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1 year ago ::
Apr 24, 2012 - 4:41PM
#81
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- VCL Emeritus
- The Inquisitor
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208, actually (though that count includes young adult novels published under the Mirrorstone imprint and non-game supplemental material, such as Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home).
Quentin Small
WotC Online Community Coordinator
All around helpful simian
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1 year ago ::
May 03, 2012 - 8:00PM
#82
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I know when we think about Dragonlance and running a game the easy out is to throw characters into the spots of The Companions (yes, I know some had said they've done otherwise but bear with me) and run them through that adventure. Don't get me wrong, that's a fun time but what we need to look at is where do we go from here?
In all things forward. I think the last novels left off with Mina joining Krynn's pantheon...Goblin Nation...and the elves finding their new homeland. Those are the last major events I remember. If anyone else remembers other key events, chime in. Oh, and all the gods moving and shaking in the mortal world in order to gain influence/affect their standing within the pantheon and so on.
The question is, if the game/novels pick up from these points or some time after, imagine the world we're entering: A world of very active gods, Draconians have their own place in the world, Goblins with a very shamanistic view (maybe even not thought of as just monsters anymore?), Elves seemingly in seclusion?
What else?
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1 year ago ::
May 18, 2012 - 7:34PM
#83
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Date Joined:
Mar 19, 2001
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Don't forget the Rise of Solamnia series, the Minotaur Wars, the Ogre Titans.
We've talked about the topic of a possible re-launch on DragonlanceForums.com, and we've covered a few interesting points. The general consensus seems to be that a re-launch would work best if set around either the War of the Lance, or possibly the post-Legends era.
The current era has a massive buy-in. To catch up on the core story alone, you have to read somewhere around 20 books. I don't see Joe Fan reading that many novels just to catch up. What Dragonlance needs is a buy-in that is reasonable in length. I would say the Chronicles trilogy is reasonable. Chronicles + Legends isn't so bad either.
One of the key components of Dragonlance is the struggle between Paladine and Takhisis. That's gone in the current era. I feel that Dragonlance needs to get back to that. In a sense, it's like how Dark Sun got back to its roots. Yet the two properties aren't exactly alike.
Dragonlance is far more than the original adventure path that started it all. It is a fully viable setting. It is my hope that WotC will give it another chance so that Dragonlance may live again.
Trampas Whiteman---DragonHelm--->Whitestone Council Dragonlance NexusLong Live the Lance!
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