D&D 4.5 announced for release February 2009

[KIDS]

In an unexpected turn of events, Wizards of the Coast announced the release of D&D 4.5 edition in February 2009, complete with reprinting of the three core books - Player's Handbook, Monster Manual and Dungeon Monster's Guide. "We intend to begin working on these books as soon as the first feedback from 4E release is recieved. We are certain that many of the possible imbalances in the game and bugs in the online playing software will be caught soon and corrected immediately. When all of this information is collected, it is only logical to reprint and release an updated version, codenamed 4.5 so far," said Keith Bakerson, a design and development manager. "The entire project is confidential right now but I can give out some small tidbits. For example, we are aware that many players are distressed by gnomes being removed from the Player's Handbook in 4E. This oversight will be fixed in 4.5 PHB where we intend to add a new race: Chaos Gnome. Also, there are plans to compensate for the Druid and Cleric classes being underpowered in 3E and 4E by giving them a host of new and exciting abilities. We are very much looking forward to these two oft-maligned classes being 'buffed' in 4.5 and fit to meaningfully contribute to their parties again. A new 'averaging' rolling system is being developed: I cannot reveal major features, but it will be based on 3d8. In many ways, this change will revolutionize the way the game is played. We look forward to extending the great legacy of D&D into this new edition."
Another news conference was scheduled for the next week with more interesting details about D&D 4.5 to be revealed there. In the meantime, an invitation is extended to everyone to discuss this issue and ideas for 4.5 at the Wizards of the Coast's official forums.

Link to the report. Discuss!

[Thinker]

Fooled You!

[TheThan]

I'm automatically assuming its an April fools joke, just because its April fools.

(skepticism FTW)

[Zenos]

I'm tired of April Fools.

[nerulean]

Wizards do seem to have come up with several hundred of them this year...

[Ascension]

My favorite is the one that offers $50 bucks towards 4E books to anyone who legally changes their name to "&".

[TRM]

Again?!? WoTC is nothing but a money-grubbing corporation trying to turn D&D into WoW!!
April fools!!
I'm never playing D&D again.
*pulls a large hammer out of his bag, smashes subtlety with it*

edit: @V Not bad at all, it means you've finally joined me among the ranks of the Cynical Wombats Society.

[Sstoopidtallkid]

How bad is it that this seems plausible to me?

[BardicDuelist]

How bad is it that this seems plausible to me?

That's what I was thinking.

I am glad that there will still be a SRD. Ignoring the cost for a while will help.

[Coplantor]

Come on, this is clearly an April's fools joke, cleric underpowered? Chaos Gnomes? 4,5 anounced before the release of 4E? when they said that instead of 4.5 there was going to be PHB 2 and DMG 2 one year after the release of the three core and then PHB 3 and DMG 3 the next year? and come on... Chaos Gnome????? I cant even start to imagine what that could be. Oh, and I was forgeting the 3d8 system!

[Sstoopidtallkid]

Come on, this is clearly an April's fools joke, cleric underpowered? Chaos Gnomes? 4,5 anounced before the release of 4E? when they said that instead of 4.5 there was going to be PHB 2 and DMG 2 one year after the release of the three core and then PHB 3 and DMG 3 the next year? and come on... Chaos Gnome????? I cant even start to imagine what that could be. Oh, and I was forgeting the 3d8 system!

I was taking all of that into account when I said it seemed plausible. This is WotC we're talking about here.

[Rutee]

I was taking all of that into account when I said it seemed plausible. This is WotC we're talking about here.

I don't know why that's a factor. WotC didn't exactly release editions any faster then TSR.

[The_Snark]

Come on, this is clearly an April's fools joke, cleric underpowered? Chaos Gnomes? 4,5 anounced before the release of 4E? when they said that instead of 4.5 there was going to be PHB 2 and DMG 2 one year after the release of the three core and then PHB 3 and DMG 3 the next year? and come on... Chaos Gnome????? I cant even start to imagine what that could be. Oh, and I was forgeting the 3d8 system!

