May-August WotC Product Catalogue

[Michelle Lyons]

It should be interesting to see whats in the 3.5 race books other than a rehash of the old 3.0 Dragon articles on them. The Green Ronin race books are great. I doubt that the WOTC book can equal them.

Mike

I wrote a good portion of Races of Stone, and I think I can safely say that they are not simply a rehash. I agree, Hammer and Helm is a great book, and I was fortunate enough to get to work with Jesse Decker a bit on this project. He's an extremely good designer and writer, and I was quite pleased to have his input.

Personally, I'm really looking forward to seeing it come out and getting public reaction to it. It was a lot of work, but I think it was good work and I'm proud of it. I'll be interested to hear your opinion once you look at the finished work.

Michelle

 

[X-Marks!]

Descriptors, pleeeeease, anyone... (bended knee)

Well, I certainly realize I'm in the minority on the Boards as someone who does still buy a great many of the products WotC puts out, just for the reading value alone if nothing else. There isn't exactly a huge community here. And so I fully enjoy all the anticipation and speculation that goes into what a book may or may not contain. (Weird, huh?)

Anyway, I'm still really hoping to see the catalogue descriptions to a few more of the upcoming products listed (and I certainly do appreciate the time taken on the ones already given earlier). In particular, and in my personal curiosity order, I'd _love_ to hear about these books, if anyone gets the time, and/or the catalogue:
1.) Planar Handbook: A Player's Guide to the Planes in July
2.) Races of Stone: Book of Dwarves and Gnomes in August
3.) Forgotten Realms: Serpent Kingdoms in July
4.) Complete Divine in May
5.) Eberron Shadows of the Last War Adventure in July
6.) Eberron Campaign Setting in June (but _only_ if not imposing)

Thanks in advance, X-Marks!

 

[thalmin]

(snip)
Anyway, I'm still really hoping to see the catalogue descriptions to a few more of the upcoming products listed (and I certainly do appreciate the time taken on the ones already given earlier). In particular, and in my personal curiosity order, I'd _love_ to hear about these books, if anyone gets the time, and/or the catalogue:
1.) Planar Handbook: A Player's Guide to the Planes in July
2.) Races of Stone: Book of Dwarves and Gnomes in August
3.) Forgotten Realms: Serpent Kingdoms in July
4.) Complete Divine in May
5.) Eberron Shadows of the Last War Adventure in July
6.) Eberron Campaign Setting in June (but _only_ if not imposing)

Thanks in advance, X-Marks!

I'll see what I can do.

Complete Divine: A Player's Guide to Divine Magic for all Classes
David Noonan
The most detailed resource ever released on accessing divine power and divine favor in the D&D world.
Complete Divine provides Dungeon & Dragons players with an in-depth look at how to gain the favor of the gods and use that power to a character's advantage. There is a rundown of new gods in the D&D pantheon, in addition to new feats, spells, prestige classes, and magic items. In addition, this title adds new and revised base classes to a player's character choices, and clerics in particular are provided with many new and updated spell domains and spells.

This title also contains a wealth of material for non-clerics, so the tips and data provided will assist all class types, including those classes not typically associated with garnering divine power.
192 page hardcover $29.95

Planar Handbook: A Players Guide to the Planes
Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel

A complete guide to integrating planar travel into any D&D campaign.
This new guidebook is specifically designed to make travel to other planes of existance an easy part of any D&D campaign. The rules are written in a modular fashion, allowing players and Dungeon Masters alike the ability to choose only the material suited to their current campaign. Considered a complementary product to Manual of the Planes, this title contains a wealth of new material, including new rules subsets, player races, feats, spells, magic items, equipment, and vehicles.
192 page hardcover $29.95

Races of Stone
Jesse Decker, Michelle Lyons, David Noonan
A new D&D sourcebook detailing various mountain-dwelling races.
Races of Stone provides D&D players with an in-depth look at races that live on, under, or around mountains in the D&D world. There is extensive information on the classic races of gnomes and dwarves, including new rules, information for interaction, new spells, and new magic items attuned to each race. In addition, there are new races, over 20 new prestige classes, over 40 new feats, new equipment, and new magic items.
192 page hardcover $29.95

Serpent Kingdoms
Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader
A new sourcebook that details various serpentine races throughout the Forgotten Realms.
This rules supplement provides a wealth of highly detailed information about all serpent-related creatures in the Forgotten Realms. Popular races such as the yuan-ti, naga, dragons, and various lizard races are explored at great length, with new monsters and new characters, deities, prestige classes, magic, and magic items tied to each race. (What, no feats?) In addition, many of the regions to which serpent folk are indigenous are explored in detail, some for the first time in a Forgotten Realms product.
192 page hardcover $29.95

