Dragonlance, do you like it?

mcrow

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #1

Hey, Just checking to see what people think of the new Dragonlance stuff. Dragonlance was my first exposure to D&D (also the best) and have always liked the novels. Besides liking the gaming world & novels I really like the what Sov Press has done in the way of production values and such. Some the best (IMO) art in gaming is in the DL book. what do you think?

 

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Kanegrundar

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #2

I think the new DL books are well done. That said, I don't want to play a DL game. I'll use some of the races, monsters, and the Mystic class, but the world hasn't grabbed me and screamed "Play me!!!" like it did when I was a teenager. It doesn't have a really good hook that hasn't been done in one form or another elsewhere. Like I said though, it is MUCH better than the older editions. The writing, artwork, and overall presentation is a lot better. I'm happy with my DL purchases, just not as much with the setting's core. Good homebrew mining material though.

Kane

 

Seule

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #3

How about: I play in it a little, but it's not my primary world?

--Seule

 

mcrow

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #4

Seule said:

How about: I play in it a little, but it's not my primary world?

--Seule

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Crap!! Should have added that option. I'm noob to creating polls.

 

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Mokona

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #5

The background story is too linear for my RPG tastes.

 

Jan van Leyden

Adventurer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #6

DL clearly shows that a novel driven world and a gaming world are quite contrary. The stories and developments in the books are so BIG that a typical roleplaying character has no place to shine among them.

When I've read through the campain setting and the Age of Mortals books, I was tempted to dust off the original adventures and update them. But, hey, that would be quite a lot of work and a huge investment of time for an old greaser's trip of nostalgia.

Huldvoll

Jan van Leyden

 

Zappo

Explorer

• Aug 12, 2005

• #7

I like the setting, but I've already played a lot of it in 2E and the beginning of 3E. I've got too many cool things to try to go back to it now.

 

francisca

I got dice older than you.

• Aug 12, 2005

• #8

Welllllll, yes and no.

When I first saw DL D&D products, it was in the 1e days, back in the mid-80s. The modules were, in my opinion, complete railroad jobs, and the guy who DM'd them for me played them as written. So, my hat of teh DragonLance knew no limit. And I kept it. As recently as this time last year, I was all, "DL sucks. Won't play it for love or money."

Recently however, a player in my home game started up his own 3.5 game, using the DL setting. I've played in his game, and enjoyed it greatly. But he has clearly stated he doesn't give a darn about any plotline from novels, meta plot in the books, or following canon at all. So from my position as a player, it comes of as a dragon flavored homebrew, with lots of filthy theiving halflings that I need to keep an eye on.

 

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Ranger REG

Explorer

• Aug 13, 2005

• #9

mcrow said:

Hey, Just checking to see what people think of the new Dragonlance stuff. Dragonlance was my first exposure to D&D (also the best) and have always liked the novels. Besides liking the gaming world & novels I really like the what Sov Press has done in the way of production values and such. Some the best (IMO) art in gaming is in the DL book. what do you think?

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Not bad so far. Still waiting for supplement material on Taladas, minotaurs, and Knights of Solamnia.

 

Ankh-Morpork Guard

First Post

• Aug 13, 2005

• #10

I've got the books, but I don't play (or even really like) the world itself. But man, the d20 books are great for mining for my homebrew.