Wyvern
Explorer
I just saw in the lastest installment of "In the Works" on the Wizards website that the April issue of Dragon is going to have a vehicular theme. Here's the quote:
"Hey, it's the April issue. You know it's going to have some good, funny stuff right up front. But, you probably didn't know that once you're past the humorous material, there'll be a huge article on vehicle combat written by Dave Noonan. When I say huge, I mean H U G E. This feature covers tons of craft: land vehicles, water vehicles, air vehicles -- you name it, it's there. You'll find carts, chariots, catamarans, sleds, submersibles, zeppelins, ornithopters, and more -- much, much, much more. It's got rules for movement, attacking, collisions, weather conditions, additional armaments, vehicle augmentations, a horde of new magic items, and more. There are even five fully statted "ships" (with maps) that are ready to rumble right off the page."
Methinks this is going to be a must-buy. I'm sure we can cannibalize it for lots of good ideas. Might even consider doing Cosmonomicon "conversions" of the vehicles listed, though we'd have to tread carefully so as not to overstep the bounds of the OGL. At the very least, they could provide a benchmark for creating our own sample vehicles. Anyhow, it should be in stores before too long, so keep an eye out for it!
Wyvern
"Hey, it's the April issue. You know it's going to have some good, funny stuff right up front. But, you probably didn't know that once you're past the humorous material, there'll be a huge article on vehicle combat written by Dave Noonan. When I say huge, I mean H U G E. This feature covers tons of craft: land vehicles, water vehicles, air vehicles -- you name it, it's there. You'll find carts, chariots, catamarans, sleds, submersibles, zeppelins, ornithopters, and more -- much, much, much more. It's got rules for movement, attacking, collisions, weather conditions, additional armaments, vehicle augmentations, a horde of new magic items, and more. There are even five fully statted "ships" (with maps) that are ready to rumble right off the page."
Methinks this is going to be a must-buy. I'm sure we can cannibalize it for lots of good ideas. Might even consider doing Cosmonomicon "conversions" of the vehicles listed, though we'd have to tread carefully so as not to overstep the bounds of the OGL. At the very least, they could provide a benchmark for creating our own sample vehicles. Anyhow, it should be in stores before too long, so keep an eye out for it!
Wyvern