D&D General How is Dungeons & Dragons Worlds & Realms: Adventures from Greyhawk to Faerûn and Beyond?

[Mercador]

Hello, I wonder if some of you purchased it yet? I really loved Art & Arcana and I really despite Lore & Legends so I wonder which side this one is... Thanks!

 

[darjr]

the physical book is quite nice. I've only flipped through it but the art choices seemed great too. Noticed a few rarely seen awesome pieces.

Not sure how much is new art. And I didn't read any of the text, but there seems to be a copious amount.

 

[sevenbastard]

I don't think anyone the art is new. I glanced thought the art credits. But it uses some 90s novel art from Mystra that I had forgotten about or never see .

Overall a great book, except no maps. Weird choice? And no Dark Sun, boooo.

The words are not really setting overview more narrative. Writen from the perspective of mordenkainen (sp¿). But much like a certain bunny mascotes magazine that no longer exist you buy it for the pictures, the words are just a bonus.

 

[Parmandur]

As a coffee table artbook: fantastic, A+. Great art pieces, mostly new to me, perfect for it's use.

The text....is weird. It is not a history like the other texts, everything is in-universe fiction from the perspective of Mordenkainen. Who comes across as a 13 year old trying to combine Gandalf with Richard Dawkins, but more preachy. Which maybe is tge writers purpose, trying to make Mordenkainen kind of a pretentious and self-important busy-body? Still fun.

 

[Parmandur]

Overall a great book, except no maps. Weird choice? And no Dark Sun, boooo.

I personally really hope they plan to do an Atlas type coffee table book at some point.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Overall a great book, except no maps. Weird choice?

A very weird choice.

 

[mamba]

The text....is weird. It is not a history like the other texts, everything is in-universe fiction from the perspective of Mordenkainen. Who comes across as a 13 year old trying to combine Gandalf with Richard Dawkins, but more preachy. Which maybe is tge writers purpose, trying to make Mordenkainen kind of a pretentious and self-important busy-body?

ugh, I hoped they would contain that to a small GH part but feared they would do the whole thing 'in character' after having seen the sample pages. Apparently they went with the latter, have no interest in that

 

[Parmandur]

ugh, I hoped they would contain that to a small GH part but feared they would do the whole thing 'in character' after having seen the sample pages. Apparently they went with the latter, have no interest in that

Yup, the whole shebang is Mordenkainen, some of it is interesting, but some of the text is pretty eye-roll-y.

However, as an art book, it is excellent, and each world gets some great coverage.

 

[Azzy]

As a coffee table artbook: fantastic, A+. Great art pieces, mostly new to me, perfect for it's use.

The text....is weird. It is not a history like the other texts, everything is in-universe fiction from the perspective of Mordenkainen. Who comes across as a 13 year old trying to combine Gandalf with Richard Dawkins, but more preachy. Which maybe is tge writers purpose, trying to make Mordenkainen kind of a pretentious and self-important busy-body? Still fun.

They really missed an opportunity. They should have Mordenkainen's text written in full Gygaxian Prose.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

They really missed an opportunity. They should have Mordenkainen's text written in full Gygaxian Prose.

If any character talked like Gygax, it should definitely be him.