Critical Hits Podcast #8: Interview with Rob Heinsoo

Written by The Game on Tuesday, 19 August 20086 Comments

Again at GenCon 2008, we spoke with Rob Heinsoo, one of the writers of the Player’s Handbook and lead designer of D&D 4e. (We previously spoke to him at D&D XP.) To start, Rob asked if he could ask US questions, which we were happy to oblige. Then, when we get to ask the questions, we talk about reception of 4e, his work on Oriental Adventures and similar (including mention of sequel books to class supplements like Arcane Power 2), minions (getting deadlier and saucier), dealing with errata (some bigger fixes coming), and the product that he’d really like to work on but can’t.

Critical Hits Podcast #8

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entropy said:

What product does he say near the end as the product that he’d really like to work on but can’t…
I can’t make it out “key player’s handbook”??

What does that mean…key?
I am not sure about the word “key”…is he saying something else?

- 20 August 2008 at 12:24 pm

The Game (author) said:

“Ki” Player’s Handbook, one of the power sources listed in a sidebar in the PHB. It’s the “Oriental” power source, the substitute for “chi” in older editions. Samurais, Monks, Ninjas, and so forth.

- 20 August 2008 at 12:34 pm

Noumenon said: