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<blockquote data-quote="ThomasBJJ" data-source="post: 818259" data-attributes="member: 993"><p>Why must there be fiction in Dragon magazine?</p><p></p><p>I'm not argueing about the quality of any of the fiction that has been published. Just the reason it is included in a "Dungeons & Dragons" magazine.</p><p></p><p>There are many, many, many outlets for fiction and short stories. Anyone looking for fantasy stories have an overwhelming selection available to them.</p><p></p><p>IMO, Dragon magazine is about one thing, and one thing only: Dungeons & Dragons gaming material. Rules, Spells, Monsters, Stats, Plots, DMing advice, Player advice, Interesting locations for game use, Magic Items, Prestige Classes, New Equipment, etc.</p><p></p><p>A page or two of D&D/gaming related cartoons is ok, as long as it stays on topic. The Phil & Dixie cartoon for example is a whole page, and IMO is usually straying a little far off topic for the most part.</p><p></p><p>The fiction really gets to me though. Sometimes it takes up 10 or more pages of the magazine. Thats 10+ pages of "Gaming" material that we could have gotten.</p><p></p><p>Granted that the stories could be used for plot ideas, and are usually of the "sword & sorcery" type, I just don't see justification for it to take away from the "Real" purpose of the magazine.</p><p></p><p>I also have a problem with Dungeon magazine (adventures for the Dungeons & Dragons game) losing page content to Polyhedron and the D20 mini games. </p><p></p><p>I buy Dungeon for one thing: Dungeons & Dragons adventures.</p><p>Which I THOUGHT was the purpose of the magazine. I couldnt care less about a World War II d20 game, or a GammaWorld d20 game. Those thing may be great. I'm sure many people enjoy and use these articles. ...BUT... why is it getting shoved into Dungeon adventures? IMO, if there is so little fan base/demand for a d20modern/GamaWorld/WWII d20 system that is can't support it's own magazine, then there aren't enough people who want to read it. "Forcing" it onto D&D readers is a poor answer. Star Wars Gamer couldn't support itself, so now, if I want D&D adventures, i HAVE to buy the Star Wars content too?!?!?!</p><p></p><p>Why all the extra, unrelated stuff? Why is it being forced into D&D magazines? Can't the mags stay 100% "On Topic"?</p><p></p><p>(sorry for my rambling post, and any misspellings)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThomasBJJ, post: 818259, member: 993"] Why must there be fiction in Dragon magazine? I'm not argueing about the quality of any of the fiction that has been published. Just the reason it is included in a "Dungeons & Dragons" magazine. There are many, many, many outlets for fiction and short stories. Anyone looking for fantasy stories have an overwhelming selection available to them. IMO, Dragon magazine is about one thing, and one thing only: Dungeons & Dragons gaming material. Rules, Spells, Monsters, Stats, Plots, DMing advice, Player advice, Interesting locations for game use, Magic Items, Prestige Classes, New Equipment, etc. A page or two of D&D/gaming related cartoons is ok, as long as it stays on topic. The Phil & Dixie cartoon for example is a whole page, and IMO is usually straying a little far off topic for the most part. The fiction really gets to me though. Sometimes it takes up 10 or more pages of the magazine. Thats 10+ pages of "Gaming" material that we could have gotten. Granted that the stories could be used for plot ideas, and are usually of the "sword & sorcery" type, I just don't see justification for it to take away from the "Real" purpose of the magazine. I also have a problem with Dungeon magazine (adventures for the Dungeons & Dragons game) losing page content to Polyhedron and the D20 mini games. I buy Dungeon for one thing: Dungeons & Dragons adventures. Which I THOUGHT was the purpose of the magazine. I couldnt care less about a World War II d20 game, or a GammaWorld d20 game. Those thing may be great. I'm sure many people enjoy and use these articles. ...BUT... why is it getting shoved into Dungeon adventures? IMO, if there is so little fan base/demand for a d20modern/GamaWorld/WWII d20 system that is can't support it's own magazine, then there aren't enough people who want to read it. "Forcing" it onto D&D readers is a poor answer. Star Wars Gamer couldn't support itself, so now, if I want D&D adventures, i HAVE to buy the Star Wars content too?!?!?! Why all the extra, unrelated stuff? Why is it being forced into D&D magazines? Can't the mags stay 100% "On Topic"? (sorry for my rambling post, and any misspellings) [/QUOTE]
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