Re: Dragon 315 Revists Old Settings

On Nov 9, 2003, at 8:02 AM, Night_Druid wrote:

>     Anyways, what I find really strange is that the headline is "back
> to the
> roots of D&D", and the articles are feats and such!  Somehow, feats !=
> roots
> of D&D in my mind.  Sounds more like they had a bunch of generic
> articles
> but didn't have a theme, so they slapped a little flavor text on them
> to
> give the month a theme.

You must have read a different summary than I did, Adam.

Dragonlance  - This article gives you information on playing a
draconian character, as well as some feat options for your favorite
draconian.

Greyhawk - Resident Greyhawk guru Erik Mona gives us dozens of regional
feats for the Greyhawk setting, usable whether you play in Oerth or
not.

Al-Qadim - The sha'ir class returns to D&D! Harness the power of magic
through your gen with this new 20-level class.

Ravenloft  - You fought Strahd in 1st Edition and 2nd Edition, now
battle the most legendary vampire in D&D in revised 3rd Edition. Plus,
revisit Castle Ravenloft with a brand-new map of Strahd's lair.

Kara-Tur - This article provides ancestor feats and martial arts styles
for the regions of Kara-Tur.

Red Steel - Witness the return of cinnabar and red steel, the affected,
and tortles.

Except for Greyheawk, those all sound rather setting-specific to may.
The Kara-Tur sounds like it could be applicable to other settings, but
the two concepts (ancestors and martial arts) are still important to
the setting.

I would also add that I think a magazine full of articles summarizing
settings would have been considered a waste to me. After all, all of
these settings are still available via PDFs at SVGames.



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