Dragon #338

[Mark Hope]

Mine arrived this morning. Looks like a cool issue - although I am mostly thrilled to see athas.org's Dragon King's article mentioned in the preview section. Can't wait to see how that one turns out next month - we did some crazy work to get that finished in time for the deadline

 

[MKMcArtor]

Rumor has it that they are going to be doing exactly that.

It's true. Spread the word! Beginning with issue #339 you will find a new and (I hope you agree) improved Class Acts format.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

In my campaign, I allow wizards and sorcerers to swap out the familiar for a feat. Works pretty well.

Now I'll have to rethink that as the staff article is pretty cool.

We have one DM who has lumped all the item creation feats into one feat, to get a familiar is a feat instead of a special ability gained upon becoming a wiz/sorc. But that's not the guy who's running the game that I play the wizard...

 

[Hussar]

*Sigh* Still waiting for 337 to come in the mail. I just love overseas subscriptions. Nothing for a couple of months then three within a few days of eachother, then silence again. (

 

[Jdvn1]

Schools of Magic, by Alfred O. Cloutier

Now that's just cool. Reminds me of a thread on EN World.

...
Core Beliefs: Boccob, by Sean K. Reynolds - This expansive article covers everything you could ever want to know about Greyhawk's deity of magic. It covers Boccob himself (in terms of interests and motivations), what his clergy does and the roles of clerics, relations with other religions, the role of wizards holidays, myths, prestige class suggestions, relics of the faith, new divine spells, sample NPCs, and Boccob's planar ally. Additionally, sidebars cover the basics, holy texts, aphorisms, Zagyg, and Boccob's cleric's summon monster lists. There's even a sample map of a Boccob temple. Needless to say, this is a great article...it also drops a few bombs for Greyhawk, such as how all magic will eventually and inevitably be drained from the world. There may be a way to stop it though...

... Whoa! Are they going to do this with every deity?

 

[BOZ]

for as long as they feel like doing it.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Do we have any ideas on what the next deity to be covered will be? I'd love to see some stuff on the Prince of Swords and see his old items updated to 3.5 with their bad ass glass steel origin. A PrC or two for his clerics and worshippers would be fantastic as well.

Outside of that, gotta go with Kord. I mean, he's even got a mini in the new set!

Or St. Cuthbert. Maybe show a few version of his 'mace/cudgel' and how it's evolved/changed to fit the needs so forth.

 

[demiurge1138]

Do we have any ideas on what the next deity to be covered will be? I'd love to see some stuff on the Prince of Swords and see his old items updated to 3.5 with their bad ass glass steel origin. A PrC or two for his clerics and worshippers would be fantastic as well.

Outside of that, gotta go with Kord. I mean, he's even got a mini in the new set!

Or St. Cuthbert. Maybe show a few version of his 'mace/cudgel' and how it's evolved/changed to fit the needs so forth.

Both Kord and St. Cuthbert are great suggestions. Kord because there hasn't been much at all on him in 3e, and St. Cuthbert because he's one of the few deities who actually exists (albeit in a very different form) in the real world. I'd be interested to see if they incorporated information on Earth's St. Cuthbert into Oerth's St. Cuthbert.

Demiurge out.

 

[BOZ]

we won't get any clues for at least a month or two.

 

[Vocenoctum]

Do we have any ideas on what the next deity to be covered will be? I'd love to see some stuff on the Prince of Swords and see his old items updated to 3.5 with their bad ass glass steel origin. A PrC or two for his clerics and worshippers would be fantastic as well.

I kind of assumed PHB gods only, and alphabetically. Maybe they'll skip the demihuman gods as there's more than enough on them.

Wee Jas is the one I'm waiting for, so it may be a while for me. Vecna's should also be interesting.