Dragon #354

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Just got mine today. Great issue, overall, with lots of usable stuff nd some great writing. I thought the Heironius article, the Modrons, Elders, Ecology of the Kopru, Savage Tidings, and Volo's articles were great.

I have to say, though, that the Barbarian Class Acts was downright stupid. We need a two-page article to essentially repeat the class description from the PHB?

 

[Shroomy]

I picked up my copy at Borders today, but I only got a chance to read the Core Beliefs and Modron article. As expected, the modron article rocked hard and the Core Beliefs was solid, though hardly my favorite of the series (I find Heironeous kind of dull).

 

[Arnwyn]

I have to say, though, that the Barbarian Class Acts was downright stupid. We need a two-page article to essentially repeat the class description from the PHB?

It's not the first time that "Amber Scott" has written a boring nothing-new summary in the Class Acts section.

 

[Zaukrie]

I like the class acts articles that summarize that information. Ideally, WotC will have something nice and summarized like that in future editions. Fluff of classes in one part, details of the class in the next, summary of the game information in another. Is it the ideal use of prime magazine space, I'm not sure, but I do find them useful for giving to the relatively new players I'm currently playing with.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

I suppose

On Core Beliefs:Heironeous. These are mostly nit picks.

I am glad they gave some attention to the Shield Lands. Unfortunately it appears that this article was written in ignorance of the Knights of Holy Shielding article from two and a half years ago in Dungeon magazine.

The Shield Lands references are fine. Whew!

On the Knights of Holy Shielding, ah well. We see a return to calling it Knights of the Holy Shielding. Grr.

I'm surprised they got away with naming the 3rd level Heironean cleric spell bolt of glory in the article as there is already a 6th level cleric spell of the same name from Complete Divine/Spell Compendium. I know it is an attempt at redoing the old AD&D specialist priest spell of Heironeous, but so was the Complete Divine/Spell Compendium spell of the same name!

I would have liked to see the Heironeous paladin feat, Indomitable Loyalty, from Dungeon 104 get reprinted.

 

[BOZ]

NEXT MONTH IN DRAGON #355

CREATURE CATALOG VI
...the obilviax ... the scarecrow, and more!

woohoo! memory moss and scarecrow!

 

[BOZ]

And wouldn't it be cool if modron fortresses had the topology of tesseracts?

aaaaiiiieeeee *head explodiates*

 

[Mouseferatu]

Dang it, I still haven't gotten mine!!

Think it's about time to contact Paizo, or is it still early enough that I ought to give it a bit longer? I've lost track of when it was technically supposed to be here; I just know it was a while ago.

 

[Nightfall]

Boz,

Yeah figured you be happy with that. Plus the Canon golem is probably going to be on the cover.

Ari,

Yes I'd complain to Erik or James about it. They deserve to know that you're contribution wasn't shown.

Eric,

Yeah well they've already done most of the good ones anyway.

 

[Glyfair]

On Core Beliefs:Heironeous. These are mostly nit picks.

I know Bruce Cordell has gone on record as being impressed that they referenced a bit from his Bastion of Faith sourcebook in the article.