Thumbs up for the EN World Players Journal

[Utrecht]

I just picked up Issue 1 from my FLGS and have to say that for the money, this is one of the absolute best RPG purchases I have made.

I suspect that in many ways, this is what many people hoped that Dragon would be.

I especially found usefull the articles on:

- Drinking Rules- While not difficult to figure out - it is nice to have in print
- Ambience Events - Basically descriptive elements for a dungeon environment - again pretty simple stuff, but very easy to forget for DM - I know I certainly do to the detriment of my game
- The Adventurers' Guide to Surviving Anything - Simply put - placing rules and DC's around many of the crazy things that adventurers might want to do. For example - want to stop that wagon by shoving something into the spokes - there is a mechanic for it.
-Extended Alchemy - basically making the Alchemy skill usefull

Again, none of these are anything that a good DM can't figure out - However, I like the fact that they are in print and I do not have to create potentially bad rules on the fly. (Speaking from personal experience regarding the shoving spears into a wagons wheel)

So I would like to say thanks to the community at large - and especially all the contributors to this fine publication.

 

[Dextra]

Thanks!

#2 is out, and has even more Adventurer's Guide stuff as well as much more. We're in the process of editing #3 right now, and have some exciting additions for it and future issues!

 

[Crothian]

The first two are both really good, picked them both up at Origins!!

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Loved #1 that I picked up a my FLGS awhile back, and quickly grabbed #2 at Origins knowing that I will love it too. Now I just need to get some more sleep before I can manage ro read it. Sorry I didn't buy it up at your booth Dextra, but I saw it first at the Goodman Games booth and bought it there. It was nice to meet both you and Crothian though when I found your booth later.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I suggest that anyone who enjoys the EN World Player's Journal review it at RPG.net and other places to let others know about it. Use and talk about the material frequently. Magazines are often one of the most difficult things to sell and I've seen many fine magazines like Shadis, Australian Realms and Arcane go down because they weren't in the known by many.

 

[Dextra]

I suggest that anyone who enjoys the EN World Player's Journal review it at RPG.net and other places to let others know about it. Use and talk about the material frequently. Magazines are often one of the most difficult things to sell and I've seen many fine magazines like Shadis, Australian Realms and Arcane go down because they weren't in the known by many.

So true!
Also, if you don't see it at your FLGS, ask them to get it in! Sure, subscriptions are nice, too, but it'd be swell to walk into a store to see the magazine on the shelf... it's available through the major gaming distributors, so retailers shouldn't have a hard time getting it in...