Maelstrom or Stormwrack?

Zander · May 10, 2005

What's the title of the forthcoming WotC book on watery settings? I thought it was Maelstrom and the cover mock-up suggests it is, but Amazon has it down as Stormwrack. Which is it?

Sheltem · May 10, 2005

It seems like Maelstrom was the working title and Stormwrack is the final title.

Sammael · May 10, 2005

It should have remained Maelstrom, it sounds much better than Stormwrack.

Psychic Warrior · May 10, 2005

Oh god we're not starting this again are we?

Also Storm-wrack is actually an old nautical term for a storm tossed ship. Maelstrom is a big storm. Stormwrack is better

Mouseferatu · May 10, 2005

It's a trademark issue.

There's already an RPG called "Maelstrom." Simple as that, really.

TheAuldGrump · May 10, 2005

Psychic Warrior said:
Oh god we're not starting this again are we?

Also Storm-wrack is actually an old nautical term for a storm tossed ship. Maelstrom is a big storm. Stormwrack is better

Err, no - Stormwrack is an old term for wreckage upon the beach after a storm. Wrack shares a root with wreck. (Wrack and Ruin being about the closest to current usage.) Just a nitpick, but...

I think Maelstrom sounds cooler too, but it has been used for other products, so I can understand them wishing to avoid confusion. I do wonder why they did not use the name Seawrack, which is a tad less specific than Stormwrack.

The Auld Grump