thalmin said:
Deluxe DM Screens; a 4-panel DM screen plus a bonus d20 Modern screen, also 4-panel.
Hmm. For owners of both games, it's great. But owners of either one game may not appeal toward it and a few conspiracy theorists will think this is a ploy to market the other product.
It would have been better to package them separately with bonus material relative to the game (e.g., area-of-effect template cutouts, paper miniatures, game aid, etc.).
Is it safe to assume that "deluxe" means they're using CARDBOARD material this time around? I mean it has to be three times thicker than the bonus DM's screen provided in
Dragon #310. Anything less doesn't deserve the "Deluxe" label on it. My advice: test the durability of the screen by throwing it in the cage of the
American Tourister gorilla. If it doesn't pass, it shouldn't be on the shelf.
Deluxe Player Character Sheets; Each character folio is 4 pages long with space for campaign info. Plus spell sheets. Also bonus d20 Moders character sheets. Total 64 page count.
Same opinion as above, but honestly, one should provide a CD-ROM with character sheet documents as well as other game/player's aid that I can print out.
Unearthed Arcana, quoting from the catalog,
"... a wide choice of variant rules for alternate roleplaying in a D&D campaign. designed to expand the options available for customizing gameplay, these variant rules are modular and can be imported into any existing campaign in any amount desired. Examples of variant rules include playing core classes as prestige classes and alternate damage systems. Brand-new rules also appear, including a new system of metamagic feats and a new spell system."
Written by Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, and Rich Redman. 224 pages. $34.95
I can't help but blurt out, "4e Beta."
Or a response to Monte Cook's mediocre review and subsequent marketing of his alternative
PH. (Don't flame me but the conspiracy theorist in me think that his initial review of 3.5e -- of which he later < air quote > "clarify" -- is part of his subtle master marketing plan to push his
Arcana Unearthed ... as a result his product was sold out in GenCon in less than an hour).
d20 Weapons Locker; over 500 weapons with illustrations and detailed descriptions, all real-world weapons, by Keith J. Potter. 192 pages
Let's hope they cover more than just personal firearms, because I already have
Ultramodern Firearms by Charles Ryan (Green Ronin Publishing).
Even if they do small arms, add some historical weapons as well (as far back as the Wild West/Victorian time period).
Player's Guide to Faerun; optional rules for psionics and epic-level. Updates the Realms to 3.5, covers latest events and changes to the setting through background story content. By Richard Baker and James Wyatt. 192 pages.
Old news, although I'm hoping they could push it ahead of schedule, like Christmas of this year.
Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds; covers more than 2 dozen worlds on the outer rim, similar to Coruscant and the Core Worlds. For all eras in the timeline, includes historical data and features new feats, creatures, and prestige classes. By Craig Carey & Jason Fry. 160 pages.
Same as above. Can't have a long period of no new products for
Star Wars.
Expanded Psionics Handbook; overhauls the psionics system. By Bruce R. Cordell. 224 pages.
Will it be the skill-n-feat system this time around? I hope so.
D&D Map Folio I; Mapes from the D&D website, contains 64 maps in a pocket folio. 8-3/18" x 10-3/4". 64 pages
Hopefully it is scaled to 1-inch:5-feet. Otherwise, why should I take them to Kinko's to pay an extra few cents to have it enlarged?
All books are hardcovers.
I expect nothing less.
