[D&D] Con4eR - D&D4e Online Mini-Convention

For me, 4e was much closer to the game I always wanted D&D to be. Ever since my first forays with Moldvay basic, and then AD&D, while I loved the idea, I found the rules themselves clunky and inconsistent, combat a tedious dice-fest and the magic system a fun vacuum. But in 4e I found a game that was well designed, unashamedly a game and not afraid to define its rules clearly and consistently in game terms (keywords, defined power effects etc). It wasn't perfect, still had the baggage of feats for example, and a confusing multitude of classes and races, and the number of powers got a bit much after a few levels. But it was (and still is) such excellent fun.

Suffice to say I was sad to see the edition terminated prematurely, and dismayed to see what was to replace it - in my eyes a reversion to the things I had previously disliked. I tried 5e for a few years, before - quite independently of First Age - deciding to get back into 4e and start purchasing old books.

Oh and did I mention, the Nentir Vale is such a great setting? Just the right amount of detail and wider info (i.e. not much) to work with and begin adventuring in.
 
One of the bonuses in my life skipping 4e (due to the negativity from friends). was my foray into other RPGs which became beloved, such as Fantasy Flight Games Warhammer 40K and Star Wars.

Obviously, coming from a 3.5e Eberron background and a fan of the World of Warcraft Computer game, coming back to 4e after my current 5e play, allowed me to appreciate 4e so much better. In fact, I enjoy 4e so much, I have ended up purchasing about 20 books now, but had to freeze expenditures because, despite FirstAge's "4e Renaissance" drive, still too few people play 4e in my circles.
 
4e was what I came back to after years away overseas. On my move back to the UK my then local club had an off shoot group playing 4e so the only way back for a decent longer game was to join them. I played 4e from 9th through 30th level in the campaign and enjoyed it for what it was. Then D&D Nextarrived, we did some playtesting and found it was not that much fun. I branched off into d100 games and a variety of indie games helped by close proximity to Indiecon and Conception. I'd still like to play 4e but the moment Warhorn get's mentioned that a huge no-no as I have nothing but trouble with that package.
 
Funnily enough, we are making characters for a few sessions of 4e at the moment and slipping into it is soooo comfortable. There's a sleak simplicity to all of that apparent complexity. And there are thousands of options out there now, but that makes it very flexible.

And to make Remi smile, my PC is a Bard. A Pixie Bard at that...
 
If you look you will see that 4e had a lot of stalwart fans, sold a lot of copies, and loads of people I know and respect seem to know and respect 4e. I have come to understand how much of 4e is in 13A and also 5e.

I discovered there is a complete Community package for 4e for Hero Lab so I am finessing my Dragonborn Monk right now.

The slipcased deluxe three book set sits on my shelf since I picked it up from Oxfam online for £25.

I want to play more.

In other news I like Nentir Vale and the Dawn War so much I may run 13th Age there. Or should I take the plunge?
 
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