| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 02 Dec 2004 : 14:31:26
The marketing push has started for this product:
Designer Interview
Top Ten Reasons Your Players Should...
Anyone getting swayed either way from the above information? I'm still firmly in the camp of not interested. Although I am curious to see the art. |
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| warlockco |
Posted - 10 Jan 2005 : 06:18:11
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Be sure to share your lovely fey'ri lady once your finished with her. Hmm...does that sound as wicked as I think it does?
That it does  |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 10 Jan 2005 : 05:35:40
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Actually, I've never based an NPC on an illustration before...
Really? Ideas for characters be they NPC or otherwise come at me from all angels including illustrations.
Be sure to share your lovely fey'ri lady once your finished with her. Hmm...does that sound as wicked as I think it does? |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 10 Jan 2005 : 01:37:58
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm basing an NPC on the red-skinned girl in the illustration. 
WR basing an NPC off an illustration of a girl...color me stunned.
*snickers* Don't make me sic a swarm of Miniature Giant Space Hamsters on you... 
Actually, I've never based an NPC on an illustration before... The closest I've done to that is basing an NPC's appearance on a wallpaper I had on my computer at the time.
I have also made an NPC based on a GI Joe figure, but that was back when TSR and 2E were still going strong... |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 09 Jan 2005 : 06:48:51
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm basing an NPC on the red-skinned girl in the illustration.
WR basing an NPC off an illustration of a girl...color me stunned.
And since she's fey'ri...I'd go with lady and mind your manners. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Jan 2005 : 05:31:12
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Page 119.
Let's try this again. Which of the two figures in the illustration on page 119 are you basing the NPC on? You're being difficult on purpose...I can tell.
Me, difficult? Naever happen! 
I'm basing an NPC on the red-skinned girl in the illustration.
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
And my mother did indeed warn me about girls with wings... She said that the wings made things difficult and sometimes required creative work-arounds.
If I recall right, Taegan briefly in the The Rite mentioned having no problems with...positioning. Wow, wasn't sure I could phrase that in PG terms.
 Ah, something else to look forward to in that book. I just started rereading The Rage yesterday, so hopefully I'll be getting to The Rite by the end of the week. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 23:41:07
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Page 119.
Let's try this again. Which of the two figures in the illustration on page 119 are you basing the NPC on? You're being difficult on purpose...I can tell.
quote:
And my mother did indeed warn me about girls with wings... She said that the wings made things difficult and sometimes required creative work-arounds.
If I recall right, Taegan briefly in the The Rite mentioned having no problems with...positioning. Wow, wasn't sure I could phrase that in PG terms. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 16:26:08
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm also fiddling with a fey'ri NPC based on one of the illustrations.
Which illustration? And didn't your mother warn you about girls or guys with wings? 
Page 119.
And my mother did indeed warn me about girls with wings... She said that the wings made things difficult and sometimes required creative work-arounds. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 15:19:58
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm also fiddling with a fey'ri NPC based on one of the illustrations.
Which illustration? And didn't your mother warn you about girls or guys with wings? |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 14:02:37
quote:
Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Ty
I'm sad to say I have it and I don't intend on ever using one piece of the information in it, with the exception of possibly the racial substitution levels.
I'm starting to dread the further Races of... books if they are anything like Destiny.
*sigh*
I got bored with the race books back in 2E. 
Oh? Why is that?
Back in the days of 2E, I got the following Complete (race) Handbooks: Elves, Dwarves, and Humanoids. And I didn't buy it, but I looked thru a friend's Gnomes and Halflings book, as well.
Other than a couple of kits, I wasn't terribly impressed with the books. Most of the cultural stuff was just too try, and didn't feel quite right -- it seemed to be just the tiniest bit off.
Since those books had little to offer, I didn't have a lot of hope for the new 3.x Race books. If they couldn't do those right in 2E, I don't think the crunch-heavy 3.x rules could do much better. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 13:57:51
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
[quote]Originally posted by Ty
I got bored with the race books back in 2E.
