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Stormprince
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tsadkiel said:/Moves the Dragonlance book over into the "will buy" column.
Cool. Thanks!
By the way, with the 3E practice of naming books after 1E books, is there a reason why this isn't called "Dragonlance Adventures?"
We like to buck the trends
'sides, what would we name our trilogy of Adventures then? Christopher
Shadowlord
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What "kind" of books do you plan, what other RPGs are examples in book distribution? Or will you write them willy-nilly?
There are already some parallels; DL, unlike FR, has different ages and will have a sourcebook for each era like SW. Will there be more parallels like in:
Will you publish stereotypical NPCs for various CRs (4-8-12) like in d20 modern and Star Wars d20 ?
Will the Bestiary show monsters very stat-wise like in the Monster Manuals or will it contain more info on personality & society like in SW Ultimate Alien Anthology?
Will you publish books that focus on smaller parts of Krynn, or regional books?
There will be one for the towers of magic and one that details the gods.
I'd love to see a book like the SW Campaign Guide which offers plot hooks and ideas for building solid campaigns... very fitting for a setting where stories are so important!
Will you go so nuts as to write an Equipment Guide or will you place those trinkets inside other books?
Finally, I hope there will be plenty of great adventures! These are the perfect tool for blowing life into a setting.
There are already some parallels; DL, unlike FR, has different ages and will have a sourcebook for each era like SW. Will there be more parallels like in:
Will you publish stereotypical NPCs for various CRs (4-8-12) like in d20 modern and Star Wars d20 ?
Will the Bestiary show monsters very stat-wise like in the Monster Manuals or will it contain more info on personality & society like in SW Ultimate Alien Anthology?
Will you publish books that focus on smaller parts of Krynn, or regional books?
There will be one for the towers of magic and one that details the gods.
I'd love to see a book like the SW Campaign Guide which offers plot hooks and ideas for building solid campaigns... very fitting for a setting where stories are so important!
Will you go so nuts as to write an Equipment Guide or will you place those trinkets inside other books?
Finally, I hope there will be plenty of great adventures! These are the perfect tool for blowing life into a setting.
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Our license with WotC gives us guidelines about the numbers and types of sourcebooks we can publish in a given year. For example, we could not publish multiple "big concept" books in the same year (such as AGE OF MORTALS and WAR OF THE LANCE), nor could we publish six adventures even if we wanted to. We have to find a balance between major sourcebooks, subject-specific sourcebooks, accessories, adventures, etc. From there we plan out our schedule.
Our DL line is somewhere in the middle between what WotC has done with the FORGOTTEN REALMS and STAR WARS--with a few things that perhaps neither line has done!
We are going to include some of those stereotypical NPCs in the 32-page insert in our DRAGONLANCE DUNGEON MASTER'S SCREEN. It should be helpful for anyone running a DL campaign.
We are trying to include a bit more flavor in our Bestiary than is found in the Monster Manual, but not over-do it.
Regional books are not in our current plans through 2004, but that's because there are so many other subjects--though specific regions will be detailed in some of the products on that schedule. We have to cover the broad subjects before we can zoom in on the specific details. There is a lot of Dragonlance to cover!
We have no plans for an equipment guide, though there are lots of weapons, tools, and magic items found in other books. We are definitely writing adventures, starting with KEY OF DESTINY in October!
Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.
Shadowlord said:
Our license with WotC gives us guidelines about the numbers and types of sourcebooks we can publish in a given year. For example, we could not publish multiple "big concept" books in the same year (such as AGE OF MORTALS and WAR OF THE LANCE), nor could we publish six adventures even if we wanted to. We have to find a balance between major sourcebooks, subject-specific sourcebooks, accessories, adventures, etc. From there we plan out our schedule.
Our DL line is somewhere in the middle between what WotC has done with the FORGOTTEN REALMS and STAR WARS--with a few things that perhaps neither line has done!
We are going to include some of those stereotypical NPCs in the 32-page insert in our DRAGONLANCE DUNGEON MASTER'S SCREEN. It should be helpful for anyone running a DL campaign.
We are trying to include a bit more flavor in our Bestiary than is found in the Monster Manual, but not over-do it.
Regional books are not in our current plans through 2004, but that's because there are so many other subjects--though specific regions will be detailed in some of the products on that schedule. We have to cover the broad subjects before we can zoom in on the specific details. There is a lot of Dragonlance to cover!
