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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6249613" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Issue 355: May 2007</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 3/6</p><p></p><p></p><p>iDragon: Back in issue 275, while they were still low on crunchy 3e articles due to the changeover, they did a piece on music and D&D. The process of the internet undercutting the music industry had already started back then, but the intervening 7 years have really seen it go mainstream. Now anyone who's remotely computer literate can find nearly any song for free with a little searching, including many that are long out of print or never even officially released. Which means this time, they can be far more eclectic with their recommendations, knowing they're only a google away. (although they do take pains to point out there there are online stores that let you download music legally, even if that will involve annoying DRM a lot of the time. ) So instead of one master list of recommended songs, they give us four playlists for different occasions, including one designed specifically for their Savage Tide adventure path, with more emphasis on individual tracks than albums.The layout isn't as pretty as last time, and the fact that everything comes so much easier makes this feel like it has less depth and effort put into it. Oh well, that's what the internet does. Everything moves so much faster. Just got to adapt to it. We can still get comprehensive depth in other ways, if we're willing to stick at it. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Seven saintly domains: Back in issue 323, they did a piece on vice themed domains. Guess it's time to fill in another symmetry before they say goodbye, just as with the princes of elemental good. Of course, what exactly those virtues are is more argued about than the vices, so they're not exactly the same as the NWoD virtues this time. They pick Charity, Chastity, Generosity, Humility, Patience, Temperance and Zeal. Unlike the vices, which were deliberately made accessible to PC's by highlighting good god's personal failings, there's very few evil deities which can grant you access to even one of these. I suppose it's the same asymmetry that makes paladins common, and the other alignment exemplars relegated to magazine articles. Also unlike the vices, there's no new exclusive spells, which makes this article less interesting than it's precursor. So like the celestials compared with the fiends, this probably won't get as much use, simply because it doesn't have as much cool stuff in it. Oh well. That's how sequels go all too often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 6249613, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Issue 355: May 2007[/U][/B] part 3/6 iDragon: Back in issue 275, while they were still low on crunchy 3e articles due to the changeover, they did a piece on music and D&D. The process of the internet undercutting the music industry had already started back then, but the intervening 7 years have really seen it go mainstream. Now anyone who's remotely computer literate can find nearly any song for free with a little searching, including many that are long out of print or never even officially released. Which means this time, they can be far more eclectic with their recommendations, knowing they're only a google away. (although they do take pains to point out there there are online stores that let you download music legally, even if that will involve annoying DRM a lot of the time. ) So instead of one master list of recommended songs, they give us four playlists for different occasions, including one designed specifically for their Savage Tide adventure path, with more emphasis on individual tracks than albums.The layout isn't as pretty as last time, and the fact that everything comes so much easier makes this feel like it has less depth and effort put into it. Oh well, that's what the internet does. Everything moves so much faster. Just got to adapt to it. We can still get comprehensive depth in other ways, if we're willing to stick at it. Seven saintly domains: Back in issue 323, they did a piece on vice themed domains. Guess it's time to fill in another symmetry before they say goodbye, just as with the princes of elemental good. Of course, what exactly those virtues are is more argued about than the vices, so they're not exactly the same as the NWoD virtues this time. They pick Charity, Chastity, Generosity, Humility, Patience, Temperance and Zeal. Unlike the vices, which were deliberately made accessible to PC's by highlighting good god's personal failings, there's very few evil deities which can grant you access to even one of these. I suppose it's the same asymmetry that makes paladins common, and the other alignment exemplars relegated to magazine articles. Also unlike the vices, there's no new exclusive spells, which makes this article less interesting than it's precursor. So like the celestials compared with the fiends, this probably won't get as much use, simply because it doesn't have as much cool stuff in it. Oh well. That's how sequels go all too often. [/QUOTE]
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