WotC 2006 September to December Catalog info, updated with novels

[EricNoah]

I love the experimentation they're doing with encounter layout. Computers have changed what publishers can do with illustrations and text and it's time that RPGs catch up. I am concerned that simple encounters will take up a lot of space (3 of the same monster in a square room -- for me, no need to give me a big explanation), but for large set-piece battles it makes a lot of sense.

 

[Mark CMG]

I wonder if future WotC products will include any OGC?

 

[Arnwyn]

Interesting. I know I'll be getting:

- The Twilight Tomb
- Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
- Scourge of the Howling Tribe
- Fiendish Codex II
- Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde

I love that they're doing more adventures now (but I'm not too keen at all on the 'Delve' format - looks way too space intensive to get adequate value out of the adventure). We'll see.

Cityscape is a wait and see.

 

[Mean Eyed Cat]

I see Wizards have screwed over the Realms this year

Not only are we not getting a Regional source book this year (Mysteries of the Moonsea is a collection of interlinked mini modules) but now theyve cut an FR RPG source book from the Catalog (last year we had 4 Source books and a module)

Not impressed Wizards!

Well, they tried to sneak in a little fluff in with The Twilight Tomb adventure. Note the statement "A key element of the adventure, star elf culture has not been widely chronicled in previous Forgotten Realms titles."

I know it's not a regional sourcebook, but I kinda see a trend forming. Instead of just focusing on a particular area of the Realms with a regional sourcebook, WotC has shifted focus a bit. I think they have decided to "add on" regional and/or cultural information to those accessaries based on a particular subject and to adventures. For example, Power of Faerûn has information about the Border Kingdoms. Mysteries of the Moonsea, a collection of 37 adventures, will also have detailed information about that area. The Twilight Tomb adventure, probably centered around Aglarond, will go into more detail about the Star Elves and that area (apparently, Unapproachable East didn't have enough details). I suspect Dragons of Faerûn will detail some particular region of the continent.

 

[Plane Sailing]

The new format is called the Delve. Its space intensive and make the the new WOTC statblock look like a postage stamp in comparison. Here is the link:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20060317a

Basically, you will have 1 encounter per page.

I'd not noticed that, but it looks like a very good idea. At the very least getting back to having the full monster stats with every encounter instead of the incredibly annoying "as per MM pxxx" as all the 3e adventures I've seen to date have!

 

[Plane Sailing]

Having said that I notice a glaring error in the 'easy red slaad tactics' in their second example. "use coup de grace on stunned PCs".

I think that might have stunned some of the players!

 

[Virtue]

I think they are making to many adventures I know how to write an adventure I am excited about the hardbound books

The only adventure im getting for sure is the Ravenloft adventure i was hoping it was going to be more of a Ravenloft scource book then an adventure but at least its the best part of Ravenloft Lord Strad

 

[Imruphel]

(snip) I know it's not a regional sourcebook, but I kinda see a trend forming. Instead of just focusing on a particular area of the Realms with a regional sourcebook, WotC has shifted focus a bit. I think they have decided to "add on" regional and/or cultural information to those accessaries based on a particular subject and to adventures. (snip)

This makes business sense, I think. I imagine a non-FR DM is more likely to buy a product that includes adventures etc... and a small amount of FR-specific regional information than he is likely to buy a purely FR regional sourcebook. And those weird FR fans (oh wait there, that's me!) will buy it anyway.

I see Wizards have screwed over the Realms this year

Not only are we not getting a Regional source book this year (Mysteries of the Moonsea is a collection of interlinked mini modules) but now theyve cut an FR RPG source book from the Catalog (last year we had 4 Source books and a module)

Not impressed Wizards!

I wouldn't take it so personally, Dargoth, and I don't think it's a "screwing over". I expect it's an experiment as to how WotC can boost its FR sales by appealing to a non-FR audience at the same time as not letting the FR fans down.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think they are making to many adventures I know how to write an adventure I am excited about the hardbound books

The only adventure im getting for sure is the Ravenloft adventure i was hoping it was going to be more of a Ravenloft scource book then an adventure but at least its the best part of Ravenloft Lord Strad

/dazed

 

[Mouseferatu]

I think they are making to many adventures I know how to write an adventure I am excited about the hardbound books

The only adventure im getting for sure is the Ravenloft adventure i was hoping it was going to be more of a Ravenloft scource book then an adventure but at least its the best part of Ravenloft Lord Strad

Virtue, meet Punctuation. Punctuation, this is Virtue.

Seriously, man. I don't mean to be glib or dismissive, but if you want people to read what you're saying, you've got make it legible.