You mean you havent bought races of Faerun!??!?!
ALAUNDO FETCH THE STAFF OF SMITING!
No no no! That book I like, and I consider it to be one of the better Realms resources. In fact, one of the characters I'm working on for my Lords of Waterdeep project was inspired entirely by a single line in the water genasi entry, and I'm also fiddling with a fey'ri NPC based on one of the illustrations. |
| Dargoth |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 08:35:40
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
[quote]Originally posted by Ty
I got bored with the race books back in 2E.
You mean you havent bought races of Faerun!??!?!
ALAUNDO FETCH THE STAFF OF SMITING! |
| Lady Kazandra |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 08:11:09
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Ty
I'm sad to say I have it and I don't intend on ever using one piece of the information in it, with the exception of possibly the racial substitution levels.
I'm starting to dread the further Races of... books if they are anything like Destiny.
*sigh*
I got bored with the race books back in 2E.
Oh? Why is that?
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 08 Jan 2005 : 00:27:41
quote:
Originally posted by Ty
I'm sad to say I have it and I don't intend on ever using one piece of the information in it, with the exception of possibly the racial substitution levels.
I'm starting to dread the further Races of... books if they are anything like Destiny.
*sigh*
I got bored with the race books back in 2E. |
| Ty |
Posted - 07 Jan 2005 : 13:15:56
I'm sad to say I have it and I don't intend on ever using one piece of the information in it, with the exception of possibly the racial substitution levels.
I'm starting to dread the further Races of... books if they are anything like Destiny.
*sigh* |
| warlockco |
Posted - 05 Jan 2005 : 17:40:58
Races of Stone had a few feats and PrCs that I would use, especially for NPCs, but my PCs won't know about them unless they get their book
Races of Destiny, browsed it at the local game store, it was a bunch of blah. Unless someone in my group gets it and points out something really neat in it. It will be on the very end of my eventually to be purchased list for RPG books. |
| Kentinal |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 20:41:38
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Edit: Oh, sure, SB, go back and correct your mistake and leave me hanging by not commenting on it... I see how you are! 
Well I will back up the rodent, though it was clear to me not = now ;-) |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 16:18:27
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
Conclusion: I will not bother buying this book
Thank you for the review from an FR perspective. For those still interested in the tome, it is not being offered as a PDF.
Not, or now?
Edit: Oh, sure, SB, go back and correct your mistake and leave me hanging by not commenting on it... I see how you are! |
| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 09:23:35
If you say so. [::muttermutter stupid jungle dwarves::] |
| Dargoth |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 09:02:15
Didnt look at Races of Stone, Races of Faerun did a pretty good job for Dwarves (and Gnomes) on both the Crunch and Fluff sides of things |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 07:54:32
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
Conclusion: I will not bother buying this book
Thank you for the review from an FR perspective. For those still interested in the tome, it is now being offered as a PDF. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 05:08:44
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Where did you get the suntan?
... (and lets face it theres not alot to do in WA)
Well, there's the bell tower?
quote:
Chapter 5: PrCs, Normally I can find a couple of PrCs in a generic source book but in the case of ROD none of them are real FR friendly
Did you pick up Races of Stone? Did you use any of the PrCs included in that tome?
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| Kentinal |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 04:04:15
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
Conclusion: I will not bother buying this book
Alas, sorry to hear product did not impress you. Perhaps there are some gems there not seen, howeve a poor review has an impact on the company and also advises them. Good products are of course desired as both consumer and company profit from this.
Of course the consumer looks for difference aspects of the game. |
| Dargoth |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 03:39:55
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Where did you get the suntan?
It not a Sun Tan, Sage is being hunted by the Predator.
Hes in perth with just a few days to kill (and lets face it theres not alot to do in WA)
Now back on topic
One of my players got ROD for Chrissy amd Ive had a brief look through it.
