D&D IS turning into WoW!

[ImperialGolem]

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/20080401a

As you can see from the link, the classes are now named as follows:

Replace “Wizard” with “Mage”
Replace “Barbarian” with “Shaman”
Replace “Fighter” with “Warrior”
Replace “Cleric” with “Priest”
Replace “Ranger” with “Hunter”
Replace “Sorcerer” with “Warlock”
Replace “Creatures” with “Mobs”
Delete all reference to “Bard” and “Monk.”

Outstanding!

[Chronicled]

If you'd checked before posting, you'd have seen that you were beaten to the punch a while ago.

[Telonius]

At least it settles the Jayne alignment controversy.

[JBento]

New Alignment: Batman - YAY!!!!!

[Eldariel]

I only got like half of those references. Specifically the Captain's Two-Fisted Hammer of Death made me go WTF. Also, Brown Coat left me a bit dry.

Is it just me or is there a Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series reference?! I cast Magic Missile on the darkness!

[nerulean]

The brown-coat reference is a Firefly one. If you haven't seen it, go do so, because it is the best TV in existence.

Yu-gi-oh: Abridged was referencing something else. I'd link you to the video, but everything on YouTube at the moment is just Rick Astley.

[Eldariel]

It's only the Featured Videos.

Zincorium: Thanks :P I somehow figured it could have something to do with Star Trek (the only thing with cool captains), but couldn't draw connections.

As far as mistake goes, I have rights! I want my phone call!

[Zincorium]

I only got like half of those references. Specifically the Captain's Two-Fisted Hammer of Death made me go WTF. Also, Brown Coat left me a bit dry.

Star Trek (the first one).

Firefly/Serenity. It's fandom shares a lot of members with D&D's fandom.

Is it just me or is there a Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series reference?! I cast Magic Missile on the darkness!

Tell me you did not just mistake the most well-known reference from the classic dead alewive's sketch on dungeons and dragons for a parody of the same on significantly newer anime show.

[Person_Man]

Electrum, for the record, was worth 5 silver.

I miss 2nd ed.

[Nerd-o-rama]

I only got like half of those references. Specifically the Captain's Two-Fisted Hammer of Death made me go WTF. Also, Brown Coat left me a bit dry.

Is it just me or is there a Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series reference?! I cast Magic Missile on the darkness!

Captain's Two-Fisted Hammer of Death: Captain James T. Kirk's fighting style.
Browncoat: Firefly. Watch it.
I cast Magic Missile at the darkness: Dead Alewives, newbie. Dead Alewives.

This was really a surprising variety of references. You can tell whoever wrote this was actually in touch with the fandom, and the fandom's choice of quality television. Also props for putting in the lambs, and sloths, and breakfast cereals, and fruitbats...that part of the scene never gets enough play.

[Aquillion]

My favorite:

Page 156 – Starting a Grapple [Substitution/Deletion]
Replace “Step 1: Attack of Opportunity” text with the following:
“Step 1: Stop Your Game: You and all players stop gameplay. Other players may elect to go get pizza and Mountain Dew (it’s in the fridge) while you sit at the table and carefully reconsider your decision to grapple. If you still wish to grapple after the other players return, repeat this step.”

At least it shows they're paying attention to complaints.

[Rutee]

I gotta say, my favorites on this list was replacing Bigby with Colbert, and Regdar with Vin Deisel.

[Solo]

But will NPCs have giant yellow exclamation marks over their heads?

[Bleen]

Best errata ever.
If I had a game tonight, we would be using this.

[Tengu]

But will NPCs have giant yellow exclamation marks over their heads?

They do not already? Damn, I've been playing RPGs wrong for the whole length of my GMing career!

[Eldariel]

I cast Magic Missile at the darkness: Dead Alewives, newbie. Dead Alewives.

Oh my God! I had actually seen it and forgotten about it, which I guess is even worse than not having seen it at all. Well, at least now I won't forget again, since I know it's important :P

[Scintillatus]

Best. Joke. Ever.

How can anyone hate WotC after this?

[Lighturtle]

Good lord.. no, quite the reverse!

[Theodoxus]

I <3 April Fool's Day... best. 'holiday'. evar!

[de-trick]

man i forgot what today was, and I thought it was serious, till i looked at the calender thank god

[Hawriel]

Page 99 – New Feat [Addition]
Add the following feat:
Prepared for Anything
You are proficient with a towel. You always have a towel with you.
Prerequisite: Your character must be in the Spelljammer setting.
Benefit: You are able to use a towel for any of the following:
1. Keep your head warm while traveling the moons of Jaglan Beta.
2. Lie on the beautiful beaches of Santraginus V.
3. Sleep in the deserts of Kakrafoon.
4. Create a sail and ride a mini-raft on the rivers of Moth.
5. Use it in unarmed combat.
6. Protect yourself from the awful fumes of a Bugblatter Beast.
7. Wave the towel as a distress signal.
8. Dry yourself off.

My favorite by far. How ever they failed to give stats for using it as a weapon. Wet or dry.

afew went over my head as well.

CE = Mearls. Dont recognise the name.

What is ROUS?

[Townopolis]

From now on, I'm putting "Jayne" in the alignment section of all my character sheets.

[The_Snark]

What is ROUS?

Rodents of Unusual Size. Personally, I don't believe they exist.

Kudos to Wizards and Blizzard both. Blizzard gets extra bonus points for Spinal Tap.

[Eldariel]

Michael Mearls is the lead developer of D&D.

[hylian chozo]

My personal favorite, mostly because all of my group's NPC interactions end this way.

Page 71-72 – Diplomacy [Substitution]
Replace text with “Roll for initiative.”

Page 74 – Forgery [Substitution]
Replace text with “You actually trained in this skill? Well, roll for initiative.”

Page 74 – Gather Information [Substitution]
Replace text with “Roll for initiative.”

Page 81 – Sense Motive [Substitution]
Replace text with “Roll for initiative.”

[Moff Chumley]

Also, the character sheet. Insulting WotC is now blasphemy.

[Tengu]

Also, the character sheet. Insulting WotC is now blasphemy.

Really? They think Jayne is CN.

[D_Lord]

They added Bard as a hero class.

[Woot Spitum]

I like how they replaced the social skills with the phrase "roll for inititive."

[Destro_Yersul]

The Mountain Dew would be another Dead Alewives reference.

I liked the Hitchhiker's references the most, of course.