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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Razuur" data-source="post: 1085899" data-attributes="member: 1997">Hello all,I picked up the DLCS from my local FLGS last night, and I was very impressed.  I have only read the first two trilogies, so I was a litle leery about picking it up and being behind.  The good news is that while I recogized I was behind, the book did a great job of bringing me up to speed.  If a person ever was a DL fan, I would recommend picking this up becuase it is a really neat book.Critical Hits:1.  Great writing.  Loved it.2.  Great timelines of the entire DL history3.  Great description s of the ages, thier feels and what one would need to do to run in those ages.4.  Great rules for RP experience awards.5.  Loved the focus on RPing, besides combat.Critical misses:1.  No index.2.  Occassional art that doesn't seem to mesh the epic style of the DL setting (Kagonesti, all the minotaur pics, the Wizards of High Sorcery) - this is subjective of course, but I have always loved Larrys and Chris's (age of mortlas cover- his dragons are crazy good) art style and would have loved to see.  And I never viewed the towers of High Sorcery that way.... 3.  No overall map making the geography setting a little disorientating.Overall, I gave this an A - .  A really good grade for me, as I just felt that WOTC dropeed their end of the ball.  The writing and content was absolutely fabulous.  The layout, some art, the lack of a map and index were sorely missing.Overall, it is great to see what sovereign is capable at the helm, and I really look foreward to 100% Sovereign DL products.  It was nice to return to Krynn after 20 or so years.  I think I'll stay a while.I really can't wait for the "War of the Lance" Supplement next year.Razuur</blockquote>

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