Recent content by Starmaster

I ran my players through both Assassin's Knot and Saltmarsh and consider them two of the best modules ever. Because the player's choice of actions is so open (especially in Assassin's Knot), I can see how the adventures could fail to be much fun for some groups, however. Spoilers for L2, U1...

Yeah, I know what you mean about the "Trouble at Embertrees" teeny tiny print. It was that way with some of the modules in other issues of White Dwarf as well. Even back when the magazines came out, I found some of those modules a bit challenging to read, but it was worth the effort since they...

Nothing related to the contents. It's just a fancy dragon to celebrate the 100th issue of "Dragon". A faerie dragon was chosen because the faerie dragon first appeared in the magazine (issue 62) before becoming part of the official AD&D rules in MMII and purple because it's the oldest, most...

One interesting note about the cover that doesn't show up in the photo is that the purple areas (the faerie dragon and the word "Dragon") were embossed. I remember how pretty this cover was when I picked up the issue at my local game store back in '85. TSR also used to occasionally emboss some...

Great! I'm glad to see the new print run came out okay and it's on schedule this time. The new D&D books generally aren't delivered to any of the FLGSs in my area until right on the day of early release or a couple of days after. I always figured the very close timing is to try to keep them...

I didn't see any details about whether these will PDF only or PDF/POD. So far, the Realms products in which Ed has contributed that were released on DM's Guild are a mixture; some POD and some PDF only. Maybe they haven't yet finalized the format.

Yes, that's exactly what I was saying. I love having maps in novels so I can trace out the paths of the protagonists. The villages, lairs, ruins, roads, and such would often only appear on the maps that were printed in the TSR novels and not on any maps of the same region that were included in...

I used to collect the hardcover versions of TSR novels when they came out since I prefer hardcovers over paperbacks, but then I would buy the paperback version when it was released around a year later since the paperback would include a map in the front of the novel that was not in the...

I wonder if FOBO (Fear of Better Options) contributes to the paralyzation that discourages some people from making a decision when confronted with more choices. I've experienced this myself. The more choices there are, the harder it is to be sure you're making the optimal decision, so...

It may have driven TSR to ruin, but I sure am grateful for all that product that was released in the 1990's. TSR was releasing close to a dozen products a month in the 1990's, yet they still managed to stay afloat for years before it all crashed down. Given that they were producing probably...

I'm curious about the photo at the beginning of the article. Is that a portion of your personal collection, Echohawk? If so, I'd like to see a higher resolution photo if one is available. That's a beautiful collection. Personally, I keep my gamebooks stored in file cabinets to protect them...

Here's the current real cost of the monthly periodical (physical + digital copies) for me. It will vary for others due to differing discounts, taxes, and shipping. I've been an Adventure Path subscriber since issue 49. The current regular price of the magazine is $29.99, but I got a 30%...

Interesting that you had a dogeared copy of the FF. It brings back an amusing memory of a time when a friend and I attended one of the Gen Con auctions in the late '80s. He and I were not too impressed with the fiend folio when it was first published. There were a few good entries such as the...

Hey, I had disc guns like that! They were great because the discs would sail a fairly long distance, just like Frisbees. I also had another type of spring-loaded gun that I liked. It shot bright yellow, spherical, BB-sized rubber balls.

Yes, that would be nice --- like when they issued the 5.0e core books gift set in a slipcover with a DM screen and Hydro74 covers in 2018, which was three years after the core books were originally released in 2014. I'm not saying they would necessarily have to use Hydro74 as the artist since...