Ebberron - Dragon magazine preview
Krieg
First Post
FWIW the Great Wall is virtually undetectable to <i>the naked eye</i> from low earth orbit.
The pic posted by Greatwyrm is a greater resolution than the naked eye is capable of.
Secondly there are many man made objects that are visible from LOE, the great wall just barely qualifies as one of them.
If you look hard enough you can find high resolution satelite pics of your house, but that doesn't mean that you can see it from the space shuttle.
The pic posted by Greatwyrm is a greater resolution than the naked eye is capable of.
Secondly there are many man made objects that are visible from LOE, the great wall just barely qualifies as one of them.
If you look hard enough you can find high resolution satelite pics of your house, but that doesn't mean that you can see it from the space shuttle.
Greatwyrm
Been here a while...
I stand corrected on some points. However, we <b>(myself included)</b> are getting away from the idea that very large and difficult structures are possible with very low levels of technology. I may have not chosen the best examples when trying to illustrate this.
All I'm trying to say is plenty of ridiculously large and intracate things have been built with very primitive techniques. A super-large, flying, castle-thing is perfectly within the realm of possibility with medievel era tech, especially when you factor large amounts of magic into the construction.
All I'm trying to say is plenty of ridiculously large and intracate things have been built with very primitive techniques. A super-large, flying, castle-thing is perfectly within the realm of possibility with medievel era tech, especially when you factor large amounts of magic into the construction.
Kevin O'Reilly
First Post
"especially when you factor large amounts of magic into the construction"
Sorry, this is a cop out. You might a well write
"especially when you factor large amounts of scienceinto the construction."
The real key as to whether the "feel" of medieval tech is broken is the element of mass production that accompanies it. It is the advent of mass production techniques that differentiate the Industrial era from the agricultural.
Just my 3c (inflation an all)
Sorry, this is a cop out. You might a well write
"especially when you factor large amounts of scienceinto the construction."
The real key as to whether the "feel" of medieval tech is broken is the element of mass production that accompanies it. It is the advent of mass production techniques that differentiate the Industrial era from the agricultural.
Just my 3c (inflation an all)
storyguide3
First Post
Kevin O'Reilly said:
Having not seen the preview yet, what about it leads you to think there is mass production of an industrial sort?
Desdichado
Hero
Kevin O'Reilly said:
Instead of claiming WotC are a bunch of cop-outs, you could look into the possibility that you misinterpreted something that others of us thought was quite clear.
Upper_Krust
Hero
Hi all! 
Is the preview in Dragon Magazine the same as the one posted at Gaming Report?
Apologies if someone asked this before, I scanned the posts, and didn't see it mentioned.
Is the preview in Dragon Magazine the same as the one posted at Gaming Report?
Apologies if someone asked this before, I scanned the posts, and didn't see it mentioned.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
IMO, the preview in Dragon wasn't nearly as good as the GenCon handout (thanks to diaglo for bringing one back for me). Still to soon to judge, and not enough info.
My first overall impression is that it looks like a well-developed, high magic fantasy world with a lot of potentially interesting elements, but for some reason it doesn't feel D&D to me. Other d20, sure, but not D&D -- kind of like EQ and Wheel of Time are d20 but not really the D&D feel. But it's really too soon to judge.
My first overall impression is that it looks like a well-developed, high magic fantasy world with a lot of potentially interesting elements, but for some reason it doesn't feel D&D to me. Other d20, sure, but not D&D -- kind of like EQ and Wheel of Time are d20 but not really the D&D feel. But it's really too soon to judge.
