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Kuje
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 01:21:43
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Didn't see anyone else posting this so I grabbed it from ENworld. My thanks for Thalmin for posting it.
D&D Dungeon Master's Guide 2 by Mike Mearls, Robin D. Laws, and Greg Gorden This core rulebook for the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game features advice and rules for Dungeon Masters of all levels of experience, with a particular focus on running adventures and campaigns in the paragon tier (levels 11-20). It includes advanced encounter-building tools (including traps and skill challenges), storytelling tips to bring your game to life, new monster frameworks to help you craft the perfect villian, example campaign arcs, a comprehensive look at skill challenges, and a detailed "home base" for paragon-tier adventures -- the interplanar city of Sigil. Sept 15, 2009 224 page hardcover $34.95
Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1 Editied by Chris Youngs This book collects the best Dragon magazine content from the past year into one easy-to-reference source. The articles contained herein provide exciting character options for players as well as inspiration and campaign-building support for Dungeon Masters. All of this material is 100% official and suitable for any D&D game. In addition to the compiled articles, the book contains never-before -seen notes from the designers, developers, and editors that take you behind the curtain, offering a firsthand glimpse into the origin and evolution of each article. Sept 15, 2009 160 page hardcover $29.95
Primal Power by Mike Mearls, Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, and Robert J Schwalb Take a walk on the wild side! This must-have book is the latest in a line of player-friendly game supplements offering hundreds of new options for D&D characters, specifically focusing on heroes who draw power from the spirits that preserve and sustain the world. It provides new archtypal builds for barbarians, druids, shamans, and wardens, including new character powers, feats, paragon paths, and epic destinies. Oct 20, 2009 160 page hardcover $29.95
E3 Prince of Undeath by Bruce R. Cordell and Scott Fitzgerald Gray This epic-level D&D adventure is designed to take characters from 27th to 30th level. In this adventure, the demon lord Orcus tries to usurp the Raven Queen's power over death using a shard of evil plucked from the depths of the Abyss. Only the world's most powerful heroes have the slightest hope of stopping him. This adventure can be played as a stand-alone adventure or as the conclusion of a three-part series that spans 10 levels of gameplay. Oct 20, 2009 $24.95
Sinister Woods Dungeon Tiles This D&D game accessory gives Dungeon Masters an easy and inexpensive way to include great-looking terrain in their games. This set provides ready-to-use, configurable tiles with which to build encounter locations. It allows DMs to build outdoor encounter sites with wondrous terrain. Oct 20, 2009 6 double-sided sheets $9.95
Draconomicon 2: Metallic Dragons by Richard Baker, Ari Marmell, David Noonan, and Robert J. Schwalb Draconomicon 2: Metallic Dragons describes several varieties of dragons, including gold, silver, copper, iron, and adamantine dragons. It also introduces several other kinds of metallic dragons suitable for any D&D campaign. This supplement presents dragons both malevolent and benign, and gives details on each dragon's powers, tactics, myths, lairs, servitors, and more. In addition, this book provides new information abut the roles that metallic dragons fill in a D&D game. Story and campaign elements in the book give Dungeon Masters ready-to-play material that is easily incorporated into a game, including adventure hooks, quests, encounters, and pregenerated treasure hoards. Nov 17, 2009 288 page hardcover $39.95
Arcane Power Cards Each deck of 100 cards includes all the powers from Arcane Power for each of the five classes featured in the book - swordmage, bard, wizard, warlock, and sorcerer, - plus a few blank cards for players to use for other powers. (note: the catalog gives SKUs for 6 different decks - bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard, swordmage 1, and swordmage 2 - as well as an SKU for the assortment display. thalmin) edit: the swordmage 1 deck is probably the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide deck, while the swordmage 2 deck would be the Arcane Powers deck. Nov 17, 2009 $9.99 per deck
The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos by Ari Marmell, Bruce R. Cordell, and Luke Johnson A hotbed of adventure opportunities awaits you in the roiling maelstrom of the Elemental Chaos - a plane of titans, elementals, genies, slaads, and demons. This game supplement builds on the overview of the Elemental Chaos presented in the Manual of the Planes game supplement and explores the tumultuous plane in greater detail. From the City of Brass to the githzerai monestary of Zerthadlun to the spiraling depths of the Abyss, adventure lurks behind every lava waterfall, across every icy battlefield, and beyond every raging lightning storm. This game supplement describes the Elemental Chaos in detail, featuring key locations throughout the plane. It also presents a multitude of new monsters, mighty primordials, and powerful demons, as well as adventure hooks, encounters, hazards, and everything Dungeon Masters need to make Elemental Chaos a featured setting in their campaigns. December 15, 2009 160 page hardcover $29.95
