Why are Dragonlance books so overdue?

[talinthas]

I'm doing this already
Just finished the chronicals, and starting the legends tomorow

But besides novels, I was looking foward to the names of a few good sourcebooks too

i wish there were any good source books.
however, Dragonlance adventures covers the original vision of the setting, Tales of the Lance provides more detail, and an alternate vision, the fifth age boxes provide more detail, and yet _another_ vision of the setting, all capped off by DLCS, which is still trying to figure out which vision to follow.

honestly, this is dragonlance. the only sourcebooks we have are novels =)

 

[Ranger REG]

It cannot have anything to do with the whole licence stuff, since they've already printed the "age of mortals", as a soverign press product.If they didnt have the license yet, they wouldn't be able to do that, so I guess it has something to do with what Talinthas said.

Just because they acquired the license, doesn't mean they can go all willy-nilly and publish what they like. All material must be subject for approval by the IP owner, Wizards of the Coast.

This is one of many reasons I hate licensed products.

but, since we are talking about dragonlance here, and the 3rd edition books are going to take a while to hit the shelves, I was woundering if you guys could suggest me a few good source books(not novels) about the setting. I always like Dragonlance, but only started reading it when the 3rd edition came out, so I guess I lost a lot of good stuff that werer published back in the 2nd edition days

You didn't lose much, except maybe the Tales of the Lance boxed set (a 2nd edition conversion) and the Time of the Dragon boxed set (the first look at the continent on the opposite side of Krynn world -- Taladas, filled with toga-wearing minotaurs and gnomes that sail the burning sea ... that's lava).

But I stopped short of that and lost interest because then-TSR used Dragonlance to promote a card-based rules system, SAGA.

 

[Derulbaskul]

I really dislike DL but I find that the 15th anniversary re-release of the 1E modules in a single softcover book is worth getting (it is actually designed as a SAGA product so these are not complete modules but some D&D2E references are made). For DL fans it provides an excellent summary of the first series of modules and, for non-DL fans like me, there is a lot of stuff to steal for other campaign settings (I'm currently stealing bits for a Midnight campaign but I can see other parts that would suit a Dawnforge campaign).

Also, reading it is faster than reading the books (each chapter has a nice little summary of what happened in the novels at the same point).

 

[DragonLancer]

The Time of the Dragon box set that detailed Taladas was really good. A top notch product, but hopefully SovStone will update Taladas at some point to 3.5 edition.
Also, although some people didn't like it (I think its quite good) 2nd ed DL had a book called Otherlands which dealt with the southern polar region, the dragon isles and the ocean depths of the sea elves north of Ansalon.

Otherwise DL never really got very much.

 

[afreed]

Otherlands

Also, although some people didn't like it (I think its quite good) 2nd ed DL had a book called Otherlands which dealt with the southern polar region, the dragon isles and the ocean depths of the sea elves north of Ansalon.

Otherlands, it's worth noting, is available as a free download from WotC's site. I can't seem to connect at the moment, but Google says that http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDDownloads.asp is the general download list, and it should be there.

 

[talinthas]

wotc is currently down.
otherlands is fun, but the Time of the Dragon box is one of the best settings tsr made, back in the boxset heyday =)

 

[Nightfall]

Well with a handle like Talinthas, I don't think I'd associate you with Planescape.

 

[caudor]

Read the Chronicles and Legends series first as they set the tone and background to the setting. Then Dragons of Summer Flame, Spirit of the Winds, Dragons of a New Age trilogy, Dhamon Saga, and the War of Souls trilogy. Its a hefty read but worth it.

One thing about Dragonlance--there is plenty to read. I feel so behind; I'm still working on Dragons of Summer Flame. While the books are great (epic at its finest), I sometimes glance over at the stack of books that still await and sigh. I might be in a new age before I finish.

 

[Ranger REG]

I haven't read much after the Chronicles, Legends, Second Generation, and Dragon of Summer Flame. While I read some of the more notable DL novels like the Legend of Huma, my interest in DL stopped the moment they released a SAGA-based version.

I'm hoping that the 4th Age/War of the Lance sourcebook will rekindle my passion for such an epic world, and I can pick up where I left off.