| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 04:54:47
Greetings fellow sages,
Just thought I would pose this question to you Sages who are quite knowledgeable on this subject: Which are the best Realmslore-related articles that can be found in pre-DDi Dragon magazine (esp. those from the post 3.x period)?
Thanks in advance,
Hawkins |
| 10 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 20:18:10
quote:
Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them.
Or actually being able to purchase them at a reasonable price...
They tried to get into the software market too early. At the time they sold the Archive, the computer world wasn't advanced far enough for their product to be successful. Had they waited several years, until enough people did have PCs, then not only would the software have been very successful, they would likely still be selling both the original software and updates for it.
I was lucky, getting to buy the software when TSR was dumping it for half-price. I wish I'd had the foresight to buy some extra copies!  |
| Mace Hammerhand |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:40:38
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them.
Or actually being able to purchase them at a reasonable price... |
| Quale |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:40:22
quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
The old Divine Divinity article, which first showed the Realmsian pantheon would be included in my list.
forgot about that one
I use Grome instead of Grumbar, and Kakatal, and have some cult of the beast deities as animal lords in Beastlands
|
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:13:29
quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them. |
| Jorkens |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 16:53:42
The old Divine Divinity article, which first showed the Realmsian pantheon would be included in my list. There's also the Eveningstar article. Sorry that I cant remember the issues.
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250. |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 14:56:18
Thank you both, looking forward to more opinions! |
| Quale |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 09:30:55
among my favorites are:
Dragon 75: Baator I
Dragon 76: Baator II
Dragon 91: third part about Baator
Dragon 176: Eilistraee's Promenade
Dragon 224: Dwarven Tombs
Dragon 228: Athalanthan Campaign
Dragon 236: Seldarine Revisited and Vampires in FR
Dragon 251: Magic of the Seldarine
Dragon 267 (best): City of Underspires and Volo's new elven realms
Dragon 269: Hin Nobody Knows
Dragon 313: Elder Serpents of Set
Dragon 335: Bard College
Dragon 346: Impiltur
Dragon 349: The Horde
Dragon 351: World Serpent Inn
Dragon 353: Outsiders of the FR (monsters)
Dragon 355: Demon Cults of the Realms
Dragon 359: New Myth Drannor
Annual 1: Alustriel's Palace
|
| The Sage |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 08:49:18
I'd say almost all of the articles written by them. But there are a couple that particularly stand out, like Krash's "Impiltur" article in DRAGON #346. I'll have to check for other specific articles when I get home though... I can't access the DragonDex from my current location. |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 07:20:25
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Any articles written by Ed Greenwood, Steven Schend, George Krashos, and Eric L Boyd would rank among those I consider the "best" DRAGON articles from the printed magazine. [Though, this does depend on what you mean exactly by "best?" Heh.]
Thanks, do you have any specific issues you could give as examples. I am looking to start trying to collect the Realmslore found in Dragon magazine, and would like a starting point. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 05:07:07
Any articles written by Ed Greenwood, Steven Schend, George Krashos, and Eric L Boyd would rank among those I consider the "best" DRAGON articles from the printed magazine. [Though, this does depend on what you mean exactly by "best?" Heh.] |
