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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5671526" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Magazine Issue 245: March 1998</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 1/8</p><p></p><p></p><p>116 pages. It's a dwarf special. We haven't had one of these since 1982! And elves have had at least three I can recall since then. That's a bit of going back to your roots I can get behind. Wonder if halflings and gnomes will have to share theirs again when they next get one. And will goblinoids ever get a turn to shine instead of being mowed down like the mooks they are? Well, I guess we'll have to see. In the meantime, I shall skip shaving for the next couple of days to get into character. </p><p></p><p></p><p>In this issue:</p><p></p><p></p><p>The wyrms turn: Alternity may have been delayed a bit because of all the financial problems, but it's still coming out. And here they ask if they should give it lots of coverage in the magazine, a little, or none at all. A question which is almost guaranteed to result in them taking the middle path and putting maybe 1 article a month in here, given the way it's phrased. Still, hopefully there'll be some more specific suggestions that the writers can take on board. And hopefully they'll do a better job of promoting it than they did many of their other products. The 80's had plenty of variety, with Marvel Superheroes, Star frontiers, Top Secret and Gamma World all doing quite nicely, but Buck Rogers was rather a debacle, and the Amazing Engine coverage halfhearted. So this is a reminder that they used to have more variety and adventurousness in their topics, and could in theory do so again, but it seems unlikely. There are drawbacks to playing it safe. </p><p></p><p></p><p>D-Mail: A letter praising Dragonlance and asking if they plan to make official recordings of the music from the books. Very good question. They might well just leave it to the filkers. </p><p></p><p>A letter in support of Lankhmar. It's the closest thing they have to a low magic setting, plus the city has more than enough detail to feel alive. It deserves much more popularity than it has. </p><p></p><p>A letter supporting Greyhawk, but also cagey about the possibility of them adding more to it. The fact that it's still fairly open gives you more room to make it your own without being contradicted by canon niggling. They could ruin it all too easily if they're overenthusiastic. </p><p></p><p>A letter saying planescape is obviously the most awesome as it encapsulates everything else and then some. Simply in sheer variety of ways you can play, it wins by a long shot. Well duh. </p><p></p><p>And finally, a letter of general commentary. Most of it is positive, but there's always something you think they could do better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 5671526, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Magazine Issue 245: March 1998[/U][/B] part 1/8 116 pages. It's a dwarf special. We haven't had one of these since 1982! And elves have had at least three I can recall since then. That's a bit of going back to your roots I can get behind. Wonder if halflings and gnomes will have to share theirs again when they next get one. And will goblinoids ever get a turn to shine instead of being mowed down like the mooks they are? Well, I guess we'll have to see. In the meantime, I shall skip shaving for the next couple of days to get into character. In this issue: The wyrms turn: Alternity may have been delayed a bit because of all the financial problems, but it's still coming out. And here they ask if they should give it lots of coverage in the magazine, a little, or none at all. A question which is almost guaranteed to result in them taking the middle path and putting maybe 1 article a month in here, given the way it's phrased. Still, hopefully there'll be some more specific suggestions that the writers can take on board. And hopefully they'll do a better job of promoting it than they did many of their other products. The 80's had plenty of variety, with Marvel Superheroes, Star frontiers, Top Secret and Gamma World all doing quite nicely, but Buck Rogers was rather a debacle, and the Amazing Engine coverage halfhearted. So this is a reminder that they used to have more variety and adventurousness in their topics, and could in theory do so again, but it seems unlikely. There are drawbacks to playing it safe. D-Mail: A letter praising Dragonlance and asking if they plan to make official recordings of the music from the books. Very good question. They might well just leave it to the filkers. A letter in support of Lankhmar. It's the closest thing they have to a low magic setting, plus the city has more than enough detail to feel alive. It deserves much more popularity than it has. A letter supporting Greyhawk, but also cagey about the possibility of them adding more to it. The fact that it's still fairly open gives you more room to make it your own without being contradicted by canon niggling. They could ruin it all too easily if they're overenthusiastic. A letter saying planescape is obviously the most awesome as it encapsulates everything else and then some. Simply in sheer variety of ways you can play, it wins by a long shot. Well duh. And finally, a letter of general commentary. Most of it is positive, but there's always something you think they could do better. [/QUOTE]
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