Star Wars Galaxy at War by Rodney Thompson, Gary Astleford, Eric Cagle, and Daniel Wallace Warfare is a common theme throughout the Star Wars saga. From the Clone Wars to the Galactic Civil War, soldiers have their work cut out for them. this supplement gives players and Gamemasters everything they need to run games or play characters in a war-torn galaxy. Includes rules for military units as well as new character options, new gear and starships, and a host of adventure hooks and campaign seeds that can be used to inject military flavor into campaigns of all eras. Contains new content based on the popular animated series, The Clone Wars Sept 15, 2009 224 page hardcover $39.95
Scavenger's Guide to Droids by Rodney Thompson, Sterling Hershey, Patrick Stutzman, and Rob Wieland The Scavenger's Guide to Droids is the ultimate reference to droids across the Star Wars saga. With this guide, players and gamemasters will find tools to build their own droid characters, using templates from various manufacturers. New options for game play include talents, feats, equipment, modifications, quirks, and prestige classes for any droid character. This supplement also contains scores of new droids for Gamemasters to include in adventures and campaigns set in any Star Wars era, as well as tips for customizing unique droid models. Nov 17, 2009 160 page hardcover $34.95
Miniatures Axis & Allies Early War: 1939-1941 Tanks, aircraft, and infantry from the early campaigns in Poland, Belgium, and France will debut in this set. It will also include German and Russian units that fought in the furious opening battles of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. 50 figures in the set, 5 random figures per booster. Sept 15, 2009 $14.99
Star Wars Galaxy at War This set features characters from The Clone Wars animated series. 40 figures in the set, 7 random figures per booster. Oct 30, 2009
Monster Manual: Savage Encounters This set features miniatures from the Monster Manual and other game supplements. 40 monsters in the set, 1 visible and 4 random figures per booster. Nov 17, 2009 $14.99
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 01:57:23
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quote: Originally posted by The Sage
And here I find only the two Star Wars books attracting my greatest amount of interest.
Though, the planar book sounds interesting too.
The Stars Wars books are the only things of interest to me, as well. But I gotta comment on "Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1". Mother of Lurue, is there some reason WotC is compelled to constantly reuse names?!? As if a Draconomicon for 2E, 3E, and 4E isn't enough, now they've got to reuse magazine names? This is getting ridiculous... |
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coach
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 04:38:15
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isn't it like volume 6 or 7 LOL |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 05:28:54
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I was actually considering the Dragon Compendium, until I saw this -
quote: Originally posted by Kuje
In addition to the compiled articles, the book contains never-before -seen notes from the designers, developers, and editors that take you behind the curtain, offering a firsthand glimpse into the origin and evolution of each article. Sept 15, 2009 160 page hardcover $29.95
Yeaaaaaaaah... thats what I want to pay for - them telling us about how they go about doing their jobs.
Maybe they'll tell us excatly how they butter their toast while they are at it.
Like that information is useful at all to running a game... yeesh.
For a company thats awfully concerned with page-counts these days, they sure know how to waste them. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 06:54:27
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WotC mastered it in 3E. 20 pages in some books for totally useless Prestige Classes, when they could have produced more Realmslore. Dont get me started about feats.
On topic the Star Wars stuff is so mine!
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 07:15:14
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quote: Originally posted by Markustay
I was actually considering the Dragon Compendium, until I saw this -
quote: Originally posted by Kuje
In addition to the compiled articles, the book contains never-before -seen notes from the designers, developers, and editors that take you behind the curtain, offering a firsthand glimpse into the origin and evolution of each article. Sept 15, 2009 160 page hardcover $29.95
Yeaaaaaaaah... thats what I want to pay for - them telling us about how they go about doing their jobs.
Maybe they'll tell us excatly how they butter their toast while they are at it.
Like that informations is useful at all to running a game... yeesh.
For a company thats awfully concerned with page-counts these days, they sure know how to waste them.
And it's a hardcover, with a correspondingly higher price. It might even be cheaper to buy the individual issues the articles came in, rather than springing for the hardcover. |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 08:49:34
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Edit: added underlined section, to clarify.
Exactly how many DDI-subscription-only Realms articles have been published in Dragon since it went 'electronic'? I seem to recall three, so that's about $9.95 an article. Thank you, but I think I'll pass on the 'annual' and rather buy four novels. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 11:39:19
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The Sinister Woods Dungeon Tiles sounds very exciting to me . I especially can't wait for that one. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 13:02:31
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quote: Originally posted by Kyrene
Exactly how many Realms articles have been published in Dragon since it went 'electronic'? I seem to recall three[...]
