Info from the WotC 2007 January to April Catalog

[DaveMage]

Set 1 is due out August 25th.

I know - and Mat Smith missed it in his last preview column. I'm really curious to see what these things look like.

 

[BOZ]

A D&D Super-Adventure
Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
Wolfgang Baur and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel

Expedition to the Demonweb Pits is a D&D super-adventure for characters of levels 9-12. It is usable as a mini-campaign on its own, as a story arc in a Dungeon Master's regular campaign, or as a series of small side adventures with a big payoff. The structure is very flexible and eminently customizable. The adventure uses a new combat encounter format designed to make the DM's job easier and to speed up play.
Heroes who become entangled in the adventure's plot soon find themselves squaring off against the agents of Lolth and Graz'zt across several planes, including the Abyss.
April 17, 2007[/I]
224 page hardcover
$34.95/$44.00

that looks like about the most interesting bit to me.

 

[BOZ]

I feel a little like Token on South Park when they're doing the Lords of the Ring spoof and almost going, "I'm out."

i hope you didn't find the product catalog as shocking as what he watched to make him say that.

 

[DragonLancer]

Dungeonscape and the two generic adventure modules are all that jump out at me there. Means I get to save some cash though.

 

[JoeGKushner]

i hope you didn't find the product catalog as shocking as what he watched to make him say that.

Not at all. Just heading in a direction I do not care to follow.

Instead of inexpensive small adventurers that are generic and easy to use we're getting more expensive material, sometimes in hardcover, that doesn't lend itself out quite as easily to integration and ease of use.

Instead of doing more with less, WoTC is doing less by changing formats and positioning. "Let's change this stat block! Sure, it eats up more room, but we'll just make bigger adventurers into hardcovers and charge $34.95 for 'em!."

 

[qstor]

Wow, Demonweb Pits plus Wolfgang Baur = very interesting.

And a general comment: Hail the return of the "superadventure"!

This looks cool! A return to Q1.

Mike

 

[caudor]

I welcome the revival of the 'WotC super adventure' after what seemed to be an endless drought. I've got so many crunch books right now that it will takes years just to delve into it all.

I'm glad to see the 'environmental series' continuing as well. If you consider all the products for the latter part of this year and the early part of 2007, they are providing a good mix to please a variety of folks.

My word to WotC: great job folks!

 

[jgsugden]

Is there anything in there about an October 'MOnster Gift Box' or 'Monster Gift Set'?

 

[Razz]

No FR regional supplements. Bah.

I am also upset at the lack of FR regional books, or any FR book outside of FR adventures. I know the gripe has been "We need for FR adventures" and it seems like they're doing it. But I hope Cormyr is the last one for a long time because I really would like to see more non-adventure FR books. Specifically more regional books.

 

[Razz]

Of all the books in 2007, only Complete Scoundrel and Dungeonscapes intrigue me. The rest are bleh. I don't DM Eberron (I'd like to play in it, though) so those are out the picture.

I have been yearning for a good FR book outside of Dragons of Faerun, and I am saddened to see yet another adventure. FR adventures are good once every one or 2 years, but anyone can take a general adventure and adapt it to the Realms. I've done it many times and it doesn't take much work at all.

There's still another 8 months to see, so here is hoping for the best for FR.