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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6100031" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Issue 311: September 2003part 1/9106 (108) pages. Wizards · Sorcerers · Clerics · Druids · Bards. Yup, The spellcasting classes are already getting favoritism by being less thinly spread. My worst fears about this changeover are being realised. This issue'll probably still be pretty shallow compared to normal themes, and spellcasting classes'll get better stuff than fighty ones. I want out of here. As usual though, I have to go all the way through instead of skimming lightly off the top or teleporting all the way around. Let's get through the remaining 2 parts of this update so we can get to some new ideas again. Scan Quality: Good, unindexed. In this issue:Wyrms turn: In an issue that's all about covering the old classes again, it's ironic that the editorial is about new directions. They do genuinely want to unearth new ideas for articles that make them feel the same kind of excitement they did when they were readers. But it's not that often a submission like that comes along, and it gets harder each time. Still, they certainly managed it with the Incursion material, so they're hopeful someone has an ace up the hole that they're willing to submit. And that they can spot the ideas that'll work if given a good polishing, not just consign them to the bin, which is always a worry. Yeah, I'm hoping that too. As usual, it seems like their heart is in the right place, it's just that the submissions aren't always what they need, so they have to fall back on formula. Now we just have to get through this month. Sigh. Scale Mail: Our first letter, not too surprisingly, is from someone who was wowed by the githyanki incursion material. Indeed. :nods: We shall see if it sticks in people's memories 20 years later. Second, we have a complaint that they often put the cover artwork on top of the magazine's name these days. They never used to do that, although that's probably because they couldn't before the days when the magazine was produced on computer, allowing them to manipulate everything in layers and create transparencies without physically cutting stuff up, which is a risky process with expensive cover plates. I don't have a problem with it the way I do spraying promotional stuff everywhere, but I can see why it would irritate others. Equally amusing is someone trying to reassure them that all the bitching they see on internet message boards isn't something they need to worry about, and certainly not something they should dignify with a direct response. You do need to remember that you only see the loudest and most obsessive voices there. As long as the general public is cool, you're cool. Not funny at all, on the other hand, is someone complaining in no uncertain terms about the many spell nerfs in 3.5. Yeah, this is one complaint that's got real legs, as plenty of people feel really strongly on both sides of the issue. And if they think 3.5 went too far in this, they'll definitely hate what 4e did. You really do need spells that stick around and are a bugger to get rid of if you want to emulate many literary sources. And we finish off with yet more pop culture references. Ho hum. I think this topic has had it's day.</blockquote>

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