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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 5427489" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Magazine Issue 218: June 1995part 5/8Rumblings: Rather a grab bag of arrivals and departures here, few of which really leap out and grab me. Most notable is the departure of Vampire developer Andrew Greenberg. Their gonzo era is about to draw to a close, with the mad overarching conspiracies reined back into a more coherent form. Also of interest is the mention of WotC releasing Everway, and of course Changeling: the Dreaming. Both of which use cards in their mechanics, quite possibly as a response to the CCG craze. Speaking of CCG's it looks like the X-files is licencing their name out to get in on that action, following in the footsteps of Star Trek. As are The Crow, James Bond and Wing Commander. The cash-ins just keep on coming. When will this bubble burst? The ecology of the bird maiden: Another setting gets it's first ecology. We sail over to Zakhara to tackle a creature that is very strongly based on real world mythology. Tales of people who turn into animals by putting on skins are incredibly common in many cultures. And almost as ubiquitous is the idea that if you steal their skin and keep it, you can force them into marrying you, at least until they find it, at which point they are likely to depart, possibly inflicting some horrible vengeance along the way, and taking any kids that may have resulted from the union with them. Seems like the kind of idea that really really isn't worth it. But arrogant fat merchants are notoriously genre blind, and deserve everything they get. While this story is a bit anvilicious in the way it rams home it's moral message, it does manage to put a good D&D specific spin on the old story, and make them seem pretty decent as both NPC's and PC's. They certainly make more sense as shapeshifters than Swanmays. (I mean, what kind of form to change into is that? It's no good for stealth, not brilliant for combat, and similarly rubbish in terms of speed and maneuverability. Silly myths.) The hyborean gates card game. Another bandwagon jumper. Note the pic of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell looking incredibly pumped. Nice to see some artists still find the time to work out. Species also gets a game licence. Man, now that's a rather limited property to work with.</blockquote>

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