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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5951207" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Issue 282: April 2001</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 1/7</p><p></p><p></p><p>116 pages. Phil Foglio gets his first cover pic in ages. And quite a doozy it is too, being funny, detailed, and having a fair bit of cheesecake too. This is promising. It's been a few years since we had a properly zany april fools issue. Lets hope the contents live up to the packaging. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Scan Quality: Good, some white at page edges. </p><p></p><p></p><p>In this issue:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wyrms turn: Our editorial this month tells another truly abominable actual play story where the DM used terrible jokes as integral parts of the plot, to the exasperation of the players. It's a hard life living in a world you can't take seriously, and can see the lack of verisimilitude round the edge of every wall. Still, some people love it, and after a good 5 years, they're going to really indulge them again. Good to see them catering to that segment of their audience, when they've cut out support for quite a few others over the past few years. </p><p></p><p></p><p>AEG give us a free taster of their new card game, Warlord. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Scale Mail: Our first letter is from someone who's spotted that they're already putting power creep in their supplements. Is it though, is it? Is +1 to all saves really worth more than +2 to a particular one? Magic 8-ball says probably. A bit of actual play should test that fairly easily. </p><p></p><p>Second, we have an amusing request to bring back Bards on the Run. That one is very easy to satisfy indeed. Prepare your ears.</p><p></p><p>The Forgotten Realms timeline gets picked at again. The writers must pay close attention, for the slightest continuity slip in thousands of pages will draw vocal complaints. It's nice to have such a dedicated fanbase, but it can also get a bit trying as well. </p><p></p><p>We get a letter of general praise from someone who's afraid they might be a little beaten down by the artwork haters. Not at all. Remember a few years ago when they were in the doldrums, but nearly all their letters were positive? And now sales are going up again and here comes all the interesting rants too. Funny how that works. It's no wonder many people can't handle fame. Even if you're getting more positive attention than negative, it's the bad things that wind up sticking in your mind more if you're the sensitive sort. </p><p></p><p>And finally, we have a letter of general commentary. Rebecca Guay continues to attract attention whenever she appears, and Fool Wolf is rather popular too. In both cases, their popularity may price them out of the RPG market eventually. That's another irony of success. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Nodwick made all that effort to save the world for nothing. Some things just aren't funny to anyone outside 4-chan. </p><p></p><p></p><p>PROfILES: John Kovalic is one of those artists who makes you think If he can do it professionally, anyone can. Course, it's not that simple. Like South Park, his simple art style both allows him to concentrate on the clever jokes more, and produce tons of stuff, fast. He's primarily known for his comics, Dork tower, and The unspeakable oaf. But he's been plugging away for over 20 years now, sketching stuff while in school, putting it out independently, and generally following the dream when all right minded people would quit. Mucho respect for all those 12+ hour workdays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 5951207, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Issue 282: April 2001[/U][/B] part 1/7 116 pages. Phil Foglio gets his first cover pic in ages. And quite a doozy it is too, being funny, detailed, and having a fair bit of cheesecake too. This is promising. It's been a few years since we had a properly zany april fools issue. Lets hope the contents live up to the packaging. Scan Quality: Good, some white at page edges. In this issue: Wyrms turn: Our editorial this month tells another truly abominable actual play story where the DM used terrible jokes as integral parts of the plot, to the exasperation of the players. It's a hard life living in a world you can't take seriously, and can see the lack of verisimilitude round the edge of every wall. Still, some people love it, and after a good 5 years, they're going to really indulge them again. Good to see them catering to that segment of their audience, when they've cut out support for quite a few others over the past few years. AEG give us a free taster of their new card game, Warlord. Scale Mail: Our first letter is from someone who's spotted that they're already putting power creep in their supplements. Is it though, is it? Is +1 to all saves really worth more than +2 to a particular one? Magic 8-ball says probably. A bit of actual play should test that fairly easily. Second, we have an amusing request to bring back Bards on the Run. That one is very easy to satisfy indeed. Prepare your ears. The Forgotten Realms timeline gets picked at again. The writers must pay close attention, for the slightest continuity slip in thousands of pages will draw vocal complaints. It's nice to have such a dedicated fanbase, but it can also get a bit trying as well. We get a letter of general praise from someone who's afraid they might be a little beaten down by the artwork haters. Not at all. Remember a few years ago when they were in the doldrums, but nearly all their letters were positive? And now sales are going up again and here comes all the interesting rants too. Funny how that works. It's no wonder many people can't handle fame. Even if you're getting more positive attention than negative, it's the bad things that wind up sticking in your mind more if you're the sensitive sort. And finally, we have a letter of general commentary. Rebecca Guay continues to attract attention whenever she appears, and Fool Wolf is rather popular too. In both cases, their popularity may price them out of the RPG market eventually. That's another irony of success. Nodwick made all that effort to save the world for nothing. Some things just aren't funny to anyone outside 4-chan. PROfILES: John Kovalic is one of those artists who makes you think If he can do it professionally, anyone can. Course, it's not that simple. Like South Park, his simple art style both allows him to concentrate on the clever jokes more, and produce tons of stuff, fast. He's primarily known for his comics, Dork tower, and The unspeakable oaf. But he's been plugging away for over 20 years now, sketching stuff while in school, putting it out independently, and generally following the dream when all right minded people would quit. Mucho respect for all those 12+ hour workdays. [/QUOTE]
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