Sixteen, I think.
- "Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes" by Brian R. James, Dragon 362 (20 January 2008). 11 pages.
- "Year of the Ageless One" by Rich Baker. Dragon 362 (11 January 2008). 3 pages.
- "Magic in the Forgotten Realms" by Bruce Cordell. Dragon 362 (30 January 2008). 3 pages.
- "Spellplague: The Wailing Years" by Brian James. Dragon 362 (27 February 2008). 5 pages.
- "Backdrop: Cormyr" by Brian R. James. Dragon 365 (July 2008): 16-24. 9 pages.
- "Rose Keep: A Red Wizard Enclave" by Bruce R. Cordell. Dragon 366 (August 2008): 41-49. 9 pages.
- "Gontal" by Bruce R. Cordell and Ed Greenwood. Dragon 366 (August 2008): 50-52. 3 pages.
- "Epic Faerûn" by Richard Baker. Dragon 367 (September 2008): 5-10. 6 pages.
- "Ecology of the Genasi" by Rodney Thompson. Dragon 367 (September 2008): 11-21. 11 pages.
- "Children of Darkness" by Robert J. Schwalb. Dragon 367 (September 2008): 31-41. 11 pages.
- "Hall of the Frostmaiden" by Brian R. James. Dragon 367 (September 2008): 58-62. 5 pages.
- "Primordial Paths" by Greg Bilsland. Dragon 367 (September 2008): 55-57. 3 pages.
- "Adventurers of the Realms" by Chris Tulach. Dragon 370 (December 2008): 35-39. 5 pages.
- "Shadar-kai in the Realms: Sidebar" by Chris Sims. Dragon 372 (February 2009): 13. 1 page.
- "Backdrop: Tarmalune: by Ed Greenwood. Dragon 372 (February 2009): 46-59. 14 pages.
- "Ecology of the Sharn" by Brian R. James. Dragon 373 (March 2009): 53-61. 9 pages.
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1073 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 13:56:00
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quote: Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
I think he probably meant how many since the subscription started and therefore is it worth buying to possibly see the articles.
But I guess you knew that as well
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 14:46:01
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quote: Originally posted by crazedventurers
quote: Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
I think he probably meant how many since the subscription started and therefore is it worth buying to possibly see the articles.
But I guess you knew that as well
Cheers
Damian
Yup, you got it Damian. I meant DDI subscribed articles, not the 4€ freebies we got. I will edit my previous post appropriately. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 22:12:31
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Note there were FAR more written before they started charging... although a few of those I would count as long advertisements and NOT articles.
Now compare that to all the Realms articles over the 3e years - all of which are still available for FREE. It seems the more they want, they less they are willing to give.
The DDi isn't about FR, it's about playing 4e, so if you aren't planning to do so, it's a complete waste... as is that Dragon Compendium, and it's mutual back-slapping "behind the scenes" garbage.
However, if I were ever to play 4eD&D (stranger things have happened), I would gladly pay for the DDi because then it's offerings would be useful to me.
I still wouldn't buy that compendium though... I think they need to stop re-milking old cows and come-out with something new for a change.
And will the amazing Headless Zhent be making an appearance in that tome? |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 00:54:11
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Woot, Star Wars. Got to love Saga edition, and more books for that is always good. Add those to the forthcoming Star Wars Atlas, and my Saga games are golden! |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 04:01:19
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quote: Originally posted by Markustay
Now compare that to all the Realms articles over the 3e years - all of which are still available for FREE. It seems the more they want, they less they are willing to give.
The only Free Realms articles that people didnt complain about were the Ed ones. The other articles were called too generic or not realmsy enough. Case of revisionist history?
quote: Originally posted by Markustay
However, if I were ever to play 4eD&D (stranger things have happened), I would gladly pay for the DDi because then it's offerings would be useful to me.
I totally agree.
quote: Originally posted by Markustay
I still wouldn't buy that compendium though... I think they need to stop re-milking old cows and come-out with something new for a change.
Mayhap a reason the Realms got the big reboot? Not much new in this version of the Realms. A bunch of Old Empires that are new again
quote: Originally posted by Markustay
And will the amazing Headless Zhent be making an appearance in that tome?
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6662 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 05:38:39
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I'm really looking forward to the Axis & Allies Early War set.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 05:54:31
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If I had the money, I would SO invest in that stuff.
I buy army men for my younger boys just so I can play with them. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36798 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 06:51:35
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quote: Originally posted by Brimstone
quote: Originally posted by Markustay
Now compare that to all the Realms articles over the 3e years - all of which are still available for FREE. It seems the more they want, they less they are willing to give.
