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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5749605" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><u><strong>Dragon Magazine Issue 257: March 1999</strong></u></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 1/8</p><p></p><p></p><p>124 pages. Roger Raupp is back again, with another Arthurian cover, which has quite a bit of similarity to the one he did 12 years ago in issue 125, only closer perspective and with more saturation on the colour. Guess time hasn't changed that interest. The issue's theme is the Dark Ages, which fits in, even if it might not be that different from the regular medieval D&D assumptions. I guess it all depends on the details, and there's certainly plenty of information to research from on this topic. How will they balance the twin demands of accuracy and fun this issue? Well, that would be telling. Fortunately, I've never been averse to spoilers. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Scan quality: Good, a little visible grain and oversaturation. No index. </p><p></p><p></p><p>In this issue:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Man, that's a lot of adverts before we even get to the first feature. Particular demerits go to lands of lore III, which just looks fugly. This is not making me want to buy these things. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The wyrms turn has much the same ideas as I do about the balancing of fantastical elements and realism. If anything, they go into rather more detail, and examine how this intersects with sci-fi as well as fantasy. When there really was something there, you can accurately judge how accurate it was. Otherwise it's just a matter of attention to detail and verisimilitude rather than actual accuracy. Makes sense to me. Talk about realistic magic is a bit silly really, when you step back. On the other hand, a magic system could indeed be better or worse for telling a compelling story with, and an author could stick to the rules they established, or wind up breaking them, and you could do some objective analysis on those grounds. So this makes me think about the nature of reality, and how different people might perceive and react to the same thing differently, and there's vast quantities of information we don't have the senses to process, but there's still an underlying reality there. (unless you're a hardcore soliptist. ) So logically, the fewer biases and preconceptions you have, the closer you come to seeing what's actually in front of you. Well, there are dumber sounding routes to enlightenment. </p><p></p><p></p><p>D-Mail: A letter telling them that they're great, and the magazine is great. They shouldn't expect to please everyone all the time, and should stick to making good articles. Don't get jittery and blow it by overthinking things. </p><p></p><p>A letter asking for them to put the map of dragon territories from the annual online. The site they reference is still up as of writing this, but I can't find the map itself. Such is the nature of progress. </p><p></p><p>A mostly positive analysis of issue 254. They do seem to have more people individually examining each article these days. Must be something in the airwaves.</p><p></p><p>A letter saying they should give more credit to their cover artists. After all, if anyone's going to bring in new blood, it's them. They take this constructive criticism on board eagerly. Let new artists make a name for themselves. </p><p></p><p>Another Dragonlance casting letter. This seems likely to carry on running until the editors lose interest. After all, it has more built up history than Scud and Allycia. <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" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 5749605, member: 27780"] [U][B]Dragon Magazine Issue 257: March 1999[/B][/U] part 1/8 124 pages. Roger Raupp is back again, with another Arthurian cover, which has quite a bit of similarity to the one he did 12 years ago in issue 125, only closer perspective and with more saturation on the colour. Guess time hasn't changed that interest. The issue's theme is the Dark Ages, which fits in, even if it might not be that different from the regular medieval D&D assumptions. I guess it all depends on the details, and there's certainly plenty of information to research from on this topic. How will they balance the twin demands of accuracy and fun this issue? Well, that would be telling. Fortunately, I've never been averse to spoilers. Scan quality: Good, a little visible grain and oversaturation. No index. In this issue: Man, that's a lot of adverts before we even get to the first feature. Particular demerits go to lands of lore III, which just looks fugly. This is not making me want to buy these things. The wyrms turn has much the same ideas as I do about the balancing of fantastical elements and realism. If anything, they go into rather more detail, and examine how this intersects with sci-fi as well as fantasy. When there really was something there, you can accurately judge how accurate it was. Otherwise it's just a matter of attention to detail and verisimilitude rather than actual accuracy. Makes sense to me. Talk about realistic magic is a bit silly really, when you step back. On the other hand, a magic system could indeed be better or worse for telling a compelling story with, and an author could stick to the rules they established, or wind up breaking them, and you could do some objective analysis on those grounds. So this makes me think about the nature of reality, and how different people might perceive and react to the same thing differently, and there's vast quantities of information we don't have the senses to process, but there's still an underlying reality there. (unless you're a hardcore soliptist. ) So logically, the fewer biases and preconceptions you have, the closer you come to seeing what's actually in front of you. Well, there are dumber sounding routes to enlightenment. D-Mail: A letter telling them that they're great, and the magazine is great. They shouldn't expect to please everyone all the time, and should stick to making good articles. Don't get jittery and blow it by overthinking things. A letter asking for them to put the map of dragon territories from the annual online. The site they reference is still up as of writing this, but I can't find the map itself. Such is the nature of progress. A mostly positive analysis of issue 254. They do seem to have more people individually examining each article these days. Must be something in the airwaves. A letter saying they should give more credit to their cover artists. After all, if anyone's going to bring in new blood, it's them. They take this constructive criticism on board eagerly. Let new artists make a name for themselves. Another Dragonlance casting letter. This seems likely to carry on running until the editors lose interest. After all, it has more built up history than Scud and Allycia. :D [/QUOTE]
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