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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4560433" data-attributes="member: 61155">I think there is less interest because it is a DM's book, rather than a player book - which means less people reading and using it. Just like there was more discussion for the FRPG than the FRCG.   I have to disagree strongly here - but then, I'm really not sure how much use your review can actually be to 4E players, given your admitted bias against 4E.  In any case, I personally found this book incredibly interesting and flavorful. It is interesting - I never really cared much for the 3rd Edition Draconomicon, despite it being much more useful to me (as a player resource, which I tend to value over DM resources.) I found it somewhat bland - it did little to fire up my imagination. I used it, occasionally - if running dragons, it certainly was worth consulting. But in general, it was something of a disappointment.  I've only gotten through about half of the 4E Draconomicon thus far, and I'm loving it. Despite the fact that it will be a long while before I'll be running anything that can really use material from here, I'm finding it extremely inspirational, and thinking up a number of adventures based on the material in the book.  I actually loved the way they did the fluff for many of the famous figures - making them accessible, while still firmly grounding them in their backstory. Cyan Bloodbane is a good example - the default lore about him never mentions Dragonlance or any specific names, but is very clearly that story. A sidebar confirms this, detailing his place in the Dragonlance mythos - but I like that they have made him much more available to use in a personal campaign, without actually 'butchering' his background as you seem to be claiming.  I was very surprised by how much I liked it - possibly because of my feelings towards the 3rd Ed version, possibly because I was looking forward to Martial Power much, much more. But it is a great read, and well worth it - perhaps not for players, but definitely for DMs, and anyone who enjoys the use of Dragons.</blockquote>

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