The only Free Realms articles that people didnt complain about were the Ed ones. The other articles were called too generic or not realmsy enough. Case of revisionist history?
No. I quite enjoyed many of the non-Ed articles. I have a great many of them parked on my hard drive. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31726 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 08:49:39
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quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote: Originally posted by Brimstone
quote: Originally posted by Markustay
Now compare that to all the Realms articles over the 3e years - all of which are still available for FREE. It seems the more they want, they less they are willing to give.
The only Free Realms articles that people didnt complain about were the Ed ones. The other articles were called too generic or not realmsy enough. Case of revisionist history?
No. I quite enjoyed many of the non-Ed articles. I have a great many of them parked on my hard drive.
Indeed. Like Eric Boyd's "Mintipers's Chapbook" series and Steven Schend's "Realms By Night" articles for example. Good and wholesome Realmslore from the early 3e period.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 09:14:50
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So what about this thread? http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2599 It starts at post #3.
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding." Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36798 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 14:21:55
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quote: Originally posted by Brimstone
So what about this thread? http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2599 It starts at post #3.
BRIMSTONE
So what about it? That particular series of articles was crap. There have been a whole lot of other articles, though, and a large percentage of them were quite well received. I've got literally hundreds of articles I've grabbed from the WotC site, over the years, and the only (non-4E) ones I have complaints about were the Adventure Locales and the Return to Undermountain ones. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 00:05:03
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quote: Originally posted by Brimstone
So what about this thread? http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2599 It starts at post #3.
You're grasping at straws, I think. A thread from four years ago? Come on... |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6662 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 12:58:36
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quote: Originally posted by Markustay
If I had the money, I would SO invest in that stuff.
I buy army men for my younger boys just so I can play with them.
They don't call it "Plastic Crack" for nothing. It is highly addictive.
I too am buying them for my boys so they can game with their old man in years to come. Hopefully it'll keep them off the streets ...
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 15:58:53
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the Pathfinder's fall catalog is much more appealing, I'll look at the planar book, won't buy it cause of what happened with the tanar'ri, yugoloths and archons |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 21:10:53
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quote: Originally posted by Quale
the Pathfinder's fall catalog is much more appealing, I'll look at the planar book, won't buy it cause of what happened with the tanar'ri, yugoloths and archons
Paizo's catalog for 2009 is full of *awesome* stuff... Cities of Golarion, Legacy of Fire AP, Dungeon Denizens Revisited, Bastards of Erebus AP, Dwarves of Golarion (with stronghold maps, no less), Cheliax, Taldor, Guide to Absalom, The Great Beyond (just to name a few)... and the most surprising product: City Map Folio, which includes bird's eye view maps of the cities in the Valerie Valusek-style (the amazing map she did of Waterdeep).
Seems like I'm going to be dirt poor by the end of the year, but I think it'll be well worth it! |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 14:34:36
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I might actually consider the Dragon Magazine Annual because I prefer having my D&D material in book format rather than on a computer. |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
757 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 14:38:09
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Since I didn't really get an answer to my question, I did some searching myself and found that up to now only four of the Dragon articles Christopher listed require both a DDI subscription and can be considered Realms articles: "Adventurers of the Realms, "Playing Shadar-kai", "Backdrop: Tarmalune" and "Ecology of the Sharn".
By the time the 'annual' gets published, and at the current rate of publication, it'd be about 8 articles @ $3.75 each. Of course we'd get the other 100 pages for free if all the 'Realms articles' make the "best" cut in the first place. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 14:42:00
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Well I WOULD like to have more bang for my buck as it pertains to Realms articles. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 15:18:45
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quote: Originally posted by Alisttair
Well I WOULD like to have more bang for my buck as it pertains to Realms articles.
At a guess, with the new rules that more closely tie the powers of clerics, paladins, invokers and avengers to the portfolios of their deities previewed from Divine Power today, I bet we'll be seeing a string of articles about Realms deities. The placeholders left open in the Compendium under all the Realms greater gods, gods, and exarchs makes me even more hopeful that that's the case. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36798 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 15:57:29
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quote: Originally posted by Alisttair
I might actually consider the Dragon Magazine Annual because I prefer having my D&D material in book format rather than on a computer.
Not me. I was just looking at the Dragon Compendium. It has content from several years' worth of Dragon, not just one, has almost 100 more pages, and is only $10 more. And Monster Ecologies -- also from several years of Dragon -- was 130 pages, softcover, and $19.99.
So 30 pages less and softcover is $10 less, and 100 pages more in hardcover is $10 more.
If it was a 160 page softcover for $20 or $25, I'd be closer to being interested. |
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