In 3.5, we received: A book on Aberrations, Undead, Demons and Devils.
What is missing? Fey!
The 4e Cosmology, and really, the 4e design, has put the Feywild front and center. Fey are a rather pivotal role in the game now. One could say that just because the Feywild is there doesn't mean we need a book on the inhabitants, but the Shadowfell is just as prevalent, and we have a book of Undead now.
So we should get a book on Fey. We've never had WotC write a book focusing just on this niche, a rather significant niche, of the Fantasy genre. Not only that, but capturing the psychology, the way to play the elusive, creepy, mythological, deal-making, tricky nature of fey takes some suggestions. Also, monsters. Mm.
I have been trying to put together resources for proper inspiration, and it is a lot of work putting together books and other game systems and reading a lot of material, just so I can do it right. I imagine that many others who want to play do not have the resources or time to do so.
WotC: Write this book. I know I would pre-order it the moment it hit Amazon.
Bel
How about they write a 120 page book on Monster Races (2 to 3 pages per monster for feats and a paragon path etc). And use Dragon to flesh out the PHB and PHB2 races. Do an Ecology of for each race and then perhaps a followup article later on with some more options for the base races.
1) I want to keep this thread talking just about the topic at hand: A book about Fey. There are other threads asking what you'd like to see WotC do; this is a specific request, to get their attention, and also demonstrate how many people want it.
2) Each race is getting covered. Look at Martial Power; races received their own paragon paths per class. There were also racial feats for each class. Give it time, and with each "X Power" book, you'll get racial feats and a paragon path per class.
- Tons of new fey-monsters;
- Lots of info about Fomorians, which have an important role in 4E's Feywild;
- Some info about the major fey humanoid races and their ecologies (Elf, Eladrin, and Gnome);
- Info about fey that live in places other than the feywild;
- Around ten sample fey lairs/demesnes/adventure sites of at least five encounters each;
- Eight or so famous archfey of various races;
- Discussion of the nature of Fey pacts.
On a somewhat related note, did anobody here read the Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrel novel, by Samanta Clarke? (may be mispelling the name here) The main characters all strike my as being the quintessencial fey warlock.
What is missing? Fey!
I don't think this is the "be all, end all" answer you are looking for, but in the Previews for January and Beyond column, it states:
January: Practical Guide to Faeries
From the product catalog:
If you can read this note, you are one of the lucky ones chosen to learn about our world. Guard our secrets well!
Step inside the secret world of faeries.
You can't get there on purpose. You won't find it on any map. And you can't take the same road there twice. But the world of faeries is very real -- from the underground workshop where brownies craft toys to the enchanted forests where pixies play stickyball. You may never want to go home again!
What else do we have in store for the Practical Guide? Look for a sample chapter, art gallery... and tie-in within Dragon Magazine in the weeks to come!
So perhaps this book, which is geared towards a younger audience, mind you, and is all fluff, will have a crunch-related article in Dragon to supplement it.
Now, that being said, my thoughts on the matter are questionable at best. I think the "Practical" series is well done and is a good primer for anyone; the fluff is easy to read and enjoyable. However, I do not think the could do justice to the fey in the RPG with just a tie-in article if they are looking to match the level of a full supplement like Open Grave.
Maybe this article will be just to quell our demand for a bit while the book is being designed/produced; hopefully this will not be it. I say this only because of length; I think the quality of the articles has been top-notch. Also, if all they do is introduce a few new places and creatures in PGtF, then perhaps an article can addd the crunch necessary to cover those few pieces.
Thoughts?
I love that they brought elves closer to fey in this edition, and more focus on faerie in general is the one thing they have never done – they've done dragons, undead and demons/devils to death.
Must have FEY book!
I would like to see stats for a few of the archfey in such a book as well, and perhaps stats for the raven queen in a shadowfell focused book also. It'd be nice to have.
In Dragon, there will be a series of articles on the Archfey (called the Court of Stars or somesuch). It's similar to the Codex of Betrayal/Demonomicon articles.
In Dragon, there will be a series of articles on the Archfey (called the Court of Stars or somesuch). It's similar to the Codex of Betrayal/Demonomicon articles.
I've heard nothing of this, but I can't wait to see it, thank you for the information
Bel
My homebrew is slowly driving me insane.
In Dragon, there will be a series of articles on the Archfey (called the Court of Stars or somesuch). It's similar to the Codex of Betrayal/Demonomicon articles.
These rock. I hope to see them more often, as well as the series about Primordials. (What's that one called again?)