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Anyone know if this will be available as a PDF anytime?

I saw Iron Man a few weeks ago and it was fantastic. Saw Indy last night and it was very strong. Between the two, I would recommend Iron Man first. It's fun, funny, action-packed, and it has the actor who played The Dude in it.

Indy was solid. Don't get me wrong. It was a good Indy adventure movie.

I listened to this podcast on my way to work (35 min if I walk, 20 by subway ... bow before my morning commute!) and it's excellent. I loved how James Jacobs got a chance to talk about Paizo's process for developing adventure paths and how these are created.

Normally, I don't listen to many podcasts. In fact, my first podcast was Erik Mona's interview with Fear the Boot (I believe) wherein he revealed the gory details of having his character annihilated by lizard people with glass guns and it was hilarious to hear that referenced here.

Pal, then I hope you're ready to cheer for 5th edition in 3 to 4 years from now; because that's what you'll be getting! I've heard quite a bit mentioned of 4E being run like a World of Warcraft RPG. I don't know whether that's accurate or not, but what I do know is that Wizards of the Coast, who purchased D&D some years ago, made its money originally from the Magic the Gathering Card Game, and WoTC's been running D&D much like the Magic Card game ever since. 4th edition will go on the same power-splatbook-craze as did 3.5, simply because WoTC can make a great deal of money doing it. And they will keep doing it. So get ready to cheer for 5.0 in 2011, or 2012. WoTC's counting on you.

I think a lot of us are pretty much aware of the fact that 5th edition will inevitably be here. If it's better than 4th edition, I'll buy into it. If 4th edition is better than 3rd edition, I'll buy into it.

I'm not really sure why this is such an offensive idea to people here. Third edition is great. I love it and I've played it since 2001. I'm going to check out 4th edition when it gets here and if it's awesome then I'm in. If it's not ... well, I've got tons of 3rd edition material that's still playable and I'll be happy to do so.

Why is keeping an open mind to 4th edition something that generates so much ridicule? I think that's a puzzling idea. People are attempting to make a hobby that you enjoy better. They may or may not succeed. But why would you want to avoid giving them the chance?