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June 11,2008

(RAW) Review: "Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition"

!RAW! As a service to our listeners we've rushed this blobcast to production. As a result we have forgone our normal editing process and present this episode RAW and UNCUT! As such the episode may be a little more explicit than usual, and the listener should use discretion.

Cast: Rich, Becky, Chris, Andy and Earl

One of these kids is doing his own thing!

Andy's First Impression.

Earl wants to know: "Why should I buy it?"

1st Level Characters Don't Suck!

Reason to Buy 1: Advancement Structure doesn't hinder Storytelling.

Reason to Buy 2: Subsystems of the game are now Balanced

Let's play NERF!

Michigan J. Tarrasque, an Easter Egg in special Monster Manuals

Reason to Buy 3: Cool Factor, New Stuff including a Demigod PC!

Reason NOT to Buy 1: If you like Low Level 3e Adventures

Reason NOT to Buy 2: 3e is more true to the original DnD Setting

Becky doesn't like poetry, but she does like rules...

Low Level Spellcasters are now useful, but are they entertaining?

4e has a totally different infrastructure

I don't know what a turtan is, but it gets a sneak attack

Could this be the return of the Religious Right!

4e Races and Classes

I am Jay's Non-Existent Voice

How does it help me tell a story?

Pet Peeve 1: And now featuring a condensed 1 page index!

Pet Peeve 2: It is a Total Reimagining

Pet Peeve 3: Everything Before is Totally Worthless!

DM's must know know more than ever before

But at least the Learning Curve has been reset

Pet Peeve 4: The Online Services are NOT Available!

Pet Peeve 5: Books are full of Pandering and Shameless Plugs

A debate for our listeners: Does Amazon own Barnes and Noble?

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WoTC

runtime: ~70 minutes