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Durak
Seeker
68 Posts |
 Posted - 11 Jan 2005 : 09:23:29
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Due out June 2005
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Dungeons & Dragons Supplement
Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Chris Thomasson, James Jacobs, Robin D. Laws
Item Code 863170000
Release Date June 2005
Format Hardcover
Page Count 288
ISBN 0-7869-3687-8
Price $39.95 ; C$55.95
A follow-up to the Dungeon Master’s Guide, designed to aid Dungeon Masters and reduce game preparation time.
The Dungeon Master’s Guide II builds upon existing materials in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. It is specifically designed to facilitate play, especially when the Dungeon Master has a limited amount of preparation time.
Chapters include discussion on running a game, designing adventures, building and using prestige classes, and creating campaign settings. Ready-made game elements include instant traps, pre-generated locations, treasures, and a fully realized and rendered town.
Seems to read like a "How to be a DM" book. Not sure if has to be a must buy though.
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Hymn
Senior Scribe
Sweden
514 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2005 : 09:46:17
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Nothing that really interests me at the moment. As it seems "The Dungeon Master’s Guide II builds upon existing materials in the Dungeon Master’s Guide" I am not really in a time of shortage nowdays when prepping stuff. And even if I where I probably wouldn't spend my money in this since it can all be made by one self any way, if one thinks ahead a bit. I mean I used to have three or for different pre-made options when I played tabletop and a few in my head that didn't require maps. Some of wich never got used |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
921 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2005 : 14:08:14
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Wasn't the DMGII also originally slated as a tome that helped DMs create, incorporate, and sustain newly generated races?
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2005 : 15:19:01
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Originally posted by Durak
Due out June 2005
Thank you for the warning. I'll pass for now and wait for Dungeon Master's Guide III: When Fans Strike Back!. |
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2005 : 15:31:53
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| I just hope it contains those useful tables that were once in the 1st Edition DMG, like the Random Dungeon Generator and the ever-popular Random Harlot Encounter Table. |
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Durak
Seeker
68 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2005 : 09:54:57
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Originally posted by Melfius
the ever-popular Random Harlot Encounter Table.
Sounds interesting, how many types of harlot can there be?
s they say, every village should have one. |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4688 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2005 : 13:23:23
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Originally posted by Durak
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Originally posted by Melfius
the ever-popular Random Harlot Encounter Table.
Sounds interesting, how many types of harlot can there be?
s they say, every village should have one.
about 12
Slovenly trull
Brazen strumpet
Cheap trollop
Typical streetwalker
Saucy tart
Wanton wench
Expensive doxy
Haughty courtesan
Aged madam
Wealthy procuress
Sly pimp
Rich panderer |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2005 : 14:11:14
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Originally posted by Kentinal
about 12
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2005 : 14:19:15
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You laugh, Sirius, but I actually went so far as to have Gary Gygax autograph that table at GenCon XXX!
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Rudar Dimble
Learned Scribe
131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Apr 2005 : 19:35:57
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If you don't have much preparation time, you shouldn't DM!  . Besides that, the preparation of a quest is just as fun as actual DM-ing (may be even more fun...setting up encounters and traps; especially when you imagine the looks on your players faces   ) |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Rudar Dimble
Learned Scribe
131 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2005 : 17:53:57
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by Rudar Dimble
If you don't have much preparation time, you shouldn't DM! . Besides that, the preparation of a quest is just as fun as actual DM-ing
Amen! That's the very reason I've been trying to ease myself out of the DM role, I just don't have the time I need to prepare properly anymore.
Just say you won't DM anymore. You and your friends could watch movies or play board games if someone else can't take over immediately. |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
1089 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 19:46:27
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Originally posted by Rudar Dimble
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by Rudar Dimble
If you don't have much preparation time, you shouldn't DM! . Besides that, the preparation of a quest is just as fun as actual DM-ing
Amen! That's the very reason I've been trying to ease myself out of the DM role, I just don't have the time I need to prepare properly anymore.
Just say you won't DM anymore. You and your friends could watch movies or play board games if someone else can't take over immediately.
AAHHHHH! No D&D?!?!?!?!
