I’ve been reading up on what some people have had to say about the Races and Classes 4th Edition preview book (those that got their copies early, at least) over on EN World, and such readings have sparked a lot of speculation in my mind.
First, allow me to share those things that have [...]

Since time immemorial, D&D has been a generic heroic fantasy game. That is, the focus has always been on heroic fantasy, and the flavor of the game has always been pretty setting-neutral. The intent, I’m guessing, was to give budding world-builders a blank slate as far as setting goes, allowing them to create [...]

Recently I read an article in the electronic version of Dungeon Magazine that talked about a new philosophy present in 4th Edition: Points of Light. This is not a mechanical idea, but an idea that affects story and theme. It goes like this: the world is a dark place. Civilization is comprised [...]

Some interesting information has been posted about wizards in 4th Edition. This article makes me think a little bit of the magister and mage blade classes from Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed, a game that I liked a lot, and I like this direction. A wizard’s spellbook always seemed like so much wasted potential. [...]

I’ve been ravenously devouring every scrap of information I can get my hands on regarding 4th Edition. Wizards’ official site updates three times a week, which hardly seems like often enough. I have, however, managed to catch hold of some inspiring scraps, and I have some suppositions based on others. In no [...]

I’m sure most of you already know, but it was officially announced yesterday that 4th Edition D&D is indeed coming our way in mid-2008. I really, really couldn’t be more excited, particularly after reading this post on EN World.
The above post gives a number of tantalizing details, doesn’t it. Character classes go up [...]