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Interesting 4e review

Started by Balbinus, March 02, 2008, 06:26:18 PM

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Drew

#45
March 06, 2008, 06:20:23 PM
Scenario. Story. Plot. Adventure. Narrative. Module. Arc. Campaign. Game.

I use them all with impunity. Fie upon those who say I shouldn't.
 

Seanchai

#46
March 06, 2008, 06:36:10 PM
Quote from: David RLike Balbinus said - prewritten. I also like to add by just one person. I prefer the term story because everyone around the table had a hand in it's creation.

Huh. I've always thought of them as the opposite - a story is over and done with while a plot is just a plan.

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David R

#47
March 06, 2008, 06:49:05 PM
Quote from: SeanchaiHuh. I've always thought of them as the opposite - a story is over and done with while a plot is just a plan.

*shrug* I consider story the ongoing process of a rpg session where everybody plays a part. Plot forms the basis of the story - which is traditionally started by one person - the GM.

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GrimJesta

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March 06, 2008, 08:10:02 PM
Quote from: StuartI think WotC did something very bad when they decided to market the game under the premise "the game remains the same".

They should have just said -- here's an exciting new take on D&D.  It's a reimagining of the game (just like Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who!) and while there's lots you'll recognize, it's a brand new game.

I would have even considered calling it something else, like D&D Tactics, or even Advanced D&D Miniature Battles.  

That would have avoided virtually ALL of the negative feelings about the new edition, and had people just focusing on the good stuff.

I like RPGs.  I also like Tactical Wargames with Minis. Telling me 4e was an RPG put me off the game.  If I stop thinking of it in the same way as the RPGs on my shelf, and instead like Tactical Mini games I have (or want -- like Cadwallon), then my feelings about 4e are different.

The more you post the more I think I need to build a shrine to you in my living room. You say some profound things, amigo. I think you may be on to something here.

Quote from: Arsenic CanaryI think that everyone is avoiding the big issue here:  namely, the nerfing of Magic Missile!

They should have renamed the spell rather than wreck an icon of the game since its inception - magic missile is a spell that always hits. It was something the wizard could count on. The "infinite use" ability should have been named "Eldritch Bolt" or something. *sniff*

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