Seriously, thanks for the suggestion, but that would go over like a rubber crutch. Anyway, I've figured out how to find time to work on the game.... don't sleep. Yeah, it's great, I just don't sleep on a Friday and/or Saturday night and work on the game non-stop. I have found that I can do that during my break from classes and I can prepare enough material to last until my next break.(about five weeks)
For instance, I've created a small hamlet in the Great Dale, called Valdale, named after Taneth Val, the retired adventurer who founded Valdale and now serves as its mayor. Valdale lies north of the Great Road, and south of the Rawlinswood. It was fun, I've got town maps, stats for every townsperson, and background stories for the important ones. I've never created a town with this level of detail before, and its really added to my enjoyment of running the game. The campaign started last Thursday, and everyone seemed to have a really great time. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2005 : 19:59:22
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| Just remember, sometimes those brilliant ideas that you come up with in the middle of the night need to be re edited in the lucid moments of wakefulness. I can't remember how many times I wrote a "brilliant" adventure in the middle of the night, fleshed out tons of NPCs, created flow charts to track plot twists, then forgotten to stat out the main villain for the climax of the adventure . . . |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2005 : 15:44:45
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ENWorld'snews for Thursday, June 2nd, 2005 had the following information about this product:
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ICV2 reports that Dungeon Master's Guide II, which is shipping this month, was ordered in the largest quantities of any Dungeons & Dragons book (other than the three core titles) since 2002, according to a WotC spokesperson.
Well, we're all already talking about it, looking at the excerpts, using the desktop wallpapers, etc. WotC has sent along an official press release to go along with the release of Dungeon Master's Guide II - so here it is:
A Sequel With No Equal: Dungeon Master’s Guide™ II
The Dungeon Master’s Guide™ II comes out this month. Initial orders from the core hobby indicate that DMG II will be the biggest release for the D&D RPG (not counting the core rulebooks, which are in a class by themselves) since 2002. With the exception of the Monster Manuals, the Dungeon Master’s Guide™ II is the first-ever sequel to a core book in any edition of D&D.
The Dungeon Master’s Guide™ II is a follow-up to the Dungeon Master’s Guide, designed to aid Dungeon Masters and reduce game preparation time. The Dungeon Master’s Guide™ II builds upon existing materials in the Dungeon Master’s Guide™. It is specifically designed to facilitate play, especially when the Dungeon Master has a limited amount of preparation time. The guide is full of time-saving tools, with many game elements ready built to bring to the gaming table.
Chapters include discussion on running a game, designing adventures, building and using prestige classes, and creating campaign settings, including attention to play style, speeding up play, types of players, non-player character stats, new rules for destiny, on-the-fly character modifications, and group power characteristics. Ready-made game elements include instant traps, pre-generated locations, treasures, and a fully realized and rendered town. Dungeon Masters and players alike will be especially interested in the new section on magic items, which discusses new ways of utilizing traditional items and introduces many new items written to fill specific niches in gameplay.
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2005 : 15:46:13
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| WOTC also has Wallpapers and an excerpt posted for this item. |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2005 : 18:29:09
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| I've got to wonder what product was so hot in 2002...perhaps the ELH? |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 02:55:33
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Originally posted by warlockco
I'll take a look at this and might even obtain it,
Has anyone here pre-ordered the product? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31773 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 02:59:52
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Not I.
I've deliberately skipped over this product in order to ensure that I have enough gold pieces for another particular tome to be released in just a few days...  .
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 03:36:27
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Originally posted by The Sage
Not I.
I've deliberately skipped over this product in order to ensure that I have enough gold pieces for another particular tome to be released in just a few days... .
The money for that book is the only spare cash I've got until the next payday... |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 03:38:17
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| Well, since I haven't gotten Champions of Ruin yet, and I definately want to get Waterdeep, this one is falling further down on the "to get" list. Nothing against it, it may be a good book to have, but Realmslore comes first! |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 11:33:05
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Originally posted by The Sage
Not I.
I've deliberately skipped over this product in order to ensure that I have enough gold pieces for another particular tome to be released in just a few days... .
Which one is that?
SB who does not have this product pre-ordered or on any wish/to get list. |
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Setepsutekh
Acolyte
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 16:42:59
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*Deep within his tomb Setepsutekh slowly opens the lid to his sarcophagus and says*
From what I've seen so far I could find DMG II useful but I'm going to wait and see about that, to echo KnightErrantJR and Warlockco Realmslore must come first  . Luckily enough my birthday is in July so I may be able to get the book then anyway.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jun 2005 : 09:12:30
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Ok they may have just got a sale out of me with the DMG
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20050603a&page=2
If it tell us how to make a balanced PrC's then I may just buy the DMG 2 |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2005 : 19:29:37
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| For those interested, the online store, FRPGames is now listing this product as available to ship. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31773 Posts |
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2005 : 03:55:13
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| It is out here in Austin. I have my copy |
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