4th & Dragon : Dungeons and Dragons...and stuff

Well, I guess we’re about to find out.

http://www.dragonavenue.com/forums/viewthread/607/

zachol - 11 March 2008 08:31 AM

This seems like it would not work all that well for pbps - lots of choices and things that you can do that would greatly affect what the next characters in initiative would do.

I’m not saying I’m annoyed by the choices, they’re nifty, but there’re a lot of them and it would poke at many of pbp’s weaknesses.

That is actually exactly what I was thinking as I was preparing for the campagn over the weekend.  “Gosh, that ‘Tide of Iron’ is going to be a pain to DM, because It is going to effect what other people do.”

But as BP said, we are getting ready to see how it will work.  I think the DM will just have to be a bit more on his toes, of the players will have to post contingency plans.

With the insider virtual table I imagine that the pbp will drop off a bit anyway.  There have been time sI would have rather chat played than post played.  I will probably get a game for the virtual table going in any event even if it is a 2-3 hour/1 or 2 weeks kinda thing anyway.  That is going to be a great way for members here to play.

...end promotional reel for wizards here…

Hahaha, I actually had a conversation with myself that went somethign like this:

“Why would WotC make the game PbP unfriendly? you would think that would kill their demographic that wanted to play but did not have a group.”

“So that those people would pay for DDi you idiot.”

“Heh, makes sense.”

Ha ha, true.

I swear, if that thing ends up costing $15 a month I am going to be so amazingly ticked off.

zachol - 12 March 2008 01:10 PM

Ha ha, true.

I swear, if that thing ends up costing $15 a month I am going to be so amazingly ticked off.

Prepare to be AMAZINGLY TICKED OFF!!!  Here is the pricing they announced at DDX a few weeks ago:

Subscription Pricing

* One month: $14.95
* Three month: $12.95/mo
* 12 Months: $9.95/mo

Oh boo. That was going to be my fall back if I couldn’t find a gaming group here. That’s MMO type pricing for something I’d use probably once a week tops. 

true but you are getting a ton of stuff for $15 a month.  You get the crunch of every book they print so it could almost replace buying books ( say almost since you will not get any flavor text, etc)

check out this link for more info:
http://www.critical-hits.com/2008/02/28/dd-xp-seminar/#more-1372

Since I already pay for an MMO that I use rarely, I’ll just be shifting the money.  I’d rather give it to D&D anyway.  I’ll do a 3 month subscription first before I pay for the 12 month.

Sounds like God is telling me to get a job.

*sigh*

Money money money…