Until May the only fr article seems to be a guide to convert warforged to faerun.
I believe the hall of frostmaiden, the backdrop: cormyr and the fr adventure icy spire are all free to download dave.
Yes, I recall the same thing.
I believe the hall of frostmaiden, the backdrop: cormyr and the fr adventure icy spire are all free to download dave.
Until May the only fr article seems to be a guide to convert warforged to faerun.
Which was pretty bad, because I care absolutely nothing for Warforged.
The other articles have been extremely good. Dhampyr, Shadar-Kai and others have been more than useful. Epic Faerun is an excellent article as well (one of the better Dragon articles IMO). Actually, I've found more use out of non-FR articles than I have the specific FR articles. Only Epic Faerun and Backdrop: Cormyr have really been any good.
Overall, I wish there was more. But the sheer amount of use I'm otherweise getting out of D&D Insider makes this a minor complaint.
Like others before me I'm eager/wanting to see more FR content. But I know that will wind its way to us eventually.
Sure, throw in some core if you want, but don't subject readers to settings they have no interest in.
DDI should be subscription based per setting. Otherwise, it's like buying a hot dog with "The Works" when all you want is the dog and the bun.
Sure, throw in some core if you want, but don't subject readers to settings they have no interest in.
-An interesting analogy.
-I know, when I got the print version of DRAGON for the year or so subscription I had to it, I thought of any Forgotten Realms articles as little bonuses. That's a different situation, though, because, "back then", the magazine wasn't pretty much the only source of continued information, along with novels, because sourcebooks were still steadily being pumped out.
I think the "little bonuses" these days should be a single item of another setting. Sort of, like, "Think the Sage of Shadowdale is a nut? Check out this CENSORED whack in Ebberon."
It gives the setting exposure without stuffing it down the subscribers throat.
Besides, Wizards would more than likely make more money that way.
I don't think I can type.. anymore... tears blinding me... fell.. off chair...
Yeah... pay for it... they need the money... trust me. :P
Taco? :D
The first FR article on the DDi in months is about Warforged...
I don't think I can type.. anymore... tears blinding me... fell.. off chair...
Yeah... pay for it... they need the money... trust me. :P
more proof there are no Realms at least in the eyes of WoTC
'Clueless' doesn't even begin to describe it....
MT, I thought you were the chimp that got shot earlier in the week, but I was evidently wrong.
No, but I did try to get some of that meat.
I haven't had fresh monkey in years.
;) :P
The first FR article on the DDi in months is about Warforged...
Actually, it was about using Warforged in Faerun and the converse of inserting Genasi into Eberron.
It was still crap though.
Warforged, on the other hand, are practically the definition of Eberron.
I'd be surprised if no-one used Genasi in Eb before.
Minding, DDI has more than made up for it to me with many other useful articles (Shadar-Kai are very awesome and Dhampyr already have a place in one of my games).
But Genasi weren't really Toril-specific - they were a Planescape race usable anywhere, that just happened to be included in the 3e FR books.
Seconded.
I'd be surprised if no-one used Genasi in Eb before.
-It's a crazy thought, apparently.
Hopefully this sort of quality of article will continue.
Now, if only it were for a city that actually existed in the Realms. Plenty of applicable cities out there, you know! Suzail post War of the Devil Dragon, Darromar, Westgate, Athkatla, Beregost. I'd have liked to known more about those cities, and I'm sure there are plenty more to add to that list.
Unless those cities were covered! I did hear something about every square inch of the Realms having been covered. Hmm.
Now, if only it were for a city that actually existed in the Realms.
That city (Gontal, IIRC) does exist in the Realms. :P
I suppose you meant to say "mainland Faerûn" or something similar.
Nice to see they gave at least some attention to teh new stuff added to the Realms.
Of course it doesn't suck. It was written by Ed Greenwood.
Some of it is pretty solid but some of the things he has written have been plain awful (Spellfire immediately comes to mind). Assessed on its own merits though this is a very good article and I really hope this continues in future.
More of this and less "warforged in Faerun" and other nonsense would be fantastic.
Now, if only it were for a city that actually existed in the Realms.
It does.
It does.
Indeed. I, however, would have liked to see it focus instead on one of the places on the mainland that were left out or marginalised in the campaign books. The lack of Evereska in the Players Guide bugs me, for one.
Indeed. I, however, would have liked to see it focus instead on one of the places on the mainland that were left out or marginalised in the campaign books. The lack of Evereska in the Players Guide bugs me, for one.
I absolutely agree.
I'm curious to see how on earth Baldurs Gate is supposed to function with the millions of refugees and similar. There seems to be something sinister hinted at the "Baldurs Gate miracle".
Then again, that's just the way I'm building it for one of my future campaigns.
A map of the city would have been lovely though.
I absolutely agree.
I'm curious to see how on earth Baldurs Gate is supposed to function with the millions of refugees and similar. There seems to be something sinister hinted at the "Baldurs Gate miracle".
Then again, that's just the way I'm building it for one of my future campaigns.
A map of the city would have been lovely though.
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Soylent Green is people!
I swear you people are camping out in my head now. I was going to post this reply, but I thought nobody would get the reference. Oh how wrong I was. ;)
Indeed. I, however, would have liked to see it focus instead on one of the places on the mainland that were left out or marginalised in the campaign books. The lack of Evereska in the Players Guide bugs me, for one.
-Evereska is a place that, after everything is said and done, needs some coverage, based on everything that has changed within it, from 1,372 DR to 1,479 DR! And, yet...
I absolutely agree.
I'm curious to see how on earth Baldurs Gate is supposed to function with the millions of refugees and similar. There seems to be something sinister hinted at the "Baldurs Gate miracle".
Then again, that's just the way I'm building it for one of my future campaigns.
A map of the city would have been lovely though.
Millions isn't specified, just that it's larger than Waterdeep and I think it's the largest city in the Realms. If it's around 500,000 that's perfectly workable, with the Chionthar river and it's valley for growing and tranpsorting food. There were 14th/15th century cities with comparable populations and roughly equivalent transport capabilities.
I swear you people are camping out in my head now. I was going to post this reply, but I thought nobody would get the reference. Oh how wrong I was. ;)
What about "It's a COOKBOOK!"?:D
He did say "The bas****s! They did it! They finally did it!" while looking at the arm of the Statue of Liberty sticking up out of a beach.
I saw that at a drive-in double-feature. Ahhh... the wonders you kids have missed...
But in keeping with the vein, and Rinon's path of thought -
"but there was.. time now."
@Lk - to tell you the truth, every time I hear the name of that place, I think it's a soft-drink. (maybe because it rhymes with 'Fresca')
What about "It's a COOKBOOK!"?:D
Holy
!! Did you just get excited?!!
Are you pregnant?!!
@Lk - to tell you the truth, every time I hear the name of that place, I think it's a soft-drink. (maybe because it rhymes with 'Fresca')
-I didn't do it.
-'Evermeet' flows much better than 'Evereska', though, I agree. And, there's another pun for you.
What about "It's a COOKBOOK!"?:D
It's a cookbook!!