Nentir Vale book

[ggroy]

Anybody know what this upcoming 4E book is about?

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Gazeteer-Nentir-Vale-4th-Supplement/dp/0786957662/"]Amazon.com: D&D Gazeteer: The Nentir Vale: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (9780786957668): Wizards RPG Team: Books[/ame]

 

[Dice4Hire]

I have heard nothing of it, but nice to see some stuff from 2011 coming up on Amazon.

But why do we need to find it there, instead of from Wizards?

Other titles:

Dungeon Tiles: Caves of Icewind Dale

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Caverns-Icewind-Dale-Dungeon-Accessory/dp/0786957468/ref=sr_1_51?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274148554&sr=1-51"]Amazon.com: Caverns of Icewind Dale - Dungeon Tiles: A 4th Edition D&D Accessory (9780786957460): Wizards RPG Team:…[/ame]

Deluxe DM Screen

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Dungeon-Masters-Screen-Accessory/dp/0786957433/ref=sr_1_58?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274148554&sr=1-58"]Amazon.com: Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen: A 4th Edition D&D Accessory (9780786957439): Wizards RPG Team: Books[/ame]

 

[ggroy]

I have heard nothing of it, but nice to see some stuff from 2011 coming up on Amazon.

But why do we need to find it there, instead of from Wizards?

Updating the online D&D product catalog on their own web site, is probably not a major priority for WotC.

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Product Catalog

 

[darjr]

Oh that is cool! I so hope that it has maps and art from Crazyred of D&D Doodle!

 

[Dice4Hire]

Updating ...snip... their own web site, is probably not a major priority for WotC.[/URL]

I agree,

 

[Phaezen]

Updating the online D&D product catalog on their own web site, is probably not a major priority for WotC.

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Product Catalog

Generally WotC update their website after the official annoucements of products have been made. This does lead to them being scooped by Amazon.

 

[Rechan]

This actually makes me grumpy. But at least those who wanted thi sbook will get it.

Oh that is cool! I so hope that it has maps and art from Crazyred of D&D Doodle!

I forget, what adventure did he do art for? I don't think I got around to reading it.

 

[firesnakearies]

This actually makes me grumpy.

How come?

 

[Rechan]

How come?

I think it violates the spirit of what the Nentir Vale was created to be: a generally undefined place to just "drop stuff" so that while it has a name and a loose geography, it's got a lot of empty space for DMs to work with. And also a place for the designers to just say "It's set in the Nentir Vale".

By making a Gazeteer, it's no longer that; it's spelling out where All The Stuff Is. And the Gazeteer is probably going to be "Here is where all our future products fit in". It's gone from a Points of Light skeleton to a fully fleshed out, mapped region with all its blanks penciled in.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

I think it violates the spirit of what the Nentir Vale was created to be: a generally undefined place to just "drop stuff" so that while it has a name and a loose geography, it's got a lot of empty space for DMs to work with. And also a place for the designers to just say "It's set in the Nentir Vale".

By making a Gazeteer, it's no longer that; it's spelling out where All The Stuff Is. And the Gazeteer is probably going to be "Here is where all our future products fit in". It's gone from a Points of Light skeleton to a fully fleshed out, mapped region with all its blanks penciled in.

Another option is that the Gazeteer collects all of the Nentir Vale info published to date, and instead of filling in the blanks, it adds possibilities in the form of adventure hooks and campaign arcs.