Kershek said:
What makes it not interesting, and what makes the next one interesting to you?
Well to begin with I look to Dungeon because I have very little time to work on my own adventures, so I like the convenience. That being said, issue 113 doesn't have much I can use "out of the box."
I have no interest in Eberron so the map isn't much use to me and neither is the adventure. While I like the Shackled City stuff, my campaign is currently in its infancy so a 15th level adventure isn't going to do me much good. The level hinderence can be applied to the other adventure, which happens to be Forgotten Realms, which is another problem. The d20 Future stuff in the farewell Polyhedron may be interesting, though I don't expect to have d20 Future anytime soon, much less run it. The only thing of any immediate use to me would be the Knights of Holy Shielding and honestly I grow weary of Prestige Classes.
As for issue 114, it has a bit more that at first glance looks like it will be easy to use immediately, particularly the Greyhawk adventure. Being an old timer, I have fond memories of the Isle of Dread so getting an adventure, a map and new monsters is something to look forward to. Additionally the new format sounds interesting so I'm anxious to see how crunchy it is. The only thing I really don't look forward to in that issue is the Shackled City adventure, but that's more because I can't immediately use it.
This all being said, it's not that I'm disappointed with Dungeon, after all I do have a subscription because I think it is a great magazine. When I have the time, it is a great source of material that can be converted to my needs. Sometimes, however, time is not on my side and I have to work with what is available without conversion. That's what I'm dealing with now, just bad luck that 2 months of Dungeon didn't provide anything I could easily work with. Who knows, six months from now I could come back to 113 and get a great deal of use out of it.
