Review of D&D v4 (Dungeons and Dragons version 4)
I recently got Dungeons and Dragons version 4. D&D is a tabletop RPG with real dice and real people around a real table. It uses this fancy new nanotechnology called “atoms” to render its images. Version 4 is the radical replacement for the previous version 3 (which upgraded to a minor 3.5). Version 3 was itself a huge rebirth of D&D done in the early 2000s after “Advanced D&D” collapsed under its own weight decades ago. V3 and V4 are made by Wizards of the Coast, who makes the card game Magic the Gathering.
Having played it a bit and read it all, I am very positive on v4. I would regard it as a pretty much new game system, and 3.5 still a good valid system. Sort of like playing Shadowrun and D&D—you may be in the mood for either. For easily distracted kids, new players, and a lower-hassle gameplay experience, I’d say v4 is well worth it. (continued »)
