The Dragon Compendium

[KB9JMQ]

Thanks for the link.
Might have to put this on my wish list.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm definitely buying this, but am confused by this statement:

So what made it into the book? We'll soon post a final table of contents, but I can reveal a few key items. This volume of the Compendium features five PC classes (the diabolus, diopsid, dvati, lupin, and tibbit), seven standard classes (ranging from the battle dancer to the savant to the sha'ir), 10 prestige classes (including the arcanopath monk, the flux adept, and the osteomancer), and dozens of feats and magic items culled from the best Dragon articles in the magazine's history.

What's the difference between "PC classes" and "standard classes?"

 

[EricNoah]

I'm definitely buying this, but am confused by this statement:

What's the difference between "PC classes" and "standard classes?"

I wonder if he meant PC races instead of classes. Those sound like race names.

 

[Alzrius]

I wonder if he meant PC races instead of classes. Those sound like race names.

Extremely likely, as the diabolus and lupin are PC races (they appeared in recent issues). I'm just hoping that (as those two, at least, came from the old "Winning Races" column) they also give us NPC stats for them...I know I usually introduced new races as monsters first, rather than PCs.

 

[Laman Stahros]

The lupin and diabolus are races from the old D&D game. They were in recent Dragon magazines.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

The Battledancer! Woot! That saves me from the work of making it a PrC, something I'd been tinkering with!

 

[Alzrius]

That's why we're calling this edition the Dragon Compendium, Volume 1. Our expectation is that the book's sales will justify further volumes in the series, so that we might do a book aimed at planar or "Oriental Adventures" material, and we might even do compilations of material germane to the official campaign settings.

WOOT!!! Everyone buy this book so that they'll make good on those themed compendiums!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

WOOT!!! Everyone buy this book so that they'll make good on those themed compendiums!

A Campaign Classics compendium would be insanely good.

But everyone has to buy this so we can get an expanded Incursion in hardback first.

 

[Erik Mona]

Yeah, it should have said "PC races." Never write something for web distribution an hour before you take a vacation day.

--Erik

 

[JoeGKushner]

How far from the core rules did the company go if at all? for example, are there any psionics articles or material that rely on the Races of or Compleate XX books or is it just PHB? Does it use the new format for monster statistics for NPCs if any are present?