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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5742811" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Magazine Issue 255: January 1999</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 6/8</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fiction: Dark legacy by Mel Odom. Another bit of Forgotten Realms fiction from an official writer here. And here we see another obscure part of the setting get filled in, as they venture underwater to the cities of the merpeople. But they have exactly the same problems in having to balance politics, religion, and culture as anyone else, compounded by the number of different races there are in the Realms. And that means macguffin hunt adventures to solve problems, beating up people to get information along the way, and then having to deal with giant monsters along the way when they fail. Really, this feels very much like an actual adventure outline, only one where the PC's fail, and have to deal with it in the next adventure. Or maybe a prologue to the actual novel. Either way, it's a lot more D&D than most of their stories, but a bit awkward as an actual story, not feeling remotely resolved at the end. Overall, like the Dragonlance ones, it didn't really satisfy me. </p><p></p><p></p><p>PC Portraits is of course in on the issue's theme. This means a mind flayer and githzerai get in on the action. On top of that, there's an unusually large amount of tattoos and forehead adornments. Despite not needing material trappings to sustain their powers, psionicists have just the same needs as everyone else to belong to a social group and mark themselves as different and special. (which of course are inherently contradictory goals when taken to the extreme <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ) And permanent markings that they don't have to worry about losing seem to be the appropriate means of this (at least where psionics isn't illegal or otherwise suppressed. ) Course, future generations of psionicists will make their own fashion errors (crystal fetishism? What the hell's all that about? ) But that's a story for another time. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Rogues Gallery: The Forgotten Realms continues to have a lockdown on this column, with the characters from their new nautical trilogy getting their turn in the spotlight. This also means that the sahuguin get more spotlight time, continuing on from their recent book and series of adventures. Interesting. You certainly can't call them neglected anymore. </p><p></p><p>Pacys is an old, highly experienced bard who has made more than enough friends on his travels that he always has a place to stay and someone to buy him a drink in return for his stories. And he's still fit enough that he has a few more actual adventures left in him. Maybe he'll tell the story of this adventure after it's over. </p><p></p><p>Laaqueel is a classic example of an attractive woman who thinks she's ugly, Well, by Sahuguin standards, she is. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> Like many Malenti, she's all the more dedicated to the cause because she knows she'll never really be trusted. It's a hard life. Don't be dumb enough to try to take her away from it via love, because those retractable claws are not to be trifled with. </p><p></p><p>Jherek Wolf's-get is another of those naive book-smart idealists that a party needs for good drama. Whether he gets the stuffing knocked out of him over the course of the book, or remains just as annoying at the end as the beginning, we shall have to see. Either way, the cliches are in full force today. </p><p></p><p>Sabyna is a feisty young shipmage who's primary love is the sea, so no man really has much of a chance compared to that. Yeah, once again, it's a trip to trope city. This doesn't make me particularly keen to pick up the related book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 5742811, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Magazine Issue 255: January 1999[/U][/B] part 6/8 Fiction: Dark legacy by Mel Odom. Another bit of Forgotten Realms fiction from an official writer here. And here we see another obscure part of the setting get filled in, as they venture underwater to the cities of the merpeople. But they have exactly the same problems in having to balance politics, religion, and culture as anyone else, compounded by the number of different races there are in the Realms. And that means macguffin hunt adventures to solve problems, beating up people to get information along the way, and then having to deal with giant monsters along the way when they fail. Really, this feels very much like an actual adventure outline, only one where the PC's fail, and have to deal with it in the next adventure. Or maybe a prologue to the actual novel. Either way, it's a lot more D&D than most of their stories, but a bit awkward as an actual story, not feeling remotely resolved at the end. Overall, like the Dragonlance ones, it didn't really satisfy me. PC Portraits is of course in on the issue's theme. This means a mind flayer and githzerai get in on the action. On top of that, there's an unusually large amount of tattoos and forehead adornments. Despite not needing material trappings to sustain their powers, psionicists have just the same needs as everyone else to belong to a social group and mark themselves as different and special. (which of course are inherently contradictory goals when taken to the extreme :D ) And permanent markings that they don't have to worry about losing seem to be the appropriate means of this (at least where psionics isn't illegal or otherwise suppressed. ) Course, future generations of psionicists will make their own fashion errors (crystal fetishism? What the hell's all that about? ) But that's a story for another time. Rogues Gallery: The Forgotten Realms continues to have a lockdown on this column, with the characters from their new nautical trilogy getting their turn in the spotlight. This also means that the sahuguin get more spotlight time, continuing on from their recent book and series of adventures. Interesting. You certainly can't call them neglected anymore. Pacys is an old, highly experienced bard who has made more than enough friends on his travels that he always has a place to stay and someone to buy him a drink in return for his stories. And he's still fit enough that he has a few more actual adventures left in him. Maybe he'll tell the story of this adventure after it's over. Laaqueel is a classic example of an attractive woman who thinks she's ugly, Well, by Sahuguin standards, she is. :p Like many Malenti, she's all the more dedicated to the cause because she knows she'll never really be trusted. It's a hard life. Don't be dumb enough to try to take her away from it via love, because those retractable claws are not to be trifled with. Jherek Wolf's-get is another of those naive book-smart idealists that a party needs for good drama. Whether he gets the stuffing knocked out of him over the course of the book, or remains just as annoying at the end as the beginning, we shall have to see. Either way, the cliches are in full force today. Sabyna is a feisty young shipmage who's primary love is the sea, so no man really has much of a chance compared to that. Yeah, once again, it's a trip to trope city. This doesn't make me particularly keen to pick up the related book. [/QUOTE]
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