Dungeon's new pirates of the caribbean series

[Emirikol]

The latest issue of Dungeon has another part of an ongoing "seafaring" series. It has a dribble from each of the major authors contributing to the mag (and a few others). The artwork is very "Pirates of the Caribbean." There's also some mention of the Isle of Dread as a backdrop.

Anybody have any thoughts on it yet?

jh

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

There's been about 20 threads on the Savage Tide Adventure Path. Lots of thoughts, lots of enthusiasm, lots of praise for them giving us an overview ahead of time, having a starting setting that could be converted to Freeport easily, for having a seafaring adventure and for having multiple adventures on the Isle of Dread.

 

[zoroaster100]

I'm very excited about this Adventure Path. I really liked the first two, but I think they've learned a lot from those two and that this third one will be the best one to date.

 

[yipwyg]

Does 137 have the overview of this new campaign?

Thanks

 

[Old_Man_Fish]

nope. the 20th anniversary #138 does. Should be in stores soon, but should also be arriving for subscribers if it hasn't already (I got mine yesterday)

 

[John Cooper]

I see what Emirikol's getting at with his "Pirates of the Caribbean" comment, though - not only will the adventures involve

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"black pearls,"

but the

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pirate crew from one adventure seems to have been merged with various forms of sea life

, very much like in the latest PotC movie.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In the heavy-templated 3E world, I would expect a nautical campaign to do just that. In fact, I expect we'll get just such a template along the way.

Hopefully we'll eventually see a Savage Tide collection (or maybe campaign book and campaign resource guide duo) some day.

 

[Hussar]

I just wish artists WOULD STOP USING 19TH CENTURY SHIPS!

I look at one of the recent Dragons with a picture of a ballonship, a submarine and a sailing ship. Now, I can live with hte balloonship and the sub - both are magical constructs, so there are no historical analogues.

However, the SLOOP that is depicted and described in the article wouldn't look out of place sailing into Charleston Harbour during the American Revolution. It still has GUN PORTS!

Please, please, please, if you are an artist drawing sailing ships for a DND publication, pick up a bloody history book and draw something that would actually fit in the period. Or at least take 30 seconds and REMOVE THE GUN PORTS! The ship in the article is closer to the Bizmark than the Santa Maria.

/rant over.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Hmmm, PotC from WotC? Something just seems wrong with those acronyms in combination...

The Auld Grump

 

[Turjan]

I just wish artists WOULD STOP USING 19TH CENTURY SHIPS!

Get over it. I suppose your ire is fed by the "pseudo-medieval" misnomer attached to D&D. Except the swords and the use of armor, D&D is distinctively set in the 19th century. You can see this also from common depictions of interiors, equipment lists, house maps or city maps. Just forget that "medieval" word .

As for the "Savage Tide" campaign, it looks like a compelling story . I also liked the illustrations very much.