Not your Dad's D&D
Jun. 30th, 2008 12:04 pmHi,
So hey, I know everyone has been doing it, but I'd like to chit-chat about the experience of actually running a game of 4th ed. D&D. On Sunday I ran an afternoon one-shot and now I've got a few thoughts about it.
( here be gaming geekery )
Overall, I think the new edition of D&D has completely embraced it's "Kill things, take their stuff, look cool" premise. Fights are fun and move along pretty quickly. Outside of fights, the skill challenge system has a lot of great potential to allow for role-playing and story advancement. Prepping for fights isn't a chore, nor is running them. All the character classes and PC races are interesting and get fun new toys on every level. It's not the Greatest Role-Playing Game Ever. In many respects it's not D&D the way many people think of D&D, but this is a game that knows what it wants to be and goes all out to live up to its own expectations.
later
Tom
So hey, I know everyone has been doing it, but I'd like to chit-chat about the experience of actually running a game of 4th ed. D&D. On Sunday I ran an afternoon one-shot and now I've got a few thoughts about it.
Overall, I think the new edition of D&D has completely embraced it's "Kill things, take their stuff, look cool" premise. Fights are fun and move along pretty quickly. Outside of fights, the skill challenge system has a lot of great potential to allow for role-playing and story advancement. Prepping for fights isn't a chore, nor is running them. All the character classes and PC races are interesting and get fun new toys on every level. It's not the Greatest Role-Playing Game Ever. In many respects it's not D&D the way many people think of D&D, but this is a game that knows what it wants to be and goes all out to live up to its own expectations.
later
Tom