Kuunari

Well, people keep talking about 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, almost as if it’s some kind of big news or something.

Monte Cook talks on Legends and Lore about 5th edition.  The big take away is that players will be able to play characters built from a wide variety of styles.  The example he gives has a 1e type character at the same table as a 3e character.  That sounds awesome, and something I’ve been hoping for for a long time. My friends and I used to do this when we first playing.  We’d play D&D modules with a bizarre mix of 1e and 2e characters.  This was great because we were each able to play what we enjoyed and felt comfortable with.

Dave “The Game” Chalker at Critical Hits talks about the “road not taken”, another possibility for a post 4e D&D game.  In this post, he talks about using some ideas from Gamma World, using static numbers for attack, and using powers for everything, not just combat.   I think the powers is the idea that I like the best.

Blog of Holding talks about 5e having a Dwarf Class.  Personally, I don’t see what a dwarf class would add to the game. I like the flexibility, namely, being able to play against type.

Well, seems like the flurry of commentary has died down a bit, or at least is located more in forums.

Happy Gaming everyone!