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[Stormprince]

What are Phaetons?

Phaethons are a strange race of humanoids, sort of resembling half-elves. At will, though, they are able to summon forth wings of flame, enabling them to fly. They are reclusive and private, keeping to their enclaves high in the mountains...they're pretty bloody cool

Christopher

 

[talinthas]

i would wholeheartedly agree =)

Of course, i'm biased because Wanderlust is one of my fave DL novels =)

 

[DragonLancer]

What are Phaetons?

Its been a while but IIRC Phaetons are a race of men (humanoids) with flaming wings. I could be wrong, its been a long long time since I used them.

 

[Shadowlord]

I realize very well that DL isn't a fancy flashy world, it's pretty dark & heavy. That's what I like so much about it, and it has all the strong elements of LOTR, making it a well-rounded RPG.

My question: will there be unhappy ends in the adventure modules, will the PCs have to make important sacrifices...?

 

[vrykyl]

I realize very well that DL isn't a fancy flashy world, it's pretty dark & heavy. That's what I like so much about it, and it has all the strong elements of LOTR, making it a well-rounded RPG.

My question: will there be unhappy ends in the adventure modules, will the PCs have to make important sacrifices...?

We wanted to very much reflect many of the elements in the original DL modules series thematically, though with a wholly original story created by Margaret Weis, Chris Coyle, and myself. I would highly recommend checking out Chris' two currently available adventures Song of Storms and Edge of Dreams (from Monkeygod Enterprises) to get a feel for his stuff. Both are very strong story-based adventures.

The new modules should feature plenty of action, combat, problem-solving, and role-playing opportunities and a big story that affects all of Ansalon! The most important difference is that we decided to completely avoid pre-generated characters. This time, characters of YOUR creation take center stage.

Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.

 

[talinthas]

btw, if Sovpress is looking for a guide to the languages of ansalon, please let me know. Its a pet project of mine =)

 

[Olive]

One of the things that many people forget is that Dragonlance is a fairly grim and gritty setting: Tanis is born of rape, the unborn embryoes of good dragons perverted into draconians, betrayal, lost love, choices...death.

I can think of at least one key person who seemed to forget that last year...

 

[Kai Lord]

I can think of at least one key person who seemed to forget that last year...

Heh, I know who you're talking about but I believe his point was that while a lot of bad stuff happens in the world of Krynn, the really "vile" acts are all off-screen.

 

[Kai Lord]

To Jamie:

Getting back to the original post in the thread, when are we going to see the actual cover art for the Bestiary, Towers of High Sorcery Sourcebook, DM's screen, and first chapter of the adventure trilogy?

 

[vrykyl]

To Jamie:

Getting back to the original post in the thread, when are we going to see the actual cover art for the Bestiary, Towers of High Sorcery Sourcebook, DM's screen, and first chapter of the adventure trilogy?

That's an easy one! The answer is: When the paintings for those covers have been completed. The TOWERS OF HIGH SORCERY cover has actually been done, and the product description of that should go up on Dragonlance.com within the next week or so (since it's a January product). The covers for the DM's Screen (Elmore) and KEY OF DESTINY (Easley) are nearing completion as we speak. The BESTIARY OF KRYNN painting is coming up next from Larry Elmore.

We needed mockup product covers to display in March, so we used pick-up art from Elmore. Keep watching Dragonlance.com and you should see what you're looking for!

Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.