Eberron Campaign Setting
Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, James Wyatt
An entirely new campaign setting for the D&D roleplaying game.
During the spring and summer of 2002 Wizards of the Coast put out a request to the gaming community for propasals for a new D&D game setting. 11,000 propasals and two years of development later, the Eberron Campaign Setting is the result of that search. This brand new setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is an avenue for any D&D fan to experience swashbuckling adventure laced with intrigue and explore mysterious new territories ravaged by war. At its heart, the setting remains true to the D&D game, yet brings it to life in a way never before imagined.
Designed to introduce a fresh, new world with unlimited possibilities for exploration, the Eberron Campaign Setting includes everything needed to develop characters and run campaigns in this exciting new arena. It includes new character races, monsters, prestige classes, feats, organizations, and equipment to the world, and it introduces a new base class to the D&D game. It contains substantial information on new elements of magic, including spells, domains, items, artifacts, and more. Also included are historical and cultural details of the world, along with extensive illustrations and a wealth of maps that put the setting into vivid context. This title will also include both adventure hooks and a full adventure so players and Dungeon Masters can immediately begin enjoying everything this rich new setting has to offer.
288 page hardcover $39.95

Shadows of the Last War
Keith Baker
The first adventure for the brand-new Eberron campaign setting
This full-length adventure for the newest D&D campaign setting is designed to showcase many of the most unique traits of the Eberron setting. It will play out across the entire face of the Eberrron realm and is designed to either be a stand-alone adventure or an immediate follow-up to the short adventure provided in the Eberron Campaign Setting.[/B]
32 page softcover $9.95

May as well finish this

Dungeons & Dragons Dice
A new set of roleplaying dice honoring the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons Game.
This new box contains six polyhedral dice ideally suited for use in any roleplaying game or with any d20 System product. In honr of the 30th anniversary of the D&D roleplaying game, the box will include a 30th Anniversary velvet dice (Components: d20, d12, d10, d8, d6, d4, velvet die bag)
box $9.99

Ultimate Adversaries
Eric Cagle, Michelle Lyons, Michael Mikaelian, Steve Miller, Owen K.C. Stephens, Wil Upchurch
The foremost guide to foes in the Star Wars universe.
Ultimate Adversaries is a sweeping collection of fully illustrated villians, creatures, and doids from all eras of the Star Wars universe. Gamemasters can choose from a host of new and familiar foes, including pre-generated enemies, to enhance their campaigns and challenge their players. This title includes characters from all of the Star Wars films and from the expanded universe of other products.
160 page hardcover $29.95

D&D Map Folio II
A loose-leaf folio of maps for use in any D&D campaign.
Taken from maps that have appeared over the years on the D&D website, these ready-to-use maps for the D&D game are now collated into one volume to facilitate use in any campaign. This is the second in a series of folios that will be made available over the next year, each of which will contain 32 maps.
Shrink-wrapped cover wrap 64 pages $9.95

d20 Future
Christopher Perkins, Rodney M. Thompson, JD Wiker
Provides new rules and campaign modules for running a futuristic d20 Modern campaign.
This new rules supplement provides everything players and gamemasters need to participate in a futuristic adventure with d20 Modern rules. The wealth of information in this volume covers new character traits, feats, advanced classes, starting occupations, gear, vehicles, starships, aliens, monsters, and different types of futuristic travel. Also included is extensive discussion of different types of furturistic science, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, xenobiology, and even a section on mutations. As this title ties directly to the d20 Modern rules system, it includes new psionic magic rules which influence everything from psionic power to item creation.
224 page hardcover $34.95

 

[Olive]

Well, I certainly realize I'm in the minority on the Boards as someone who does still buy a great many of the products WotC puts out, just for the reading value alone if nothing else.

I think that there's a vocal minority who don't, but most probably do. I could be wrong tho.

 

[X-Marks!]

Genuine Genuflect

Thalmin/Curt, that was fantastic! And most illuminating as well. You're my new Hero-of-the-Week. (And likely my son's too.)

Now, as a token of appreciation, would you like your goat sacrificed to Pelor or Orcus...? (Goat and an Ox if you think there's anything in the 'd20 Future' description we haven't already heard before.... Just Teasing! I'm a _very_ happy camper now.)

 

[johnsemlak]

Thank you very much Curt!

 

[X-Marks!]

Some smaller questions

Looking over the Catalogue info we've gathered together on this thread so far, I had a few quick questions, if no one minds:

Who are the authors of 'Star Wars Adversaries'?
What's the page count, if given, for the Eberron Adventure? In fact, are page counts given for any of the books...?
What are the prices, if given, for The Basic Set, 30 Years, and the Eberron Adventure? (Btw, I got prices for the rest of them from the GamingReport.com news-item here, if anyone missed it: http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=11048 )
And then, just out of sheer artistic curiosity, does the description of the Map Folio II make it sound like these maps are also coming straight off the website, like the description of the first Folio does? Or do these sound more original, as in custom designed for this product? (That may not be answerable from the listing, I realize.)

Well, just things that made me go 'hmmm'. Thanx, All.

P.S. Thalmin, I tried to update news of _your_ scoop with ENWorld on the main page, but the site told me I wasn't able to do so. Passwords or priorities, I guess? Just thought readers'd want to check back in again now...

 

[Michelle Lyons]

Who are the authors of 'Star Wars Adversaries'?

I'm one of them.

 

[Nightfall]

*cheers* Yeah Michelle! (Definitive one of my favorite editors and writers of d20 stuff!)

Btw this upcoming info for 2004 does sound interesting. Thanks Thal.

 

[Michelle Lyons]

*cheers* Yeah Michelle! (Definitive one of my favorite editors and writers of d20 stuff!)

Wow, thank you. I've never had anybody recognize my name before.