Comments on: WotC posts mysterious page starting with ‘4′ http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/ Unplugged gaming news and views Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dai Oni http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3089 Dai Oni Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:31:16 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3089 "Sounds less than “Open” for an Open Game License, doesn’t it?" Meh. Not like every other OGL publishers are following WotC's footstep by making their own SRD freely available. The last time someone other than WotC put out their own free SRD, their business shut down (i.e., Guardians of Order). I'm not saying it's what cause them to close up shop... As for the D&DInsider, not interested, since I don't have a plastic. I'm just going to stick with playing pen-n-paper RPG the old-fashioned pre-internet way. “Sounds less than “Open” for an Open Game License, doesn’t it?”

Meh. Not like every other OGL publishers are following WotC’s footstep by making their own SRD freely available. The last time someone other than WotC put out their own free SRD, their business shut down (i.e., Guardians of Order). I’m not saying it’s what cause them to close up shop…

As for the D&DInsider, not interested, since I don’t have a plastic. I’m just going to stick with playing pen-n-paper RPG the old-fashioned pre-internet way.

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3052 Allan Sugarbaker Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:13:24 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3052 According to <a href="http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=24062" rel="nofollow">this GR article</a>, DnDInsider.com will be a free beta until roughly the time the 4th Ed <i>Player's Handbook</i> ships, at which point it will cost $9.95 per month. The DnDInsider.com service will include both <i>Dragon</i> and <i>Dungeon</i> magazines, online tools for GMs such as mapping and adventure building assistants; character creators; a "virtual miniature" designer to accompany D&D Anytime, a virtual game table; plus forums and other features. *** Allan "Sven" Sugarbaker OgreCave.com According to this GR article, DnDInsider.com will be a free beta until roughly the time the 4th Ed Player’s Handbook ships, at which point it will cost $9.95 per month. The DnDInsider.com service will include both Dragon and Dungeon magazines, online tools for GMs such as mapping and adventure building assistants; character creators; a “virtual miniature” designer to accompany D&D Anytime, a virtual game table; plus forums and other features.
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Allan “Sven” Sugarbaker
OgreCave.com

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3050 Allan Sugarbaker Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:52:37 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3050 Just a rumor. Sounds less than "Open" for an Open Game License, doesn't it? At the very least, the details are flawed in this train of logic. But the idea has popped up as a rumor in a couple of places, so I mentioned it mainly to show the level of paranoia out there right now. Just a rumor. Sounds less than “Open” for an Open Game License, doesn’t it? At the very least, the details are flawed in this train of logic. But the idea has popped up as a rumor in a couple of places, so I mentioned it mainly to show the level of paranoia out there right now.

]]> By: Dai Oni http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3049 Dai Oni Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:30:08 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3049 "Rumors around the web speculate a fee will be required from those wishing to make use of the 4th Ed OGL." ??? So, basically it means we have to pay for the 4e System Reference Documents? “Rumors around the web speculate a fee will be required from those wishing to make use of the 4th Ed OGL.”

???

So, basically it means we have to pay for the 4e System Reference Documents?

]]> By: Del http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3047 Del Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:59:42 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3047 Flee before Gojiro, small game publishers ... Flee before Gojiro, small game publishers …

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3048 Allan Sugarbaker Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:02:44 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3048 7+ hours, and the WotC site's still non-functional - they must've been SLAMMED by the traffic (and should've expected such, but anyway...). I found a fan's photobucket page with some screenshots of the minimal content: http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x38/MightyDraco/DnD%204e%20https/ From those pages, a sense of some 4th Ed changes can be gleaned, along with the fact that Rob Heinsoo, formerly in charge of the D&D Miniatures Game, is now the Lead Designer of D&D 4th Edition. Early guesses that <i>Dragon</i> and <i>Dungeon</i> would become electronic content are confirmed by the announcement of DnDInsider.com, which will have content available for subscribers (cost TBA). Today's <a href="http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/11123.html" rel="nofollow">ICv2 story</a> mentions WotC plans for two 4th Ed lead-in products this December, <i>Wizards Presents: Classes and Races</i> and <i>Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters</i>. In April, we'll get quickstart rules in <i>Keep of the Shadowfell</i>. ICv2 also claims that "The Open Gaming License will continue as it has in the past, allowing the use of the rules in other publishers' games." Rumors around the web speculate a fee will be required from those wishing to make use of the 4th Ed OGL. *** Allan "Sven" Sugarbaker OgreCave.com 7+ hours, and the WotC site’s still non-functional - they must’ve been SLAMMED by the traffic (and should’ve expected such, but anyway…). I found a fan’s photobucket page with some screenshots of the minimal content:

http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x38/MightyDraco/DnD%204e%20https/

From those pages, a sense of some 4th Ed changes can be gleaned, along with the fact that Rob Heinsoo, formerly in charge of the D&D Miniatures Game, is now the Lead Designer of D&D 4th Edition. Early guesses that Dragon and Dungeon would become electronic content are confirmed by the announcement of DnDInsider.com, which will have content available for subscribers (cost TBA).

Today’s ICv2 story mentions WotC plans for two 4th Ed lead-in products this December, Wizards Presents: Classes and Races and Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters. In April, we’ll get quickstart rules in Keep of the Shadowfell. ICv2 also claims that “The Open Gaming License will continue as it has in the past, allowing the use of the rules in other publishers’ games.” Rumors around the web speculate a fee will be required from those wishing to make use of the 4th Ed OGL.
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Allan “Sven” Sugarbaker
OgreCave.com

]]> By: WilliamG http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3046 WilliamG Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:47:40 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3046 Mike Sugarbaker said: <i>Woohoo! Hey, how do you keep an idiot in suspense?</i> Have them play Storyteller? *ducking and running* ;-) Mike Sugarbaker said: Woohoo! Hey, how do you keep an idiot in suspense?

Have them play Storyteller?

*ducking and running* ;-)

]]> By: Mike Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3045 Mike Sugarbaker Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:40:44 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3045 3, 2, 1, aaaaand... "Service Unavailable"!!! Woohoo! Hey, how do you keep an idiot in suspense? 3, 2, 1, aaaaand… “Service Unavailable”!!! Woohoo! Hey, how do you keep an idiot in suspense?

]]> By: Mike Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3044 Mike Sugarbaker Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:34:39 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3044 Man, that's the ugliest d10 ever. Hey, wait, it's the biggest one! OMG THEY'RE SWITCHING TO STORYTELLER Man, that’s the ugliest d10 ever.

Hey, wait, it’s the biggest one! OMG THEY’RE SWITCHING TO STORYTELLER

]]> By: Mike Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3043 Mike Sugarbaker Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:07:15 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/08/16/wotc-posts-mysterious-page-the-first-letter-of-which-is-4/#comment-3043 Hah! That's exactly what they should do at 6:30: big ol' picture of a truck. Hah! That’s exactly what they should do at 6:30: big ol’ picture of a truck.

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