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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 4993643" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Magazine Issue 155: March 1990</u></strong></p><p></p><p>part 1/6</p><p></p><p>116 pages. After 4 years of staying stable, the page count starts to creep up again. Have paper costs decreased? Are they getting more advertising in? Are the sales going up? I don't think it's that last one. In any case, that means more stuff for me to read and review. The 90's are definitely going to take even longer to get through than the 80's. And that's not even counting the frickin insert, which is missing again. :mutter mutter mutter: Okay, that settles it. I'm easing off the gas right now, rather than waiting for the burnout to hit. I've managed daily installments for a year now without a break, I don't want to ruin that good track record. Let's see if this issue has anything that'll cheer me up. </p><p></p><p>In this issue:</p><p></p><p>Letters: A letter from a new sculpting company looking for employees. At least, it looks that way to me. Hmm. </p><p></p><p>Someone curious about the witch NPC class. Roger is quite happy to point out the last two issues they appeared in. You'll have to find them yourself, mind. </p><p></p><p>A letter from someone who's noticed some of the displacer beast illustrations have insufficient legs. Sloppy artists, again. Send them to remedial fantasy anatomy classes. </p><p></p><p>An amusing suggestion for naming your dumb rampaging fighters/barbarians. Name them after the sound their weapon makes. Roger is amused, but a touch bewildered. How very 60's Batman. </p><p></p><p>A letter from someone who really likes many of the covers, and wishes they included a little more detail about the artists and methods of production. Bah. Write to them yourself, see if they want to give away trade secrets. </p><p></p><p>Connected to this, a letter asking where the hell the arrowhead on issue 150's cover is. You'd never spot it if you don't know it's there, particularly with the scan resolution I have to investigate from. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sage advice gets to be a fetching shade of peach this month. Not that this does anything for the readibility. But that was never a problem, anyway.</p><p></p><p> Are demons and devils dropped forever? This sucks! ( We're carefully considering all the options. We don't want to annoy anyone. So we'll work out a compromise solution that merely annoys everyone a little bit. ) </p><p></p><p> Do shamans get bonus spells for high wisdom. (Only if they learned their powers, rather than getting them innate.)</p><p></p><p> Can I photocopy the monstrous compendia sheets (yes. But if you sell it, the TSR rules nazis will kick your door down with their jackboots, and exact their brutal revenge. )</p><p></p><p> Are the new dragons really THAT badass? ( Not quite. We have our reasons for making all these changes. </p><p></p><p> Will we gets stats for tiamat and bahamut (2nd ed don't stat deities. Another casualty of the bitchin brigade. )</p><p></p><p> What can dragons dig through ( Anything common in their native terrain. Dig it, baby. )</p><p></p><p> What's the age category of a random dragon. (We suggest 2d4. Otherwise horrible random deaths may result. )</p><p></p><p> Why can dragons have AC better than -10 ( Because they're over a thousand years old. When thousand years old you are, ignore rules binding lesser creatures you may.)</p><p></p><p> What is the spell detect gems (It's not a spell, it's an innate power. As to why dragons have it, that should be obvious)</p><p></p><p> What's an alignment of nil (editing error. We were considering making nonintelligent creatures unaligned rather than true neutral, making the distinction between those that consciously maintain a balance and ones that just don't give a <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> about morality, but it fell through. I'm sure you're intrigued to know that little tidbit)</p><p></p><p> Do fireballs do extra damage against white dragons (wait till next edition dear. It's only 10 years. You can get way more badass, and they won't even go up an age category in the meantime. ) </p><p></p><p> Why are fire giants only immune to nonmagical fire. Why doesn't dragon breath count as magical (Because we don't want to nerf wizards, and we don't mind nerfing red dragons sometimes, because they aren't PC's)</p><p></p><p> Where are my wolverines, whales and sharks ( In a minute dear. Compendia 2 and 3 will be in the shops before you know it.)</p><p></p><p> How smart are werebears (smarter than the average bear)</p><p></p><p> What's the xp for noble genies ( Really not enough. Better to be their friend than their enemy ) </p><p></p><p> Shouldn't liches be limited to 10 HD (No. They're monsters now. They scoff at your mortal HD limitations. On the plus side, they don't get con modifiers anymore. Well that's interesting to consider)</p><p></p><p> Shouldn't soldiers be tougher than farmers (have you seen what farmers put up with in D&D? Random plains encounters are way meaner than random city ones. )</p><p></p><p> Why was the huecava renamed (oops. No-one'll care, especially when the new version is more intuitive to pronounce.)</p><p></p><p> How strong are korred. ( Worryingly)</p><p></p><p> How much damage do cat's rear claw rakes do (enough to kill a wizard, no trouble )</p><p></p><p> Do orcs have too many chiefs and not enough indians ( Great. More errata. Pass Skip the historical revisionist whitewash )</p><p></p><p> Can rope trick be cast sideways or down (honestly, you let them cast lightning bolts at an angle, and suddenly we get a load of copycat questions. Skip is not amused)</p><p></p><p> How many pinches of dust of disappearance do you normally find (how long is a piece of string. How big is a pinch. When is being invisible around someone sexual harassment? These are all questions with highly variable answers.)