I am sorry to inform you that there really is such a thing as a chaos gnome. See Races of Stone.

[Ascension]

Chaos Gnome????? I cant even start to imagine what that could be.

Uhh, I hate to break it to you, but Chaos Gnomes already exist. They're in Races of Stone as one of the new gnomish subraces.

They get a level adjustment and everything!

EDIT: Ninja'd!

[Rutee]

I'm reminded of RPG.net's contest to have you come up with an animal that hasn't been used as the basis for a PC Race...

[Zeful]

That's what I was thinking.

I am glad that there will still be a SRD. Ignoring the cost for a while will help.

3.5 will still have an SRD but 4e's will have quality related information.

[Mee]

So, does this mean that we should:
Keep the 3.5 and don't bother upgrading ((which is what I plan to do))
Or wait for another year, and go straight to 4.5, and avoid 4.0?
So, now my head hurts.

[Bleen]

I'm reminded of RPG.net's contest to have you come up with an animal that hasn't been used as the basis for a PC Race...

Fact:Blizzard has a big dartboard with a bunch of animal names on it. Every time they decide to have a new WoW expansion, they close their eyes and let loose a dart.

Whatever animal is chosen then becomes the new anthromorphic, gritty, tribal, misunderstood-yet-proud warrior race barely clinging to their homeland.

[Rutee]

So, does this mean that we should:
Keep the 3.5 and don't bother upgrading ((which is what I plan to do))
Or wait for another year, and go straight to 4.5, and avoid 4.0?
So, now my head hurts.

It means you look up to see whether or not Gullible is written on the ceiling, m'dear.

Fact:Blizzard has a big dartboard with a bunch of animal names on it. Every time they decide to have a new WoW expansion, they close their eyes and let loose a dart.

DnD has ostrich people, hippofolk with laser guns, lemurkin (and more associated monkeyfolk then one person could ever possibly use), and ferret people, among others. Really, you're misaiming the joke :P

[Fhaolan]

I'm reminded of RPG.net's contest to have you come up with an animal that hasn't been used as the basis for a PC Race...

Pangolin. I'm reasonably sure nobody's done a pangolin PC race before.

Wait... maybe I'm wrong... I'm going to have to go book diving again, damn you...

[Coplantor]

OMG, chaos gnomes? They do exist? Well, that made me look stupid...

[Starbuck_II]

I'm reminded of RPG.net's contest to have you come up with an animal that hasn't been used as the basis for a PC Race...

I know Warcraft has a Pandaren, but D&D doesn't yet have one. Or a Playpus Race.

[MorkaisChosen]

Has anyone done Worm-people yet?

wait a minute, Worm tht Walks... That's gone.

OK, the dreaded KANGAROOMAN!

[Indon]

It means you look up to see whether or not Gullible is written on the ceiling, m'dear.

Or if there's a monster disguising itself as a ceiling coming to kill you!

[Coplantor]

Mmmm, nope, I dont think that worm people exists but... mmmmm. Let's create worm people! and maggot people! Toghether they shall be invincible!

[KIDS]

KAOS GNOMZ DURIDZ R OVRPOWRD LOLZ!!11!!1!1!

This entire thread was of course an April Fool's Day joke. Thanks everyone for listening me, I hope someone got a laugh from it :)

[Jayngfet]

OMG, chaos gnomes? They do exist? Well, that made me look stupid...

no, I'm afraid that the "OMG" did that for you.

[Xuincherguixe]

Frankly, I'm waiting for D&D 5 to correct all the imbalances.

[Coplantor]

no, I'm afraid that the "OMG" did that for you.

It was kind of intentional, but now my mind score is 2 - 0 and stupidness is wining... and i fear that this post will change the score to 3 - 0.

[Mee]

It means you look up to see whether or not Gullible is written on the ceiling, m'dear.

(Shhh!!!! NOT THE POINT!!! )