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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5967463" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Issue 285: July 2001</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 1/7</p><p></p><p></p><p>120 pages. Hello to the halfling that sparked a thousand guilty fantasies. Yamara's bitchiness is visible from half a decade away. Yup, they're getting the themed issue all to themselves for the first time since 1982. And they're absolutely determined to degoofify them. If that means trying to sex them up, so be it. This could go so very very wrong. Will this issue get the pedobear seal of approval, or will it somehow manage to make this topic just another day at the office? </p><p></p><p></p><p>Scan Quality: Poor, fuzzy, low resolution and with marks on pages. </p><p></p><p></p><p>In this issue:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wyrm's turn: So yeah, they're trying to sex up halflings. And they're trying to prove they're not alone in that desire by looking for reference materials. They remind us of Fineous Fingers, where the halflings might not be sexy, but they're certainly not nice or cuddly either. They then start to run out of ideas. They find one in the pregens for the A modules, and that's it. I guess it's up to the future to satisfy their desires, rather than getting stuck in the past. But this looks like it might take a fair bit of effort to get people to come along. Not a particularly good sign. Things tend to catch on if there's already a demand for them, people just don't know it yet. It doesn't look like that's the case here. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Scale Mail: Our first letter makes the rather interesting observation that many real world gods have multiple aspects, and priests may concentrate on one of them. This is a good excuse for a wide range of alignments while retaining their spells, and valid ecumenical conflicts within a broader framework. I approve. </p><p></p><p>The article on movies provokes some debate, of course, getting two letters. It's very much a matter of taste, so favourites and loathed choices will vary widely. The question is simply how many letters like this they can be bothered to publish before growing bored and moving to the next topic. </p><p></p><p>And to round things off, we have someone who likes the champions of virtue article, but recognises that it also has some fairly significant balance issues. Carefully grading their spell progression ratio to the amount of powers they get rather than just using half and full ones is the way to go there. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Nodwick resolves the whole thing without any violence. Rather a dull experience for them, really. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Previews: They realize that the splatbooks are by far the biggest sellers, and give Tome and Blood, the arcane spellcaster splatbook, a full page spread. There is a quite alarming amount of smugness from Bruce and Skip over what they've achieved. Trust us, once you've got it, it'll be an essential part of your game. Roll out the prestige classes, give everyone enough to build the character they want. There's also the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. The edition change hasn't removed their desire to capitalize upon their old properties. Monte Cook'll help us find out who's moved in since the last lot got kicked out. You've got to raze the damn place, or new monsters'll occupy it in no time. Haven't you learned that now? </p><p></p><p>Their novel lines chug along happily. Dragon's Bluff by Mary H. Herbert continues the interlocked generational saga Krynn has become. Servant of the Shard by R. A. Salvadore does much the same for Drizzt and co, only without the generational stuff. Although maybe it ought to, given the amount of time that's passed IC. Oh well, that's the advantage of elves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 5967463, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Issue 285: July 2001[/U][/B] part 1/7 120 pages. Hello to the halfling that sparked a thousand guilty fantasies. Yamara's bitchiness is visible from half a decade away. Yup, they're getting the themed issue all to themselves for the first time since 1982. And they're absolutely determined to degoofify them. If that means trying to sex them up, so be it. This could go so very very wrong. Will this issue get the pedobear seal of approval, or will it somehow manage to make this topic just another day at the office? Scan Quality: Poor, fuzzy, low resolution and with marks on pages. In this issue: Wyrm's turn: So yeah, they're trying to sex up halflings. And they're trying to prove they're not alone in that desire by looking for reference materials. They remind us of Fineous Fingers, where the halflings might not be sexy, but they're certainly not nice or cuddly either. They then start to run out of ideas. They find one in the pregens for the A modules, and that's it. I guess it's up to the future to satisfy their desires, rather than getting stuck in the past. But this looks like it might take a fair bit of effort to get people to come along. Not a particularly good sign. Things tend to catch on if there's already a demand for them, people just don't know it yet. It doesn't look like that's the case here. Scale Mail: Our first letter makes the rather interesting observation that many real world gods have multiple aspects, and priests may concentrate on one of them. This is a good excuse for a wide range of alignments while retaining their spells, and valid ecumenical conflicts within a broader framework. I approve. The article on movies provokes some debate, of course, getting two letters. It's very much a matter of taste, so favourites and loathed choices will vary widely. The question is simply how many letters like this they can be bothered to publish before growing bored and moving to the next topic. And to round things off, we have someone who likes the champions of virtue article, but recognises that it also has some fairly significant balance issues. Carefully grading their spell progression ratio to the amount of powers they get rather than just using half and full ones is the way to go there. Nodwick resolves the whole thing without any violence. Rather a dull experience for them, really. Previews: They realize that the splatbooks are by far the biggest sellers, and give Tome and Blood, the arcane spellcaster splatbook, a full page spread. There is a quite alarming amount of smugness from Bruce and Skip over what they've achieved. Trust us, once you've got it, it'll be an essential part of your game. Roll out the prestige classes, give everyone enough to build the character they want. There's also the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. The edition change hasn't removed their desire to capitalize upon their old properties. Monte Cook'll help us find out who's moved in since the last lot got kicked out. You've got to raze the damn place, or new monsters'll occupy it in no time. Haven't you learned that now? Their novel lines chug along happily. Dragon's Bluff by Mary H. Herbert continues the interlocked generational saga Krynn has become. Servant of the Shard by R. A. Salvadore does much the same for Drizzt and co, only without the generational stuff. Although maybe it ought to, given the amount of time that's passed IC. Oh well, that's the advantage of elves. [/QUOTE]
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