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8 months ago ::
Nov 14, 2012 - 1:40PM
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I don't have a subscription (and I probably should rectify that at some point) but one of my players does, and while I can't comment on anything else in the issue since I only read the 'History Check: The Blood War', that one was really well done. Sterling did a really nice job on it. Given the continuity disconnect in the lore on the topic between 1e/2e/3.x and 4e on the topic, it did a rather nice job including the history of the Blood War in both and not making either stick out as odd or ill-fitting. Bravo. Well researched with some of the Planescape references from Hellbound and elsewhere, and I approve of the baernaloth mention (in their original context even!), and I likewise approve of calling the yugoloths exactly that. I hope it's a sign of design focus moving forward (allowing references to pre-4e material in their original context). That's seriously awesome 
Shemeska the Marauder, Freelancer 5 / Yugoloth 10
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8 months ago ::
Nov 15, 2012 - 2:08PM
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I agree with Shemeska. It was absolutely fantatsic to read about the Blood War and the links to the 2e Blood War boxed set.
But I'm confused...
It was stated when 4e was released that they were removing (or downplaying) the bloodwar because it represented needless symmetry, which was something they were trying to avoid.
A similar fate happened to Yugoloths, they were retconned into Demons, as opposed to their own race. Does that mean that the Mezzoloth and Mezzodemon are different entities? Or are the creatures formerly known as Mezzodemons now back as a seperate race of fiends?
In my own opinion, it seems a bit strange to go to all the effort of removing what was termed 'unnecessary symmetry', only to re-introduce it later. They could have just kept it in the first place.
Is the above due to a new set of designers? Or, as Shemeska has said, is it a sign of forward moving design focus.
I know I wish the latter! More 2e references and 3e too for that matter are most welcome!
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8 months ago ::
Nov 15, 2012 - 10:11PM
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I very much liked these two in edition 417 : History Check: The Blood War and Fallen Angels: The Ecology of the Succubus. Thanks a lot ! Thumbs up !
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8 months ago ::
Nov 18, 2012 - 8:09AM
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Date Joined:
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I very much liked these two in edition 417 : History Check: The Blood War and Fallen Angels: The Ecology of the Succubus. Thanks a lot ! Thumbs up !
I agree 100%, both of these articles are real standouts from the last few months. Very good stuff. Now quickly bring us the updated Tarrasque so I can slaughter my epic campaign PC's. They're getting too full of the themselves and need to be brought down a few notches. 
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http://community.wizards.com/crazymonkey/go/forum/view/133793/225799/Asylum_Play-by-Post
The current edition is BECMI, the most popular form of Basic D&D and the adventure is the classic Red Box quest to kill Bargle the evil magic user. Check it out, learn about the games roots, and enjoy the story as it unfolds.
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