have something to go on till you get the new ECS:4E out to presses.
2) You need whatever adjustments to the class that Artificers get assigned to to be accessable also up to 8th level of play available for download also.
3) A few sample monster conversions for DM's to use would be nice, but not completely nessicary. My personal preference for this will be the Iron Defender, and the Karrathen Skeleton (please forgive spelling).
I think with these three items, transition will go smoothlly for now for the new edition.
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