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<blockquote data-quote="Alphastream" data-source="post: 7652068" data-attributes="member: 11365"><p>Great review, though you missed a big point when you say "Perhaps enterprising DMs might even use Against the Slave Lords to playtest D&D Next." The current D&D Next playtest packet includes a bestiary for this product! A DM can pick up that bestiary and run the adventure as it is, because <a href="http://community.wizards.com/alphastream1/blog/2012/08/03/classic_adventures_-_converting_saltmarsh_to_dnd_next" target="_blank">D&D Next speaks so well to previous editions</a>. </p><p></p><p>And this ties to another area where I'll disagree. I don't really see this as being driven by an "OSR movement". Whether enough people are playing versions of D&D previous to 2E to constitute a "movement" aside, this product is more likely first and foremost about bringing classic support for D&D Next. Existing content can be repackaged, modifier or added to slightly, and provided at a premium price. The content revitalizes the sense of D&D being an established and important brand with classic adventures defining the genre. It's a smart move on many levels, but I doubt OSR support is really one of them. That said, I'm sure Wizards prefers that those playing older editions stay in the Wizards family. </p><p></p><p>That said, this is a very good review and I enjoyed reading it. I own this and the other reprints and they are a great part of my collection. They can easily be used in any editions other than 3E and 4E, though one could take on the task of modifying them for those editions (and campaigns like Living Greyhawk have converted some aspects of the A-series at various points). I really agree with you that it would have been nice to include color prints of the covers. And for the maps I would want them in the book and also as an included insert. However, Wizards did make the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dnd/sseriesbonus" target="_blank">Dungeons of Dread illos available as a free download</a>. They might do the same with maps?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alphastream, post: 7652068, member: 11365"] Great review, though you missed a big point when you say "Perhaps enterprising DMs might even use Against the Slave Lords to playtest D&D Next." The current D&D Next playtest packet includes a bestiary for this product! A DM can pick up that bestiary and run the adventure as it is, because [URL="http://community.wizards.com/alphastream1/blog/2012/08/03/classic_adventures_-_converting_saltmarsh_to_dnd_next"]D&D Next speaks so well to previous editions[/URL]. And this ties to another area where I'll disagree. I don't really see this as being driven by an "OSR movement". Whether enough people are playing versions of D&D previous to 2E to constitute a "movement" aside, this product is more likely first and foremost about bringing classic support for D&D Next. Existing content can be repackaged, modifier or added to slightly, and provided at a premium price. The content revitalizes the sense of D&D being an established and important brand with classic adventures defining the genre. It's a smart move on many levels, but I doubt OSR support is really one of them. That said, I'm sure Wizards prefers that those playing older editions stay in the Wizards family. That said, this is a very good review and I enjoyed reading it. I own this and the other reprints and they are a great part of my collection. They can easily be used in any editions other than 3E and 4E, though one could take on the task of modifying them for those editions (and campaigns like Living Greyhawk have converted some aspects of the A-series at various points). I really agree with you that it would have been nice to include color prints of the covers. And for the maps I would want them in the book and also as an included insert. However, Wizards did make the [URL="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dnd/sseriesbonus"]Dungeons of Dread illos available as a free download[/URL]. They might do the same with maps? [/QUOTE]
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