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Xaxaxe
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:58 am

This is worth de-cloaking for:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome

Note the "4" in the stylized word "Adventure."

Note the countdown clock.

Note that tomorrow (Friday) is traditionally the day for big GenCon announcements.

Now, add it all together ... and probably throw in GleeMax, too. :pukel:

Any guesses?

+++++

Edit: whoops, tomorrow is actually Thursday ... but I still think we can all see what is coming, regardless of the day of the week.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:01 am

Oh, all the dice are coming up 4s, too ... just noticed that.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:53 am

Xaxaxe wrote:Any guesses?

Unprepared 3.5/d20 publishers will all commit suicide in a few hours?

BadMike, KoP, Killjoy, and other Acaeum members will be going the wrong way when the crowd bum-rushes the WoTC booth?

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:04 am

JohnGaunt wrote:Unprepared 3.5/d20 publishers will all commit suicide in a few hours?

From the bits I've picked up places, it's sounding more like an evolutionary revision than a "throwing everything out and starting all over again" one. It also sounds like they may have finally listened to players, and are simplifying the preparation needed to run a game using it.

I'll probably take a look when it comes out, but since I haven't had the urge to do any high-fantasy gaming in a long time, I can't say if I'd actually buy it.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:05 am

be prepared "4" used bookstores to be flooded with 3.5 books :roll:

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:26 am

I don't care what they do, they can't take my 1st Edition away from me!

FWIW, my money's on DDM and D&D moving closer together.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:36 am

WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 4th edition! Here comes the Ultra Planet Annihilator Swing feat, the Hyper Tumble and Devastate feat, and the Pull A Nugget Out Of My Arse And Throw It for 100d6 feat!

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:42 am

Perhaps they are "four-feiting" the copyrights to D&D and allowing it to cede to a company that will produce quality products of all editions? Begin holding breath now...

Hmm, no, I don't have a gambling problem, I'm winning, and winning is not a problem. That's like saying Michael Jordan has a basketball problem, or Def Leppard has an awesomeness problem. So why don't y'all pour some sugar on that?

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:03 am

Some additional analysis/details @ www.enworld.org

I'll be curious about how this impacts folks at the show....

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:21 am

Deadlord39 wrote:WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 4th edition! Here comes the Ultra Planet Annihilator Swing feat, the Hyper Tumble and Devastate feat, and the Pull A Nugget Out Of My Arse And Throw It for 100d6 feat!

I think we've all been waiting for that last one.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:23 am

Deadlord39 wrote:WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 4th edition! Here comes the Ultra Planet Annihilator Swing feat, the Hyper Tumble and Devastate feat, and the Pull A Nugget Out Of My Arse And Throw It for 100d6 feat!

You always have a way with words Frank. :wink:

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:03 am

About time, damnit. I've only been saying all year that 4th edition would be released at GenCon this year, only to be told "no, you idiot, they wouldn't do that." Well, I hope I am stupid, just to be proved right.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:19 am

WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 4th edition! Here comes the Ultra Planet Annihilator Swing feat, the Hyper Tumble and Devastate feat, and the Pull A Nugget Out Of My Arse And Throw It for 100d6 feat!
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:34 am

serleran wrote:About time, damnit. I've only been saying all year that 4th edition would be released at GenCon this year, only to be told "no, you idiot, they wouldn't do that."

The buildup to 3.0 had its denial phase as well. Various publishing events which were once hotly dismissed as unfounded rumor:

TSR would be bought by WotC.
Dragon magazine archives would be released on CD-rom.
D&D would be revised.
WotC would be bought by Hasbro.

Early appearances of the 3.0 artwork were said to be ripped from Warhammer by crafty rumor-mongers.

On the other hand, a healthy debate over what is or isn't plausible is a good way to get more information.

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:47 am

Xaxaxe wrote:This is worth de-cloaking for:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome

wooohoo only 4 hours to go ... :roll:

Anyone have a fell on how large the market is for a new set of rules? Can it support yet another change?

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:52 am

4? I'm seeing 7 at the moment...

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:53 am

g026r wrote:4? I'm seeing 7 at the moment...

You are right Goat :-)

The advertising is working. I now have 4 on the brain :-)

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:00 am

I know this is sadistic, but I am actually quite giddy about the 4E announcement. :twisted:

All the crap that the 3E people heaped on all the OOP fans over the last 7 years or so, its going to be fun watching them have to now put up with it themselves as they are all now going to be OOP fans.

Fun, fun, fun....

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