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In this episode, your hosts – Dave Noonan and Mike Mearls – field many of your questions regarding 4th Edition, following the Gen Con announcement. Our thanks to everyone who submitted questions to askdnd@wizards.com, with the following appearing this podcast:

Questions

09:30: Corey asks, How are you going to decide who playtests 4th Edition?

11:00: David asks, What are the conversion plans between 3rd and 4th Editions?

14:45: Jean asks, What is the goal of 4th Edition?

19:00: Neil asks, Internally what was the most unanimously supported change in 4th Edition?

20:20: Mike asks, Has any thought been given to revamping the monetary system?

  • Centimal currency: where parts are divided by 100s (such as 100 pennies to a dollar), as opposed to decimal currency (such as 10 silver pieces to a gold).

24:00: Estabo asks, Will action points be core?

25:00: Jonathan asks, What’s being done with encumbrance?

26:30: Cody asks, What classes and races can you confirm will be in 4th Edition?

28:30: Eve asks, What will the non-combat 4th Edition mechanics be like?

33:00: Akoss asks, will there be mechanical changes moving from the Heroic to the Paragon to the Epic tiers of play?

34:10: Jeremy asks, What kind of support will psionics receive in 4th Edition?

35:20: Celine asks, What prompted the interest in assigning roles to classes and monsters?

Lightening Round Questions

  • Do you need online content to play 4th Edition?
  • Can you explain how roles affect the design process?
  • Was there a list of sacred cows?
  • Will Ravenloft (or other worlds) return?
  • What will happen to iconic but non-combat abilities for monsters?
  • What were your 4th Edition secrets you had to give at Gen Con?
  • How will 4th Edition speed up gameplay and prep time?
  • What have considered off-limits during the design process?
  • What’s happening with critical hits?
  • How will monster advancement take place?
  • Have you come up with a better mechanic for turning undead?
  • Will iconic monsters remain at their current power levels?