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#1 tenian Sep 21, 2009 7:33:43

The compendium currently only associates information with the source where it was originally published.  This is the "Frist Published In:" information that appears at the bottom of the individual detail pages. The problem is a lot of material is published in multiple sources and using the compendium to locate them is less than optimal.  This is particularly a problem with NPCs and adventure content (published adventures or Dungeon articles).  Let me illustrate the problem. Assuming I am going to run Rescue at Rivenroar from Dungeon 156.  As part of my prep work I want to go to the compendium and look over all the npcs.  This particular adventure includes stat blocks for the following NPCs:   Hobgoblin Grunt Goblin Blackblade Human Rabble Hobgoblin Archer Ogre Savage Hobgoblin Soldier Human Guard Cave Bear Kruthik Adult Kruthik Young Kruthik Hatchling Goblin Sharpshooter Ochre Jelly Specter Gnome Skulk Magma Claw Ettercap Fang Guard Ettercap Webspinner Hobgoblin Archer Guard Drake Dire Rat Rage Drake Needlefang Drake Swarm Goblin Hexer Spitting Drake Ghoul Zombie Sinruth, Hobgoblin Chieftain Wererat Evistro (Carnage Demon) Gnome Arcanist Deathlock Wight Decrepit Skeleton Boneshard Skeleton   If I set the compendium to Creatures and the source to Dungeon 156 the only creature on that list that appears is: Sinruth, Hobgoblin Chieftain   Classes have a similar problem.  All the build options are associated with the publication in which the class first appeared, not the publication where the build appeared. Case in point: Battle Rager.  If you want the details on the Battle Rager build for fighters you actually have to select the Player's Handbook as the source.  Martial Power isn't even a choice (even though battle ragers are actually printed). I notice that Battle Rager has a "Appears in:" tag.   I recommend adding this to all compendium items (creatures, rituals, etc) and searching on this instead of the "First Published"