Dungeons & Dragons: Vierte Edition

[Wandervogel]

Bei 3.5 kann man Monster auch schon aufpumpen, indem man ihnen "Monsterstufen" verpasst - pro Stufe +1w8 HP, CR+1 und an der Endsumme an Hitdice bestimmt sich, wieviele Feats das Viech insgesamt hat, etc. - müssen nicht immer Klassenstufen sein...

[Greifenklaue]

Freunde, Übersetzer, Weggefährten, was will unsdas sagen? Gibt es nun 4th in der OGL oder nicht oder wie???

Irgendwie wurde da ständig auf der ENworld-Was wir wissen-Seite was geändert [23]

Gestern stand da:
Aber mittlerweile scheint es ja so zu sein, dass WotC für die vierte selbst Lizenzen vergeben will, es also keine offene Lizenz ist.

Heute immer noch so ähnlich, aber doch mit einem sehr viel lockeren Eindruck (Lizenzen an der nächsten Straßenecke...):

Open Gaming Licence
* 4th Edition will fall under the OGL, and there'll be a new SRD (this post by thormagni)
* Wizards wants 3rd party publishers to produce 4e-compatible material. (this post by thormagni)
* 3rd party publishers will be able to get licenses to create 4e material from Wizards. (??)(source: jgbrowning This post) -- not confirmed.
* Fans will be able to publish material on Gleemax under (free) license from Wizards. (This material will be available to Wizards to republish; see discussion on Gleemax TOS).
* The OGL/SRD/d20 Licenses will still exist - details still to come (source: this post)

-> EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - 4E - 4E: What we know - updated!

Irgendwie bin ich nicht in der Lage, es eindeutig zu verstehen. Die 4te fällt unter die OGL, zugleich brauchen Publisher aus der 3rd ne Lizenz, um etwas für die 4th zu veröffentlichen... Hätte ich nur besser aufgepasst in Englisch

[MarkusDiedrich]

3rd party= Drittanbieter

Das deutet darauf hin, das WotC und die "Insider" frei veröffentlichen dürfen und alle anderen für eine kommerzielle Veröffentlichung eine Lizenz brauchen werden.

[Wandervogel]

Open Gaming Licence
* 4th Edition will fall under the OGL, and there'll be a new SRD (this post by thormagni)
* Wizards wants 3rd party publishers to produce 4e-compatible material. (this post by thormagni)
* 3rd party publishers will be able to get licenses to create 4e material from Wizards. (??)(source: jgbrowning This post) -- not confirmed.
* Fans will be able to publish material on Gleemax under (free) license from Wizards. (This material will be available to Wizards to republish; see discussion on Gleemax TOS).
* The OGL/SRD/d20 Licenses will still exist - details still to come (source: this post)

Also...
Für die 4. kommt neues Kleingedrucktes.
Natürlich will WotC immer noch, daß andere Firmen so Zeugs wie Hintergrundwelten, Klassenhandbücher usw. basteln, allerdings soll man dafür eine Lizenz erwerben.
Ausnahme: Fanprodukte bei Gleemax, auf welche WotC das Patschehändchen legen und rufen kann "meins!"

[Greifenklaue]

3rd party= Drittanbieter

Das deutet darauf hin, das WotC und die "Insider" frei veröffentlichen dürfen und alle anderen für eine kommerzielle Veröffentlichung eine Lizenz brauchen werden.

Ahh, okay. "Insider" heißt das Onlineangebot von WotC. Also keine OGL aber eine GL...

[Greifenklaue]

Neues bei Youtube:

Behind the scenes (vom GenCon)

I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG3qJ6Ku-MY
II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ZySeLw5A4

Die Präsentation hat jetzt auch Teil III und IV, das ganze hier in der Übersicht: http://www.youtube.com/user/GamerZer0
Und vieles weitere vom GenCon!

[Argamae]

Alles nur Marketing-Bla-Bla. Hab mir die ersten beiden Videos reingezogen. Ja, wieder wird alles leichter und besser, der Spieler hat wieder (mehr?) Optionen, seinen Charakter zu gestalten, etc.
Am Ende kommen aber wieder tonnenweise Sourcebooks mit Optionalregeln und Feat-Listen raus - denn das ist das Konzept hinter der neuen Edition. Wie eigentlich hinter jeder, wenn man es genau nimmt. WotC will schließlich Geld verdienen. Und das kann man eben nicht mit zwei, drei Grundregelwerken. Also - keine Überraschung bei mir. Lediglich eine verhaltene Spannung, wie sie das neue System überarbeitet haben.

