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Yep. I recently re-read "Saga of Old City" and the druid gives a defense of neutrality that still seems to land on the "good" side of the equation.

lol! I read so much Piers Anthony as a teenager, and they are hard books to revisit.

I had the same thought, regarding problematic people and content. Also, I think the literary reputation of the Thomas Covenant books has really suffered over the years. When I was young, fantasy fans treated them as fine literature. But you rarely see them mentioned on fantasy "best of" lists...

Perhaps a deathlock?

Ah, good catch. Yes, I was thrown off by the middle initial. I look forward to seeing more of his writing on this stuff.

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #99 in July 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features magic treasure, city life, and the ecology of the will-o'-wisp! The cover is by Clyde Duensing III and shows an adventurer stumbling upon what might be a lich. So far...

I was shocked and saddened to hear this. Rob and I only had a few interactions over the years, but he always seemed like a terrific guy. My condolences to his wife and daughter - how dreadful.

I felt like Gamma World really got short-changed after they absorbed Ares. While they were still publishing Gamma World articles pretty frequently, most of them were restricted to 1 or 2 pages and didn't appear in the magazine contents.

Yes, it is "damning with faint praise." But I also felt like it was an honest review, rather than Bunnell grasping for something good to say. It's an awkward position for him to be in, given how much focus TSR was starting to put on Dragonlance.

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #98 in June 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features dragons, magical relics, and apocalyptic monsters! The cover is by Denis Beauvais and is his sixth painting for Dragon Magazine. Called "Allegory," it depicts a...

The party had to travel from Iskandar to Deepwater last night, which is about fifty miles on a well established road. Making these sorts of journeys feel interesting and meaningful has been a long running challenge for me, and I know lots of you have mentioned similar. I really dislike just...

In terms of location, I'm playing in Greyhawk and I've placed the Keep between the Vesve Forest and Whyestil Lake, on the northern border of Furyondy. Given Iuz is to the north, it nicely matches the "borderland between law and chaos" vibe of the original.

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I bought this yesterday and played the first session last night with two people who've never played D&D before. Everyone had a wonderful time. I'm a great fan of the original KotB, but I appreciate the fidelity to the original product while updating it for a new audience. The presentation is...

That's sad to hear. For those interested, here's a short bio of Robin: About Robin Wood - © Robin Wood 2009