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| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 00:57:03
There's a new article series at the WotC website. It's short fiction. So far, it's nothing to rave over, but much better than typical Internet fiction. Better than my story (though it never got edited first).
There is something annoying about it. A while back, a poster sarcastically noted that WotC might be inserting the game-rule text of new feats into D&D novels. It appears that this suggestion, which was presented decidedly tongue-in-cheek, has come true to some respect. We not only have a feat in this story, we also get monster stats. Both are delivered in sidebars.
As I said, the story isn't amazing, but I think it's good enough to stand on its own without adding in feats and stats and new rules. Was this really necessary?
Your thoughts? |
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| Xysma |
Posted - 23 Aug 2005 : 19:50:13
I don't care as long as they don't start putting sidebars in the novels with feats and monster stats. That being said, this story wasn't great by any means, but it wasn't that bad either. I just assumed it was an interesting way to introduce material from Stormwrack. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 06:31:24
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I skimmed over it, but it didn't grab me.
Agreed. I didn't find anything here that really made me feel like I was glad for having read this.
I'm more than a little disturbed by the "crunch" material slowly sleeking its way into the material though...
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| Kentinal |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 02:24:02
A feat to achive a spell effect, *shakes hrad* .
A caller from the deep, they already exist. *sighs*
Bookwyrm , I do thank you for the link, however I agree with Wooly, there is nothing to grab me.
The story itself appears to be lacking as well.
In some respests the feat is that of a windfinder and I do not see it being used at all in the story. What I do see is no ship protocol at all. I do see no chain of command. I see a story that on onset makes little sense at all.
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| Shadovar |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 01:55:26
The fiction in the website at Wotc is not bad at all, from my view. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 01:44:41
I skimmed over it, but it didn't grab me. |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 01:40:49
Done. |
| Kentinal |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 01:09:12
Link please. It becomes hard to coment on "feats and stats and new rules" without reading the story. |
