Well, its finally here. Fourth Edition. I was in lost goblin games in Raleigh, NC, picking up my reserved copy of the Players' Handbook (figure I will get Monster Manual next week or two). Okay, how geeky am I that this was something I was looking forward to for about the last month.
So I get it home and open it up....and its pretty...lotsa color....everywhere....little bit of brain overload on this. I appreciate the new art...nice to see a book without recycled images...but wow, that sure is a lot of color.
Book is well organized, though I think either I am going to need some reference cards, or I will be flipping around alot.
Surprise. Magic Items. In the Player's Handbook. Not sure why.
More left intact than I originally anticipated, so I imagine I will still be able to steal stuff from old 3.0 or 3.5 once I start learning the mechanical differences and get past all those COLORS......
Anyway, without being too much of a WOTC lap dog, it looks good overall. Fairly simple layout with many of the old rules intact or streamlined.
My biggest disappointment so far is no monk and no combat powers/feats/etc based around an unarmed combat build. Oh well, its a supplement in the waiting I imagine.
Tags: D&D RPG D20 40 "4th Edition"
