[Draconomicon] Buying?

[Knightfall]

I soon as I have the fundage, this book is going to be added to my collection. Complete Warrior too.

 

[s/LaSH]

Interdenominational Place of Suffering, yes. I love dragons, always have, and the promise of lots of dragon art alongside rules is too much to pass up. When I see this, I'm spending money.

 

[diaglo]

Yeah, for AD&D 2nd ed. It was published after 1974, so you're off the hook.

i still have the 2ed one. i was talking about after that...

i have or had everything from 1974 on...

 

[VorpalBunny]

i still have the 2ed one. i was talking about after that...

i have or had everything from 1974 on...

Of course. I misunderstood your post. It seemed odd that Mr. AD&D never heard of the 2nd ed. Draconomicon...

 

[hong]

It seemed odd that Mr. AD&D

Oh dear.

 

[Psion]

I never expected this. This is the book that I though BoED was going to be. BoED is the book that I thought Draconomicon was going to be.

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I have not yet found a part of the book that I do not like. Everything seems well thought out and well balanced. the BADD people will be very very pleased.

Well, except for the "it's okay to use dragons as monsters" thing.

The BADD folks will definitely dig the dragons spells, feats, and prestige classes though. Clinging breath? Breath admixture? Making constructs out of a breath weapon? Ow!

I especially like the Dragon ageing, twighlight, and death section, and the explanation as to why dragons ultimately gather wealth.[/qoute]

I was surprised they never really said anything about advanced dragons in the twilight section. Not disappointed though, as it lets me use my own campaign reasons for the existence of advanced dragons without having to squirm around or contradict the book, which is a trait I always appreciate in a book.

The wealth explanation plays right into the hands of the explanation of Dragon magic in Spells & Magic by Bastion.

The players chapter and the dragon chapters are great. My players have been asking for more dragon stuff and the dragons in the party section will work great. (they want familiars and dragon mounts)

Heh. My daugher, when I got her book, announced that she wanted her character to get a dragon companion. Ah, ambition starts young!

 

[VorpalBunny]

Oh dear.

No offense intended. I wish I had a tenth of Diaglo's pre-1980 collection...

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Finally got the book this morning (the German Post has recently increased the size of the areas the postmen have to cover, and the regular mailmen have to do book-deliveries now. The result is merry hell as everyone's overstretched and stuff disappears, to appear a couple of days later...)

The book is indeed great. I have only glanced it over (got BoED and Underdark in the same delivery), but it looks very, very nice (the metabreath feats and spells are really nasty).

 

[jester47]

I like how after reading it I had a really good sense of how to present younger true dragons in my camapign. Its hrd to do given the general stereotypes.

The fluff gives me a lot of stuff to work with.

Aaron.

 

[hong]

No offense intended. I wish I had a tenth of Diaglo's pre-1980 collection...

Diaglo is Mr D&D, not Mr AD&D. The difference is important.


Hong "because then he would be ADiaglo, you know?" Ooi