New Dragon+ (issue 12): The Inspiration Issue

JeffB · Feb 28, 2017

Birmy said:
Having two different articles about the cat person on the cover (three, actually, if you're counting the editor's letter) is a little strange.

probably a favor being called in.

i personally felt the whole Cat thing is a waste of space. But it's also clear Dragon+ is nothing like it's predecessors. Amateurs are doing a much better job with blogs and fanzines out there these days when it comes to gaming content.

Parmandur · Feb 28, 2017

JeffB said:
probably a favor being called in.

i personally felt the whole Cat thing is a waste of space. But it's also clear Dragon+ is nothing like it's predecessors. Amateurs are doing a much better job with blogs and fanzines out there these days when it comes to gaming content.

Isn't that pretty much what the old Dragon was, anyways? That's one of, if not the main, reasons you don't see many magazines anymore.

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mflayermonk · Feb 28, 2017

Parmandur said:
Isn't that pretty much what the old Dragon was, anyways? That's one of, if not the main, reasons you don't see many magazines anymore.

The old Dragon was a good resource for book reviews. How else would I have discovered the fantasy classic Morlac, Quest of the Green Magician?

(Dragon 119, March 1987 for those keeping score).

Parmandur · Feb 28, 2017

mflayermonk said:
The old Dragon was a good resource for book reviews. How else would I have discovered the fantasy classic Morlac, Quest of the Green Magician?

(Dragon 119, March 1987 for those keeping score).

Heh, but that's my point: it's nearly impossible for WotC to keep up with fan blogs on this score, thanks to the Internet...

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Enevhar Aldarion · Feb 28, 2017

JeffB said:
probably a favor being called in.

i personally felt the whole Cat thing is a waste of space. But it's also clear Dragon+ is nothing like it's predecessors. Amateurs are doing a much better job with blogs and fanzines out there these days when it comes to gaming content.

The cats were the best thing in the issue. You must be a dog person. ;-)

cbwjm · Feb 28, 2017

The article on Catlantis was the best thing in the issue, I enjoyed reading about how they developed the idea into a setting.

Valdier · Feb 28, 2017

One interesting piece I noticed was the lack of level range being noted for Tomb of Horrors unlike the original version. I hope that is in there somewhere.

CydKnight · Feb 28, 2017

cbwjm said:
The article on Catlantis was the best thing in the issue, I enjoyed reading about how they developed the idea into a setting.

Which is really the focus of the article and not the cats in case anyone wasn't clear on that.

LordEntrails · Feb 28, 2017

flametitan said:
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As for the intro, I think they meant descendants when they said Durnan's ancestors took over the Yawning Portal.

Nope, that's because is every official source I've ever seen of the YP, the current owner is named Durnan. And is the 3rd, 4th, 25th descendant of the original Durnan. Even personalities and descriptions seem to always be the same. Another one of those FR things where classic characters can never die.

flametitan · Feb 28, 2017

LordEntrails said:
Nope, that's because is every official source I've ever seen of the YP, the current owner is named Durnan. And is the 3rd, 4th, 25th descendant of the original Durnan. Even personalities and descriptions seem to always be the same. Another one of those FR things where classic characters can never die.

In context, I don't think they mean what you think they mean (I can't copy and paste it directly, so that's why I didn't post it at first):

Yawning Portal Introduction said:
Few at first believed it could be Durnan, but folk as long lived as he vouched it so. The Yawning Portal had passed into the hands of his ancestors, but Durnan returned with enough riches for them to quietly retire. Durnan took his customary place behind the bar, raised a toast to his own safe return, and then began serving customers as if he'd never left.

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