We have no plans for an equipment guide, though there are lots of weapons, tools, and magic items found in other books. We are definitely writing adventures, starting with KEY OF DESTINY in October!
Jamie Chambers
Sovereign Press, Inc.
Shadowlord
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There's indeed lots of DL to cover. Don't go into the same dead end as FR; detailng every tiny region isn't very useful to players, there are many other kind of books that would be more helpful, like the "big" sourcebooks and adventures.
Shadowlord said:
There's indeed lots of DL to cover. Don't go into the same dead end as FR; detailng every tiny region isn't very useful to players, there are many other kind of books that would be more helpful, like the "big" sourcebooks and adventures.
I actually like the books detailing the 'tiny regions' and find them extremely useful: I can read a lot about an area and create a PC with a well-developed persona. I like tossing in vague references to published history and my DM typically responds favorably to this sort of thing..
However, I DO agree that there is a lot of Dragonlance to cover and the books mentioned so far are by far my preference to the area books. I expect that if the product does well, those books will come eventually and we'll all be happy
Bela
talinthas
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heh. i, on the other hand, have been clamoring for detailed region books for almost 6 years now. I think the saga boxes (specifically heroes of defiance) did it best. I sincerely hope that the good goblins of ergoth arent lost in the transition...
But yeah, the main thing that has irked me forever is that in dragonlance, we know the ins and outs of solace, qualinost, palanthas, neraka, and sanction. Because those are the ONLY locations ever visited in books or product. The rest of the map is completely ignored. I want something more along the lines of Time of the Dragon, which completely details taladas.
But yeah, the main thing that has irked me forever is that in dragonlance, we know the ins and outs of solace, qualinost, palanthas, neraka, and sanction. Because those are the ONLY locations ever visited in books or product. The rest of the map is completely ignored. I want something more along the lines of Time of the Dragon, which completely details taladas.
Shadow_Nemisi
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Heya, first and likely only post here on Enworld (I lurk), but I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I suppose it is a 'mechanical' question, so it's okay if you aren't allowed to answer.
As you've said, the Knights of Solamnia will be three different prestige class. Most people who have converted the Knight of the Sword just treat them as a Paladin condensed down to 10 levels, especially in terms of casting ability. Will your version of the Sword Knight remain true to how they were depicted in the Tales of the Lance boxed set (maybe not 9th. level spells, but 7th. atleast)? By the time one could take 10 levels in Sword Knight they'd be around 15th. level anyway..so it's not game breaking. Not to mention only getting spells once per week heh.
Anyway, thank you! I look forward to buying the DLCS and Age of Mortals..among everything you'll release.
As you've said, the Knights of Solamnia will be three different prestige class. Most people who have converted the Knight of the Sword just treat them as a Paladin condensed down to 10 levels, especially in terms of casting ability. Will your version of the Sword Knight remain true to how they were depicted in the Tales of the Lance boxed set (maybe not 9th. level spells, but 7th. atleast)? By the time one could take 10 levels in Sword Knight they'd be around 15th. level anyway..so it's not game breaking. Not to mention only getting spells once per week heh.
Anyway, thank you! I look forward to buying the DLCS and Age of Mortals..among everything you'll release.
Shadowlord
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Will DL have a Reputation score or some society status tracking device? Something I think really lacks in D&D, but WoT has it, as does SW and d20M.
Will you introduce new scores like Morale and Leadership bonuses, or Defense and Initiative bonuses?
Will you introduce new scores like Morale and Leadership bonuses, or Defense and Initiative bonuses?
Stormprince
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talinthas said:
In each of our primary books, such as the DLCS and the Age of Mortals, we use the model that was started in the Tales of the Lance boxed set. We give information on each and every country, current events, cities and other locations, based upon the current state of affairs...in the DLCS, there's even a historical section that details specific key locations.
We're not going to ignore any area of Ansalon as being "unimportant." For instance, in the trilogy of adventures I'm working on, I specifically set out to choose a majority of locations that have either little information or have not been explored very thoroughly, as of yet. In the Key of Destiny, the regions of Khur and the Desolation are the focus...and it'll include full maps for the regions, important locations (such as Khuri-Khan and the Peak of Malys)...etc
Christopher
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