[MarkusDiedrich]

Und die Forgotten Realms werden zum Living Background...

[Greifenklaue]

Was, so wie Greyhawk eins? Und dann ab in die Ton... an die Spielerschaft abgegeben...  [25]

[Argamae]

Und die Forgotten Realms werden zum Living Background...

I don't think so...

[MarkusDiedrich]

Doch, Greyhawk und Kalamar enden, siehe beigefügten Text

Reposted from an LG list


A Year of Change: The RPGA in 2008


As most of you reading this know, Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition was
announced at Gen Con Indy on this past Thursday evening. This means great things for the game, and with that, big changes for the RPGA and its
programs. Ever since "The Announcement", one of the hot topics both at the convention and online has been "What does this mean for the future?"


At our members' meeting this evening, Ian and I talked to the assembled
players, judges, and staff about the RPGA's future. Even though many of you can't be with us, we felt it necessary to send out the "official word" to
you as soon as the meeting was concluded, so you could have all the
information in one place. Here we go!


Campaigns Concluding
Living Greyhawk has been the face of organized play for the 3rd Edition D&D game. Tremendously successful, thousands participate worldwide in the biggest shared-world D&D game anywhere. LG has been around since the beginning of 3rd Edition, and it will last to the end of the 3rd Edition
product line. Starting with a two-round special at D&D Experience 2008
(February 28 - March 2), the campaign will begin its final story arc - a
series of core adventures that will build into the climactic two-round
finale at Origins 2008. We're pulling out all the stops in these final
adventures - no major NPC is off-limits, and you're really going to be a
part of the most world- affecting story arc we've ever done. We're getting
some of the best authors to ever write for Living Greyhawk to help with
these adventures - what the Circle has planned is nothing short of amazing.
While the campaign concludes at Origins next year, it is our sincerest
desire to provide you an epic conclusion to the campaign we all love so
much.


I know you want more specifics, now that the cat's out of the bag.
Regions will have up to 6 adventures next year - all of them will premiere
no later than June 30, 2008. Metaregions will have 4 adventures next year, with the same premiere deadline. All adventures released in 2007 and 2008 will be playable until December 31, 2008.
We're also looking at increasing play opportunities for your characters in
2008 so they have a better chance of reaching the goals you've set for them.
The two specials next year - the first and last adventures in the final core
story arc - will be available for all conventions soon after they premiere
at their respective shows. Many more players will be able to enjoy all of
the final adventures for Living Greyhawk, as the specials come to their
local shows.


More information on Living Greyhawk's conclusion will become available in
the next few weeks on the website.
(...)

We also bid a fond farewell to Living Kingdoms of Kalamar in 2008. At D&D Experience next year, LK will run its special finale adventures.
All other adventures will be playable through the RPGA until March 31, 2008.


So, with the existing campaigns ending, what will rise up to take their
place? Read on!


Campaigns Beginning
At D&D Experience 2008, you'll be able to get your first full-on play of D&D 4th Edition in its final form. This will come in the form of preview
adventures for the next Living campaign - Living Forgotten Realms! The most popular campaign setting for D&D finally gets its turn as a regionalized Living campaign. If you like the system for Living Greyhawk, you'll love what we have in store with Living Forgotten Realms: more play opportunities for the average gamer, fully supported online and offline play, and a greater shared-world experience than we've ever done before with a Living campaign. Living Forgotten Realms will be the first truly global Living campaign.


But we can't do it without your help! We're placing a call out for administrators to help us on both a global and regional level.
Information on how you can help will be available in September on the RPGA website. Global and regional administrators will get previews of 4th Edition material as they work to provide the most immersive game experience you'll ever find in an organized play campaign.
(...)

More to Come!
As 2007 rolls on, we'll have a lot more to talk about regarding our current
programs, the upcoming programs mentioned above, and other exciting new programs coming out in 2008 and beyond. There's still a lot more information we want to get out to you, but we have to save some of our goodies for a little later!


Thanks to everyone involved in the RPGA for making our organization the
success it is today. Stay with us, as it's going to get even better.



Game On!
__________________
Chris Tulach
RPGA Content Manager
Wizards of the Coast

[Argamae]

At D&D Experience 2008, you'll be able to get your first full-on play of D&D 4th Edition in its final form. This will come in the form of preview adventures for the next Living campaign - Living Forgotten Realms! The most popular campaign setting for D&D finally gets its turn as a regionalized Living campaign.

