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Moggthegob said:
If this does happen do everyone a favor and DO NOT MAKE IT ROKUGAN.
Set it in the original Greyhawk, elsewhere on Oerth thing or else set it in the other part of Toril(ugh oh how I hate FR)
Don't set it anywhere specific - don't tie it to just one setting. Just give info about Oriental cultures and how they might fit into the different settings.

For Kara-Tur, do a dadgummed FR book!! (grumble grumble - it should be in Unapproachable East - grumbe grumble).
 

sniffles said:
Don't set it anywhere specific - don't tie it to just one setting. Just give info about Oriental cultures and how they might fit into the different settings.

For Kara-Tur, do a dadgummed FR book!! (grumble grumble - it should be in Unapproachable East - grumbe grumble).


I agree . . . if 3.5 Oriental Adventures book ever gets made, don't worry about setting it anywhere, just like the PH and the other core books. If you want to give sample religions and the like, if you have to used "Generified" Kara-Tur religions, but don't go into setting information at all if you can help it.

This way, it seems equally usable for a homebrew, Kara-Tur, or even that region of Greyhawk that they started to develop in Dungeon that had an Asian feel to it.
 

sniffles said:
Don't set it anywhere specific - don't tie it to just one setting.

I think the 3e Rokugan stuff was very well done. I liked he Rokugan parts - not least because I wouldn't know L5R, one of the greatest RPGs out there, otherwise.

I don't know if UE would have had enough space for the whole continent...
 

I'm seeing this thread in a new light, considering the news. Rather than starting a humorous thread or maybe even seeing if there is any consensus on what new books to put out, it seems that Mr. Rouse was building a PR case for a new edition. The books mentioned are nice, but would not have wide appeal or could easily be done under 4e.
 

OK, here are my eight OTOH, in no particular order. i don't care how feasable they would be, because you told me i'm in charge. :D

Nostalgia Monster Book: Yeah, this one is pure fan-service. Granted, yeah, we have the Tome of Horrors, but I think a lot of people want to see a full color book from WotC. I know I'm not the only one who's sad to see MMIII move farther from the idea of using monster conversions, and MMIV and MMV totally abandon the concept - the well is not as dry as some people would have you believe. What I'm saying is, let's see a monster book updating the best ideas from the 1E hardcovers, the Monstrous Compendium series, Dragon and Dungeon, old modules, etc. Come on, of the thousands of unconverted monsters (just ask Echohawk - he counted them all!), there have to be at least a few dozen that are worth revisiting! :) Even if that's a challenge, just cull some from the hardcovers and Paizo mags of the last few years to supplement what's converted from the older materials.

Fiendish Codex III: Let's get the yugoloths, and put Todd Stewart in charge of it. ;) There's a lot going on with these guys than what the 3E designers have bothered to reveal! The baernaloths have their hands in everything, and the mighty altraloths have plans that affect everything from the other fiends to the celestials and beyond. Of course, maybe the yugos just don't want their secrets revealed...

Fey Book: Similar in focus to Libris Mortis, Lords of Madness, Draconomicon, and the Fiendish Codices, let's get a book about fey going. We can show the light, whimsical side, as well as the dark and sinister side of the Queen of Air and Darnkess and her kin. Let's give DMs who would never consider using fey as an encounter a reason to change their minds. We would include monster conversions of Leprechauns, Quicklings, and a bunch of other old and new fey.

Elemental Planes book: This book would follow in the same grain, except focusing on elementals and creatures of the elemental planes. I'm pretty much just echoing Shade on this one. :)

Spawn of Chaos: This would be Limbo's answer to the Fiendish Codexes. :) Let's get some details going about the slaadi and what makes them tick, as well as reintroducing the powerful slaad lords: there are of course the famous Ygorl and Ssendam, whose names have been bandied about since nearly the beginning of 3E but never really detailed, and the less well known Rennbuu and Chourst from Dragon #221, and hell why couldn't there be a dozen more. ;) The slaadi may not fill a whole book, but of course Limbo is also home to the githzerai, so they would get a full treatment as well.

Legions of the Holy: There may not be a demand to have an FC-style book for each of the angels, archons, eladrins, and guardinals, but why not do a single book for all of them? This book would have a similar detail level to the FC's, but would focus more on how celestials help other creatures (and what they can do when you get on their bad side).

Monster Mythology: This book would be something like an update of the old 2E book about monster gods, and would be in the vein of the "Complete Devine" section about gods. The difference is, I would cut out the PC races gods (and dragons, they got the Draconomicon) and any demon lords, and focus on the drow, orc, etc monster pantheons and assorted miscellaneous gods of non-humanoids which haven't gotten much attention elsewhere in 3E. You could toss in the gods from books like Libris Mortis and Lords of Madness, plus other interesting things like the neogi gods from Dragon #214, and the elemental gods (Kossuth, Istishia, Grumbar, Akadi).

Book of Artifacts: This book would be another update of a 2E book. This would collect a number of artifacts from the DMG and other books, and really expand on what they are and what they can do. It would also feature a system for creating new artifacts and governing how their powers work. Variant rules could include making artifacts work similarly to Legacy items, or the "random power" idea from the 1E DMG, or the system used in the 2E BoA, or all of the above.

I would be more than happy to work on any or all of these books, even if I don't have the time for it. ;)
 
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hmm! i'll be honest and say that i came up with each of my ideas before skimming through the thread, but wow, looks like most of them reflects what others are thinking... that can't be a bad sign. ;)
 

Grymar said:
I'm seeing this thread in a new light, considering the news. Rather than starting a humorous thread or maybe even seeing if there is any consensus on what new books to put out, it seems that Mr. Rouse was building a PR case for a new edition. The books mentioned are nice, but would not have wide appeal or could easily be done under 4e.
I'm... uncertain. I mean, it is possible that Scott Rouse intended for that (maybe he can state his intentions when he is back?), but I feel that a number of the proposed books would not only be printable, but also be well received and sold. I tend to think that there is also some space left to explore ruleswise that would be interesting, so I do feel the release is a bit premature, but it may be a case of quitting while you're ahead.

And BOZmaster, aren't you a tad late for the party? :p
 

Grymar said:
I'm seeing this thread in a new light, considering the news. Rather than starting a humorous thread or maybe even seeing if there is any consensus on what new books to put out, it seems that Mr. Rouse was building a PR case for a new edition. The books mentioned are nice, but would not have wide appeal or could easily be done under 4e.
I think the question might have been meant more honestly than that. After all, fluff-focused 4E books would have a reasonable chance of still being of interest to the 3.x holdouts.

But, man, the effect it had was kind of hilarious: This thread is a major reason that today's announcement came as a complete and utter shock to me. I'd taken it as a sign that WotC was intending to produce another year's worth of (as yet unplanned) 3.5 books.
 


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