Way OT - 5th edition of D&D on the way

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I'm on the list of playtesters and will hopefully get a crack at it.

I feel like Paul LeMat as John Milner in American Graffiti when Erin Moran wanted to listen to the Beach Boys in his car. He angrily turns the radio off and growls "Rock and Roll has been goin' downhill since Buddy Holly died!" - I feel the same about D&D - it's been goin' downhill since AD&D 1e died.

Still, Wizards of the Coast is winning at least some of my dollars back by reprinting - for a limited time, anyway - the three big AD&D books (Dungeon Masters Guide, Monster Manual, Players Handbook) and donating some of the money to Gail Gygax for a memorial for Gary. Hey! There's my on-topicness; he worked with GDW for a while

I'd love to see some crazy billionaire buy up the GDW IP and reprint Twilight:2000 1.0 boxed sets and supplements, but it isn't gonna happen.

Inasmuch as I'll probably never get to play a proper T2k game, though, one of the things I do love about this place is the relative lack of any sort of forum drama at all. 1.0? 2.0? 2.2? T2k13? Whatevs, it's all good.

Okay except for Twilight:2013 that one is just junk.

[weswood]

I didn't even know there was a 4th ed out. Pretty much lost interest in AD&D after 2nd ed.

Good luck!

[pmulcahy11b]

The last version I played was AD&D...

[Cdnwolf]

3.5 was the last one I tried... and went with the Pathfinder versions...

I just found a bunch of PDF for Dungeon Crawls and they have in one spot taking a character from Level 1 to 15 in one setting.

I also have the link to the Worlds Largest Dungeon

[Raellus]

The concept of D&D is so universal now, it's cliche. That's not to say that it's not any good, though.

The whole version thing confounds and frustrates me. Obviously, unless new editions come out, the licence-holder doesn't make any money. I get that part. But it seems like they keep releasing deliberately problematic material so that in a few years they'll have a reason to debut a "new-and-improved" version.

I've read up a little of WotC's vision of v5 as a universal, completely customizable edition that will simultaneously appeal to all styles of fantasy RPG players and DMs and, although I'm rooting for this to be the case, I am highly skeptical. If this is possible, why didn't it happed decades ago? If it's not possible, then this ploy is an all-time low.

I also think it's interesting how invested folks get in their favorite editions. From the little I've read in Amazon reviews of various editions, there's some seriously passionate, partisan folks out there when it comes to defending a particular edition (and attacking most others). I've only ever played 4e, and that started only very recently. Seems like a lot of folks hate it. I've enjoyed it so far (but then I don't have any experience playing any other editions, unless you count the old Gold Box computer games and the Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale series where the mechanics are mostly behind the scenes).

In my mind, I think the quality of the DM and the playing group is much, much more important that the version being used (unless the system is so slow and clunky that it takes forever to resolve a single turn). If the DM's really good and the players enjoy one another's company, the experience can transcend nearly any limitations or shortcomings inherent in whatever rules-set is being used.

Anyway, thus end my ramblings on the matter.

[Odie]

3.5 was my favorite. AD&D would be a close second. I bought the players handbook for 4. Never bought another thing of that version. The only reason I bought it was because I pre ordered it. That was a mistake. So unless version 5 goes back to 3.5 rules. I am going to be very skepticle. Pathfinder is basically the 3.5 rules. Pathfinder is a fantastic game. I do have a few complaints with it but they are minor enough not to even mention. lol.

T2K 2.2 and Traveller TNE are my all time favorite RPG games. TNE has FF&S rule book for designing your own equipment (guns, vehicles aircraft and spacecraft). What makes it even more awesome is T2k 2.2 and TNE rules are the same. So your equipment and characters can play in either game if you want.

[Webstral]

Anyone know what the powers of a paladin are?