Thoughts on Gaming V

Looks like (assuming everything goes to schedule) that Exalted will pick up Fair Folk, Infernals, and Alchemical Exalts next year, possibly see the return of the Empress (although she may wait for 2010) and we'll finally get to see the South (and 101 new ways to destroy Gem) and the North and Malfeas. Also we'll get a book on playing mortals in Creation and a book on major players in Creation (this will be interesting to see how they execute it as there were a lot of complaints about how this was done in Dreams of the First Age however White Wolf has shown a willingness to learn of late).

I am attempting to read completely through Hunter before attempting to run a game of it online after Dani's D&D game wraps up this winter. I'm about 2/3rds through and if I complete it'll be the second RPG I've finished ever. Ptolus has first honors but I figured if I was gonna spend that much on an RPG I'd better read it.

Thing to keep an eye out for in 2009 are definitely Cthulutech, Alpha Omega, and Blue Planet (Red Brick picked BP up so hopefully we'll get to see the setting expand, considering how amazing it is I am quite excited).

For 4th Ed D&D I am up in the air. It's painfully tactical and although there are times I like that I think prefer more opened ended combat like Exalted. Especially after Brady actually ran a game which I got to play in. 4th Ed just seems to be drifting slowly away from the more standard gaming goodness I like. Ironic that Carl loves it (he was entirely skeptical at time of release) and I am more indifferent now. Total role reversals.