Dragon #313 just arrived

[Ashrem Bayle]

This issue was supposed to have "sneak peek" info about the revised Psionics Handbook in the Illithid article. Anyone care to elaborate on that?

 

[Dark Jezter]

Ghost elves?!?!

I think the guys at WOTC are trying to create a new elven subrace for every D&D player on the planet.

 

[Spatula]

So for a zero level adjustment you get +2 natural armor, darkvision and +4 to STR with the negatives of giant blood, -2 INT and CHA?! Wow! Remind me again why anyone would play a half-orc.

The level adjustment is only zero if you're Large or larger... which means you're already in the hole, level-wise. Still, at that point you might as well add the template, since it doesn't cost you anything aside from some INT and CHA. I get the feeling the template was meant more for the basic PC races, though. A half-half-orc/half-ogre gets +6 STR, -4 INT, -4 CHA, Large size and natural armor for the cost of a level. Not too shabby if you're going for a dumb bruiser.

 

[Gez]

And they still havn't done the house elves, dammit! It's the only one I would be interested in seeing!

 

[thalmin]

And they still havn't done the house elves, dammit! It's the only one I would be interested in seeing!

I love it.

 

[Kichwas]

Half-satyr?

There's a half-satyr race in Dangerous Denizons - which is the monster add on book for Kalamar, making it an official DnD race.

 

[Olive]

Dragon Psychoses - Five new templates meant only for true dragons representing various forms of mental dementia they can be subject to.

Can anyone expand on what's in this article?

 

[X-Marks!]

A Canadian Kumbaya to you, Alzrius! Thanks again. ~X-Marks!

 

[Katowice]

Todd Harris art

I've loved Todd Harris' artwork in Dragon for quite some time, especially in this issue's article about half- templates. Does he have a website? I've Googled and been unable to find one for him.

 

[Utrecht]

Can anyone expand on what's in this article?

Sure,

they presented 5 psycoses(sp) that can be applied top a dragon viw template form.

Ther are

Nameless (eliminates all traces of its existance)
Ravening (basically gluttony for dragons)
Wandering (As opposed having a single lair, their move around)
SpellStorer (Magically obsessed dragons)

And One more that I can not remember.

For each, they describe the disorder, effects, cure, roleplaying suggestions and a couple of campaign hooks.

Overall, it was a pretty interesting article - I could do without the template idea - becaue there are certainly some benefits to developing these disorders. I would consider adding the disorder to the dragon simply as role-playing flavor. I think that people would remember the the nameless green who strikes down everyone who knows his name as opposed to Adramanaphonus the Green....