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D&D Essentials & the Character Builder

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#1
imcgarty
Aug 28, 2010 12:22:22 Has it been mentioned if the Character Builder will support 4E and D&D Essentials, or will it only allow you to build an 'Essentials' character going forward? I know WotC claims it is not a new edition, but if all my old books are no longer supported in the CB I'm going to be very upset. Any news?
#2
salla
Aug 28, 2010 21:42:35 Essentials does not supercede any previous materials, so the question is moot. The great weapon fighter and tempest fighter will peacefully co-exist with their slayer and knight cousins.
#3
mrmyth
Aug 30, 2010 14:41:46
Has it been mentioned if the Character Builder will support 4E and D&D Essentials, or will it only allow you to build an 'Essentials' character going forward? I know WotC claims it is not a new edition, but if all my old books are no longer supported in the CB I'm going to be very upset. Any news?

Everything currently in the books you own will remain in the Character Builder.

A few items will likely be receiving errata at the same time, but it sounds like they will be few and far between. The Melee Training feat from PHB2, for example, will give a smaller bonus to damage - I think that's the most significant one we've heard of.

Magic Items are gaining a new classification for rarity, which will probably show up in some fashion in the Character Builder - but likely be easy to ignore for a game that doesn't worry about such things.

The only real question is whether some of the monsters in the Monster Vault (which sound like it will have a handful of updated monsters from the MM) will be overwritten in the Monster Builder or Compendium. But that shouldn't affect characters and the character builder in any way.
#4
grixxolub
Oct 23, 2010 10:23:39 Are essentials character options going to be added to the character builder any time soon?
#5
Aaron_Highcolor
Oct 25, 2010 15:19:49 Well, except that the Essentials' Druid is now a leader with an animal companion, and the non-Essentials Druid is a controller without an animal companion.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 imcgarty Aug 28, 2010 12:22:22	Has it been mentioned if the Character Builder will support 4E and D&D Essentials, or will it only allow you to build an 'Essentials' character going forward? I know WotC claims it is not a new edition, but if all my old books are no longer supported in the CB I'm going to be very upset. Any news?
#2 salla Aug 28, 2010 21:42:35	Essentials does not supercede any previous materials, so the question is moot. The great weapon fighter and tempest fighter will peacefully co-exist with their slayer and knight cousins.
#3 mrmyth Aug 30, 2010 14:41:46	Has it been mentioned if the Character Builder will support 4E and D&D Essentials, or will it only allow you to build an 'Essentials' character going forward? I know WotC claims it is not a new edition, but if all my old books are no longer supported in the CB I'm going to be very upset. Any news? Everything currently in the books you own will remain in the Character Builder. A few items will likely be receiving errata at the same time, but it sounds like they will be few and far between. The Melee Training feat from PHB2, for example, will give a smaller bonus to damage - I think that's the most significant one we've heard of. Magic Items are gaining a new classification for rarity, which will probably show up in some fashion in the Character Builder - but likely be easy to ignore for a game that doesn't worry about such things. The only real question is whether some of the monsters in the Monster Vault (which sound like it will have a handful of updated monsters from the MM) will be overwritten in the Monster Builder or Compendium. But that shouldn't affect characters and the character builder in any way.
#4 grixxolub Oct 23, 2010 10:23:39	Are essentials character options going to be added to the character builder any time soon?
#5 Aaron_Highcolor Oct 25, 2010 15:19:49	Well, except that the Essentials' Druid is now a leader with an animal companion, and the non-Essentials Druid is a controller without an animal companion.