For a lot of longtime players of D&D, the 4th edition of the game is a bit of a sore subject. Having come out only 5 years after the release of 3.5, many gamers were angry that Wizards of The Coast (WoTC) was releasing yet another version of the game so soon after the last one. Then add to that the major rules overhauls in the new edition and the fact that many people feel like it plays more like a World of Warcraft style computer game than an old-school pen & paper RPG, and you end up with a rather divided set of people who disagree whether the game is any good or not.
Well, WoTC is now going out of their way to try to win those fans over as well as potential new fans that have never played an RPG before. Right now on their website, WoTC has posted up everything a group of players will need to get a game of 4th Edition D&D started, and it's all free. They're calling it Dungeons & Dragins 4th Edition Test Drive, and it's designed to allow anyone the chance to play the game a bit and to determine for themselves whether they like the game enough to go out and start buying some of the books.
The test drive includes the following:
- Quick Start rules, which outline the basics for how to play the game.
- Keep on the Shadowfell adventure, the first module for D&D 4th Edition, now free for the first time.
- Character Builder software, which allows you to create characters at levels 1-3 for free.
If you've ever wanted to give the new version of D&D a try, or if you've never even played D&D before but have always been curious about it, now's your chance to check it out for free.
Personally, I haven't played 4th Edition yet, so I can't make any judgements on the game. I've heard mixed things from my friends. There are those that like it and those that don't. I'm still of the opinion that nothing will ever beat the old D6 version of the Star Wars RPG that was put out by West End Games back in the 90's, but I'm totally biased there as that was the first RPG I ever played.
(Via GeekDad)
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