Dragon #324 just came in

[Olive]

We just got in Dragon #324. Here are the contents:

Features
The Shadow Over D&D H.P. Lovecraft's Influence on Dungeons & Dragons by James Jacobs. The myths Lovecraft created, their influence on D&D, and using Cthulhu in your game. Includes a few thoughts from Lovecraft on the shared mythos, games, and Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.

So how long is this article?

 

[thalmin]

Five and a half pages, plus a full-page illustration/title page.

 

[thalmin]

I just glossed over the Class Acts section above, here is more info on each article.

Fighter From Battleground to Background by Mike McArtor. Five samples to get you started with a fighter character backgound.

Cleric Peace Out by Mike McArtor. Advantages and disadvantages to playing a pacifist cleric.

Wizard Optional Class: Filidh by Paul Leach. A wizard variant for barbarian lawgivers.

Rogue A Rogue of a Different Color by Mike McArtor. Different roles a rogue can play in a party: Backroom, Scheaming, Charming, Trapspringer, or Warrior Rogue.

Barbarian Barbarian Culture by Paul Leach. Info for barbarian tribes, societies, and warfare.

Druid Flaws For Druids by Richard Pocklington. Flavorful flaws to gain extra feats.

Sorcerer Picking Feats and Prestige Classes by Joshua Cole. How to make the most of Metamagic Feats and Prestige Classes.

Ranger Optional Class: Wild Defender by Paul Leach. A holy warrior of nature.

Paladin Flaws for Paladins by Richard Pocklington. More penalties for paladins, but get an extra feat.

Monk Optional Class: Wild Monk by Paul Leach. A monk-druid combination.

Bard Flaws for Bards by Richard Pocklington. Bardic limitations in exchange for an extra feat.

 

[Cold0]

Any previews of the Libris Mortis stuff?

 

[Stormborn]

Next month's Dragon #325 preview:

Arcane Ancestry 2 by Scott Carter. The power of sorcery comes from the blood. See what your soprcerer can do when something other than a dragon roosts in his family tree.

Hometown Heroes by Ben Vandgrift. Who are the people in your neighborhood? Give your character real experience by giving some thought to her roots.

Spellcasting Feats by Tim Hitchcock. Make spellcasting magical again with over a dozen new feats for spellcasters.

War Magic by Joshua Cole. Learn what spells work best on any battlefield and how to cast them like a pro.

Plus!
"Winning Races: Lupins," "The Ecology of Duergar," "A Novel Approach: Dune," and the rest of the regular columns.

Love seeing my name in print Now if they will just buy the stuff i recently sent maybe I won't just be know for writing about Sorcerers

 

[Henry]

I just have to say I am definitely liking the new direction to Dungeon and Dragon. I hope they continue the streak - it's like I'm reading Dragon back in the mid 1980's all over again!

 

[thalmin]

Libris Mortis

Any previews of the Libris Mortis stuff?

D&D's new book of the dead - make that undead - Libris Mortis hits the shelves this month, presenting all new undead monsters and advice for how to use undead in a campaign. Be sure to check out the swarm shifter template contributed by Dragon's editor-in-chief, Matthew Sernett. Wizards of the Coast didn't forget players, though. The book contains plenty of undead-hunting advice, rules, feats, and prestige classes. There's even a section on playing an undead character!

Please note that the magazine has an October date on it, so "this month" refers to October.

 

[BOZ]

october has traditionally been "undead and other creepy stuff" month.

 

[Gez]

Next month's Dragon #325 preview:

Arcane Ancestry 2 by Scott Carter. The power of sorcery comes from the blood. See what your soprcerer can do when something other than a dragon roosts in his family tree.

Heh, I'll have to translate and post my remade sorcerer class -- the epigone -- before.

 

[Ranger REG]

Monk Optional Class: Wild Monk by Paul Leach. A monk-druid combination.

Isn't that a song from Duran Duran?

Or maybe that reggae music:

Wild Monk, Wild Monk
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do when they come for you?

Bard Flaws for Bards by Richard Pocklington. Bardic limitations in exchange for an extra feat.

Flaws? Ugh. Heading D&D toward a wrong direction.