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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6249083" data-attributes="member: 27780">Dragon Issue 355: May 2007part 2/6First watch: More very familiar topics from the home team this month. Complete Champion retreads the ground already covered in complete divine. They take advantage of the new association rules, plus there's the usual array of spells, feats and prestige classes. Do you feel the desire for ever more stuff? I really can't say I do. Course, stopping here means it's warriors who get the shaft again in terms of overall spotlight. Another familiar name rereleased for the new edition is Drow of the Underdark. 16 years ago, this was one of Ed Greenwood's cool bits of worldbuilding. Now it's generic, and drawing on ever more history, in and out of character. Looks like their popularity shows no signs of fading. Another thing who's popularity seems near unkillable, despite having it's share of crappy spin-off products is Star Wars. Star Wars Saga is the latest edition of the long-running RPG. Faster and more streamlined than the last one, this was taken by many people on forums as a testing ground for the mechanics for 4e. That turned out to be not particularly true, but it's still a pretty decent game. Another D20 product feeding heavily on nostalgia is the Castles & Crusades basic set. And it does look a little more inviting than WotC's similar recent product. Plus, you know, boxed set. Always a challenge to produce for a small company, and deserving of a little kudos. Also coming in boxes, of course, are this month's boardgames. Stonehenge is a whole bunch of games using the same pieces and rough themes, which seems interesting. And Exalted gets it's own boardgame, War for the Throne. They may not be advancing the metaplot, but this'll let you get a quick conclusion to this business if you want one. There's also a cardgame. Torches & Pitchforks from Green Ronin. Play a mutinous pirate crew maneuvering to overthrow the captain and get in charge. Sounds like it could be a lot of backstabbing fun. Our minis this month are from Gale Force nine, providing extra bits of terrain for your enjoyment; Reaper, who are still going strong, with minis both blank and pre-painted, and Privateer Press, who are actually releasing rather a lot, including actual pirates. Since several recent adventures have a nautical theme, these could well come in handy. The computer games they select this time are Mass Effect and Odin Sphere. A dark future RPG in which the galaxy is threatened, and a cutesy RPG where you have to avert armaggedon for fairyland. So both similarities and contrasts here. Quite a decent choice to make. Paizo release another comic compilation. This time, it's the Dark Elf, Downer, and his grim yet ridiculous adventures from Dungeon Magazine that you can get to read uninterrupted. Drizzt has yet more competition to deal with. And finally, there's another True Dungeon event, this time with official WotC sponsorship. Race beneath Greyhawk will give you another chance to dress up and delve dungeons full of dodgy props. Should be a pretty cool show.</blockquote>

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