Erstaunlich! Bei Greyhawk war dies ja der erste Schritt in die Obskurität. Mehr als etwas Cream für Götterbeispiele war ja nicht drin für Greyhawk in der 3. Edition. Folgt Forgotten Realms nun diesem Weg? Soweit ich weiß, ist die Welt doch immer noch sehr populär, oder? Vielleicht haben WotC ja was neues in petto, um bestimmte Eigenarten des neuen Systems in ein unverbrauchtes Erscheinungsbild einzubetten.
Nichts desto trotz ist aber eine Neuauflage des FR-Settings für die 4. Edition angekündigt.

[Ghost]

This will come in the form of preview
adventures for the next Living campaign - Living Forgotten Realms!

Spitze. Ich freue mich auch schon auf die ersten Epic-NPCs mit klangvollen Namen wie Zoop0r1337 und Pwn1ngR34p02...  [22]

Ich hoffe, dass sie die Living-Klamotten aus den offiziellen Büchern herauslassen, sonst werden sie für Nicht-Living-Spieler ziemlich schnell nutzlos (siehe Star Wars Quellenbände Jedi und Dark Side), weil man überhaupt nicht wissen kann, was das Thema und die Gründe des Hintergrunds sind.

[MarkusDiedrich]

Tja, ich bin da leider nicht sehr optimistisch, habe aber gerade wieder ein paar interessante FR-Infos vom GenCon bekommen:

(...)
The "Secrets of the Realms" seminar was very interesting given the  
announcement of 4E. Firstly, in relation to upcoming products, the following was  said:

GRAND HISTORY
- The timeline provided would stretch beyond the "current  date";
- There will be new dates provided ove and above what was in the PDF  GHotR;
- The prose "vignettes" that feature will be 'point-of-view' excerpts  that
put the reader 'in' that historical timeline event that is being showcased  or
give them a look at that event from the POV of an observer;

ANAUROCH
- Not much said but the plot has its origins in a "ruined city  now reclaimed
and a great magical treasure that the 'bad guys' shouldn't  get".

SWORDS of DRAGONFIRE
- Ed describes it as his 'best balanced' novel that  he's written for WotC;
- The KoMD won't actually get to Shadowdale by the end  of the trilogy but
this book and the next ("The Sword Never Sleeps") are a  fantastic aid to any
Cormyr campaign. Several of the movers and shakers of the  Zhentarim are
featured and Hesperdan play a role also;

ANNOTATED ELMINSTER
- Many extra bits with long essays nd also some of  Ed's own personal artwork;

FRCS (4E)
- Will be available at GEN-CON 2008 and we will be seeing some  "pretty
significant changes";

Also mentioned were two further unnamed FR 4E products highlighting races  
and classes in the Realms and a major 4E adventure respectively.

SWORDMAGE
- A HD novel by Rich Baker which is the first of a trilogy in  the 4E Realms.
It's set in Hulburg in the Moonsea and has a smaller focus and  isn't
associated with any RSE;

READER'S GUIDE TO RA SALVATORE'S LEGENDS OF DRIZZT
- Coffee table book  (like a Marvel encyclopedia) with descriptions the
world, characters and  art.
(...)

Dann kamen noch ein paar Fragen und Antworte, aber das sprengt hier den Rahmen, denke ich.

[Greifenklaue]

Ich muss zugeben, dass ich gar nicht wußte, dasses zur - phantastischen - Kalamarwelt ne Living-Campaign gibt. Übrigens gibt es auch deutschsprachig vier Abenteuer, weder bei Amazon gelistet, noch bei MewWorlds... Aber ich hab sie gesehen  [25] Auf emglisch wird es weiterhin Fluffmaterial ohne Lizenz geben.

-> http://22568.rapidforum.com/topic=101071538384&search=Kalamar

Living Forgotten Realms! The most popular campaign setting for D&D finally gets its turn as a regionalized Living campaign.

Erstaunlich! Bei Greyhawk war dies ja der erste Schritt in die Obskurität.

Uiuiui, das wären bei den Reichen ja dann zwei Schritt zurück  [15]

Mehr als etwas Cream für Götterbeispiele war ja nicht drin für Greyhawk in der 3. Edition.

Gab es nicht noch auf Englisch nen Kampagnenguide [16] Was nicht viel ist...

Spitze. Ich freue mich auch schon auf die ersten Epic-NPCs mit klangvollen Namen wie Zoop0r1337 und Pwn1ngR34p02...

Ahh! Ahhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!   [19]

Dann kamen noch ein paar Fragen und Antworte, aber das sprengt hier den Rahmen, denke ich.

Den Rahmen sprengen nur großpixelige Fotos  [23] Zur Not mach doch nen Thread VR in der 4ten Edition auf. Mich würds interessieren tun  [25]