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I have DMGII and Revenge of the Giants


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jensun

First Post
Hardcover, 160 pages.

RotG is exactly like all the other WotC adventures. Just put together in a hardback and with the map attached to the back cover.

I must be failing at English. What is highlight images?
Is there only a single poster map?
 

Baumi

Adventurer
I feel sooo ignored... But I'm too stubborn not to ask again (and hopefully in a clearer fashion): :p

The Original DMG had Class-Templates for NPC Design on page 188... did the DMG 2 expand on these (Templates for all the Post-PHB1 Classes)?
 


Festivus

First Post
What? No box set?! That really sucks. Their web page says box set and I was really looking forward to that. Why they would leave the product page as saying box set when it isn't is beyond me.

Revenge of the Giants

My interest suddenly dropped when I read this too. I was hoping for a box with counters, perhaps a single map or some custom dungeon tiles, and the adventure book split in two parts... the adventure and the fluff. Oh well.
 

The_Fan

First Post
I feel sooo ignored... But I'm too stubborn not to ask again (and hopefully in a clearer fashion): :p

The Original DMG had Class-Templates for NPC Design on page 188... did the DMG 2 expand on these (Templates for all the Post-PHB1 Classes)?

I can help with this. It was already answered in one of the previews, but it's easy to miss. All the PHB2 classes will get class templates, but unfortunately there won't be one for the Artificer (AFAIK).
 

Who are the Faces of Sigil in the book?

What are some examples of Legendary Boons and Grandmaster Boons? What would you get if you learned from a reclusive Kung Fu master for example?

How does magic item components as rewards work? Is it more codified such as "fire pearls + obsidian tree branch = staff of ruin" or is it more loosely defined such as "these elemental gems count as 5000 GP for your next magic weapon or implement"?
 

Falstaff

First Post
My interest suddenly dropped when I read this too. I was hoping for a box with counters, perhaps a single map or some custom dungeon tiles, and the adventure book split in two parts... the adventure and the fluff. Oh well.

Yeah, mine too, and the annoying thing is that Wizards won't explain to us why this change was made or why their web page still lists it as a boxed set. I'm about to call my local game shop and cancel my order for this adventure.
 

Saracenus

Always In School Gamer
Yeah, mine too, and the annoying thing is that Wizards won't explain to us why this change was made or why their web page still lists it as a boxed set. I'm about to call my local game shop and cancel my order for this adventure.

I can tell you why on both counts (and I don't work for WotC either):

1) Box sets cost extra money to make. Not only do you have to pay for the manufacturing materials (which usually are diverse: plastic, paper, card board) but you also have to pay to have the materials collated and put into the box. This will include having to ship parts manufactured somewhere else (dice, minis, etc.) to your final packaging plant.

In the end, while cool, box sets are money losers because you can't keep the price point down to get enough buyers to justify the cost. The box will come at a higher price and suppress the number of buyers who would purchase making your production run smaller jacking the price up. Vicious cycle.

A book with a map insert can be done in a single location and is pretty much an automated process at the printer. The costs can be contained and a price point can be met.

2) Simply put for the product listing question. Someone goofed and didn't change the original listing which was going to be a box set. Those of us who read the previews on the Wizard's site for Revenge of the Giants already knew the box set DOA.

My two coppers,
 

Nebulous

Legend
I'd like to hear more about RotG. Of those 21 giants types listed, are they just slight variations are some really interesting new monster mechanics added?
 

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