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Message: <blockquote data-quote="goodmangames" data-source="post: 1076926" data-attributes="member: 7259">MorningstarHey everybody,Here's some more information on Morningstar. I'll also ask the author, R. Scott Kennan, to chime in, since he frequents these boards. As always, our web site (<a href="http://www.goodman-games.com" target="_blank">www.goodman-games.com</a>) has plenty of information on all our releases.I'm rewritten this post 5 times, but I can't sum up Morningstar quite the way I want to. Let me just put it this way: Morningstar is quite possibly the most brilliant D&D setting I have ever seen. I really mean *brilliant*. It is not just a world; it is a work of literature. It is like a massive jigsaw puzzle, where each element depends on every other element to make sense. This world has Secrets, with a capital S, and you have to think about what you read; there are mysteries hidden within the text that you'll only get after reading it a second time.What makes the book most extraordinary, I think, is how cohesive it is. The new races, for example, are an integral part of the world's cosmology and are important to one of the greatest secrets of the age (which I won't reveal here). The new artificer class isn't just another "new core class"; it's the reason golems tend olive groves in the province of Triskatariot, making the golden age of Morningstar possible in the first place. The new system of spectrum magic isn't just a new way to look at magic; it's a defining trait of many of the world's places, and a key to the puzzle of the planar vortex that is driving the planet to catastrophe. The mysterious Prophecy that lurks throughout the land is far more than a DM tool to drive adventures; it's the greatest secret of the world, a secret that ties together many of the planet's mysteries and explains the bizarre events taking hold there.Sorry if I'm gushing, but I really enjoyed editing this book. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> It is at the printer right now, and should be in stores late September or early October. Here's Scott's description of the world, which sums it up the best:------------------At Stake... Two worlds of great natural beauty locked in a struggle that threatens to destroy them both. Thraxis and Arril: blue sisters sharing an orbit, with continents, seas, and life. A world in the midst of an Age of Majesty many believe will never end: nine diverse Empires at the peak of magical and cultural achievement. A world that has never known an Age of Darkness, where men and women push themselves daily to greater heights. It is an age of innocence and hope, when possibility knows no bounds. Elder races untouched by the decay of time, great monuments to man's resourcefulness and his hubris. Mystic power waiting to be claimed, and a destiny still in the making. Dragons ruling an empire, a land that can forge gods. The Threat... The Canticle of the Morning Star: an inscrutable living Prophecy that is either a warning, or a malevolent force leading mankind towards annihilation. The world has become a beacon to those who wish to subvert, destroy or command, and they are flocking here, bringing their alien wars in a bid that will alter the course of history and the nature of reality. Celestials, demons, devils, gods, and a sophisticated race called The Strangers compete with men, elves, dwarves and halflings to recast this idyllic planet in their own images. Salvation... This book, which contains: - Elder races of an ilk that have been banished from most other worlds: 3 supernatural subraces of dwarf, 5 types of fey elves. - Two new core classes: the artificer, commander of elemental spirits called numina which animate devices of his own design, and the eidolon, champion of the people and a hero to defy legend. - Rules for signature and countersignature magics that allow GMs and resourceful players to forge their own places of power. Strengthen yourself while hindering your enemies. - A study on the Canticle, its threats, its potential, and tips on how to keep your players guessing. - A world made for heroes of every description, where the greatest deeds are yet to be performed. But everything comes with a price.--------------------For more information, check out the link below:<a href="http://www.goodman-games.com/4100preview.php" target="_blank">http://www.goodman-games.com/4100preview.php</a></blockquote>

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