</p><p></p><p> Does a wizard raising their strength with a wish still suffer the temporary penalty (yes)</p><p></p><p> Do you get a bonus for attacking someone while they're spellcasting (no. They can still get out the way)</p><p></p><p> Can you memorize the same spell more than once simultaneously (yes, but not advisable)</p><p></p><p> I still don't get the difference between spells known and spells memorized (Skip has been more than generous with you. Skip is giving you one last chance to pull your boots up and fly straight. Otherwise Skip will do what skip does, and show you what he can really do with his sagely knowledge. ) </p><p></p><p> Unearthed Arcana is different from it's source material in Dragon (Our playtesting, we had it. And we used it. Course, that's all in the past now, thanks to Lorraine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Roll of thunder, organ music, wolves howl: ) Williams. Do not mourn for us. But be glad that we lived. )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 4993643, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Magazine Issue 155: March 1990[/U][/B] part 1/6 116 pages. After 4 years of staying stable, the page count starts to creep up again. Have paper costs decreased? Are they getting more advertising in? Are the sales going up? I don't think it's that last one. In any case, that means more stuff for me to read and review. The 90's are definitely going to take even longer to get through than the 80's. And that's not even counting the frickin insert, which is missing again. :mutter mutter mutter: Okay, that settles it. I'm easing off the gas right now, rather than waiting for the burnout to hit. I've managed daily installments for a year now without a break, I don't want to ruin that good track record. Let's see if this issue has anything that'll cheer me up. In this issue: Letters: A letter from a new sculpting company looking for employees. At least, it looks that way to me. Hmm. Someone curious about the witch NPC class. Roger is quite happy to point out the last two issues they appeared in. You'll have to find them yourself, mind. A letter from someone who's noticed some of the displacer beast illustrations have insufficient legs. Sloppy artists, again. Send them to remedial fantasy anatomy classes. An amusing suggestion for naming your dumb rampaging fighters/barbarians. Name them after the sound their weapon makes. Roger is amused, but a touch bewildered. How very 60's Batman. A letter from someone who really likes many of the covers, and wishes they included a little more detail about the artists and methods of production. Bah. Write to them yourself, see if they want to give away trade secrets. Connected to this, a letter asking where the hell the arrowhead on issue 150's cover is. You'd never spot it if you don't know it's there, particularly with the scan resolution I have to investigate from. Sage advice gets to be a fetching shade of peach this month. Not that this does anything for the readibility. But that was never a problem, anyway. Are demons and devils dropped forever? This sucks! ( We're carefully considering all the options. We don't want to annoy anyone. So we'll work out a compromise solution that merely annoys everyone a little bit. ) Do shamans get bonus spells for high wisdom. (Only if they learned their powers, rather than getting them innate.) Can I photocopy the monstrous compendia sheets (yes. But if you sell it, the TSR rules nazis will kick your door down with their jackboots, and exact their brutal revenge. ) Are the new dragons really THAT badass? ( Not quite. We have our reasons for making all these changes. Will we gets stats for tiamat and bahamut (2nd ed don't stat deities. Another casualty of the bitchin brigade. ) What can dragons dig through ( Anything common in their native terrain. Dig it, baby. ) What's the age category of a random dragon. (We suggest 2d4. Otherwise horrible random deaths may result. ) Why can dragons have AC better than -10 ( Because they're over a thousand years old. When thousand years old you are, ignore rules binding lesser creatures you may.) What is the spell detect gems (It's not a spell, it's an innate power. As to why dragons have it, that should be obvious) What's an alignment of nil (editing error. We were considering making nonintelligent creatures unaligned rather than true neutral, making the distinction between those that consciously maintain a balance and ones that just don't give a :):):):) about morality, but it fell through. I'm sure you're intrigued to know that little tidbit) Do fireballs do extra damage against white dragons (wait till next edition dear. It's only 10 years. You can get way more badass, and they won't even go up an age category in the meantime. ) Why are fire giants only immune to nonmagical fire. Why doesn't dragon breath count as magical (Because we don't want to nerf wizards, and we don't mind nerfing red dragons sometimes, because they aren't PC's) Where are my wolverines, whales and sharks ( In a minute dear. Compendia 2 and 3 will be in the shops before you know it.) How smart are werebears (smarter than the average bear) What's the xp for noble genies ( Really not enough. Better to be their friend than their enemy ) Shouldn't liches be limited to 10 HD (No. They're monsters now. They scoff at your mortal HD limitations. On the plus side, they don't get con modifiers anymore. Well that's interesting to consider) Shouldn't soldiers be tougher than farmers (have you seen what farmers put up with in D&D? Random plains encounters are way meaner than random city ones. ) Why was the huecava renamed (oops. No-one'll care, especially when the new version is more intuitive to pronounce.) How strong are korred. ( Worryingly) How much damage do cat's rear claw rakes do (enough to kill a wizard, no trouble ) Do orcs have too many chiefs and not enough indians ( Great. More errata. Pass Skip the historical revisionist whitewash ) Can rope trick be cast sideways or down (honestly, you let them cast lightning bolts at an angle, and suddenly we get a load of copycat questions. Skip is not amused) How many pinches of dust of disappearance do you normally find (how long is a piece of string. How big is a pinch. When is being invisible around someone sexual harassment? These are all questions with highly variable answers.) Does a wizard raising their strength with a wish still suffer the temporary penalty (yes) Do you get a bonus for attacking someone while they're spellcasting (no. They can still get out the way) Can you memorize the same spell more than once simultaneously (yes, but not advisable) I still don't get the difference between spells known and spells memorized (Skip has been more than generous with you. Skip is giving you one last chance to pull your boots up and fly straight. Otherwise Skip will do what skip does, and show you what he can really do with his sagely knowledge. ) Unearthed Arcana is different from it's source material in Dragon (Our playtesting, we had it. And we used it. Course, that's all in the past now, thanks to Lorraine (:Roll of thunder, organ music, wolves howl: ) Williams. Do not mourn for us. But be glad that we lived. ) [/QUOTE]
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