Comments
Chapters 1-4 are useless to anyone who playing in the FR (or any published setting) ROF and the Regional source books make these chapters pointless
Chapter 5: PrCs, Normally I can find a couple of PrCs in a generic source book but in the case of ROD none of them are real FR friendly
Chapter 6: Skills and Feats, this where I found the most useful section of the whole book with the FR having 100 odd Gods I know WOTC will never get around to doing all of them, fortunately I can pilfer from the generic Greyhawk gods (After all its only fair WOTC seem quite happy to rip stuff stuff from the FR, Dracolichs, Black Flame Zealot *mutters*)
Arcane insight Initate feat: Either Initate of Azuth or Initate of Savras
Dread Tyranny: While this feat screams Bane, hes already got one and the only other FR god who has them the Tyranny Domain is Tiamat and the Dread Tyranny feat spell list doesnt really suit her.
Eternal Strength: Initate of Tempus (Maybe red knight)
Far Horizons: Initate of Shaundakul
Law Inviolate: Initate of Helm
Radiate Fate: Not real useful as Lathander already has one
Undying Fate: Initate of Velsharoon
Whispering Secrets: Initate of Mask
Chapter 7: Spells I imagine there probably a few decent ones but nothing really jumped out at me
Chapter 8: Campaigns of Destiny, Useful for a homebrewer but not alot of use for a person playing in a published setting
Conclusion: I will not bother buying this book |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 10 Dec 2004 : 16:26:47
And finally, this product's Art Gallery, always my favorite preview for any product. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 09 Dec 2004 : 17:07:30
There is another article for this product up:
Top Ten Reasons for DMs to Buy... |
| Xysma |
Posted - 08 Dec 2004 : 14:29:25
I'm looking forward to this book, of course, I look forward to every book, so that's not saying much. But, from what I've seen, it looks pretty useful. I don't care much for another new race, altough I liked the Goliaths from Races of Stone. |
| Garen Thal |
Posted - 03 Dec 2004 : 23:38:27
Let's see... pilferable material for the Realms:
-Illumians- Assuming you're looking to insert these beings into your campaign, consider less of a sorcerous origin, and more of a connection to Deneir.
-New City Stuff- Looks like there's going to be tons of useful information for city-based campaigns, what with the urban combat feats and city spells. Waterdeep, here I come!
-Insignia Spells- Hoo boy, have I been waiting for something like this. Purple Dragons, War Wizards, Hell Riders of Elturel, Red Plumes of Hillsfar, Waterdeep Guard and Watch, priests of anyone... and let's not forget how the Red Wizards are now quite literally leaving their mark on all the magic items they craft.
-New Uses for Skills- A fairly big fan of these, I am always on the lookout for new ways to use old skills (rather than making up "new" ones), and the promised material not only looks promising, but it appears as though they'll actually >gasp!< enhance character and roleplaying opportunities. Any time a book can help to better portray the intrigue and character development necessary to bring the Realms to life, I'm all for it. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 03 Dec 2004 : 17:47:22
We now have...
Wallpapers
and
An excerpt |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 03 Dec 2004 : 17:32:58
quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
I can see it now... "Baby's first D&D book"... What a treasured moment... .
Yeah, "Baby's first D&D book: The 3.5 edition" with all the latest updates. Don't let your baby be the only child on the block without the updated version. Coming this summer from Hasbro.
It includes many new prestige classes and feats, too! Among the new PrCs we have Bottle Master, Colicky Baby, Diaper Filler, and Mama's Little Angel. New feats include Insanely Cute, Happy Noises, Wake at All Hours of the Night, Look Innocent, and Stinky Poo. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 03 Dec 2004 : 16:49:04
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
I can see it now... "Baby's first D&D book"... What a treasured moment... .
Yeah, "Baby's first D&D book: The 3.5 edition" with all the latest updates. Don't let your baby be the only child on the block without the updated version. Coming this summer from Hasbro. |
