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[Gorthaur the Cruel]

I just read the legends saga and I thought about how cool it would be if a DL game were made. I don't think one has been made since the 90's.  Does anyone else think a DL game is long overdue?

Modifié par Solostran85, 23 février 2010 - 01:48 .

[Steel Moon]

Me! I liked reading the Dragonlance books much more than I did the Forgotten Realms...

[Gorthaur the Cruel]

Yeah so do I, probably because the characters are so likable.

[Steel Moon]

I also just think the writing was better in general (not that even Dragonlance was a literay gem). I think I only read about 3 Forgotten Realms books and I had to force my way through those.

But you're right, the DL characters are likeable, for the most part anyway. Raistlin, Tas, Flint, Silvara and Gilthanas are my favorites. Tanis started out as my favorite because the first one I read was Kindred Spirits. But then the more I read the more he got on my nerves. And I never liked Laurana...

[DragonDefender]

Yeah but whoever does the DL game has to step up and go mountains above anything ever done for and D&D game in the past.

[Steel Moon]

They would have too, but I don't think the campaign setting is a big enough deal anymore to generate enough interest, so I don't hold out much hope for it happening. I saw they did an animated movie of the Chronicles, but I heard it really sucked and I haven't bothered to rent it...

[DragonDefender]

Steel Moon wrote...

They would have too, but I don't think the campaign setting is a big enough deal anymore to generate enough interest, so I don't hold out much hope for it happening. I saw they did an animated movie of the Chronicles, but I heard it really sucked and I haven't bothered to rent it...

Yes it sucked so hard it could have pulled a basketball through a garden hose and the sequal was even worse.

If you are gonna do a campaign setting I would say Forgotten Realms for the only reason that all of the characters there are very fleshed out, there is much more material to work from. TSR really really went in-depth with that world then some really crappy writers came along and ruined it.

In the old P&P editions 1St and 2nd FR was the best setting to play in. I always scaled back the magic but as far as a really complete world it was the best.

[--Master of All--]

If it involves jousting on dragons, I'm in.

[Steel Moon]

Oh come on. You know they would never give us ride-able mounts. We can't even get horses, let alone dragons.... LOL

[Statulos]

DragonDefender wrote...

Steel Moon wrote...

They would have too, but I don't think the campaign setting is a big enough deal anymore to generate enough interest, so I don't hold out much hope for it happening. I saw they did an animated movie of the Chronicles, but I heard it really sucked and I haven't bothered to rent it...

Yes it sucked so hard it could have pulled a basketball through a garden hose and the sequal was even worse.

If you are gonna do a campaign setting I would say Forgotten Realms for the only reason that all of the characters there are very fleshed out, there is much more material to work from. TSR really really went in-depth with that world then some really crappy writers came along and ruined it.

In the old P&P editions 1St and 2nd FR was the best setting to play in. I always scaled back the magic but as far as a really complete world it was the best.

This man speaks the truth. I still play 2nd edition setting with 3.5 rules. Now in 4th it´s even worse and they have killed my beloved Sisters and even more beloved Dark Maiden!

[Taxonomical]

Funny, I recently started playing through the champions/death knights/Dark Queen of Krynn Trilogy again.



I doubt you'll find another Dragon Lance game. The excitement publishers had for D&D when 3rd Edition came out wasn't there when 4th hit. It's been a couple of years and still no 4th edition game announced. I've pretty much given up hope.

[Seagloom]

Statulos. Don't get me started on FR's butchering in 4e. It's a sad state of affairs. So many NPCs were senselessly lost in the transition. Although they did keep Alassra Silverhand alive out of the seven. Perhaps Storm and Dove, as their fates are currently unknown. Anyway, I agree with FR being the most fully fleshed out setting. It's obvious reading pre-3e material that Ed Greenwood poured his soul into its creation. Unfortunately its popularity became its undoing as all sorts of crap was attached to it such as Maztica. Then 3e made it even more high magic until 4e finally killed the setting.



Out of curiosity Steel Moon, which books were those? Most Forgotten Realms books *are* horrible, but there are a few gems out there.



As far as Dragonlance is concerned, I wouldn't mind a game set in Kyrnn. It would have to put me in control of the Heroes of the Lance though, and would probably be more of an action-RPG than BioWare style. At the very least it would be like Planescape and drop me into the role of an established character. The reason for that is because Dragonlance is one of the most rigid settings ever. It's very hard to pick out any of the more interesting moments in Krynn's history and find a niche for a standard D&D party when the protagonists a given novel series are out saving the world as everyone knows it from gods and dragons of nigh godly power. I used to read a lot of complaints about the Forgotten Realms being saturated with overpowered NPCs that minimize the PC's impact on the world, but Dragonlance is way more guilty of that than any P&P setting I've ever seen; despite there being fewer godlike characters running around.

[JHorwath]

Yes please.  The only question is what type of game?  I think a hack and slash would work.  Similar to those lotr games.  Or, maybe an action rpg.  Of course the game would have to have nudity and sex since the books were rampant with both.  If you wanted to stay true to the stories.  Lots of gore would be needed as well.  Most likely pushing the barriers of the M rating.

Modifié par JHorwath, 23 février 2010 - 04:52 .

[Quixal]

 I remember enjoying the books back when I read them, but as others have stated, the world is rather rigid. There isn't room for heroes that aren't directly overshadowed by existing heroes unless you play through the events of the novels. I suppose you could break out into a period of the world's history that isn't terribly well documented withing the literature, but if you are resorting to that, why use Krynn at all?

As to FR, I enjoy everything written by Ed Greenwood including the old Dragon Magazine articles before FR was a formal game world beyond his pen & paper group. He is a pretty good writer, but I suspect my love of his material comes from it being pretty obvious from his writing that the Forgotten Realms was a labor of love.

I will not speak of 4e. Pathfinder, on the other hand, is what I would have wished for in the next edition of D&D.

[bzombo]

a dragonlance game would be nice. the more fantasy rpgs the better. i'm an old school 2nd edition fan. the new rules might affect my enjoyment of the game. the 3rd edition rules are one of the things that have affected my enjoyment of nwn. i hear 4th is even worse.

[Steel Moon]

Seagloom wrote...

Out of curiosity Steel Moon, which books were those? Most Forgotten Realms books *are* horrible, but there are a few gems out there.

Oh god, I have to really reach back for this...  The first book of the Avatar series.  Elf Shadow? and something else with the same characters that also had "Elf" in the title...

[whiteraider]

DragonDefender wrote...

Yeah but whoever does the DL game has to step up and go mountains above anything ever done for and D&D game in the past.

Why? Baldur's Gate I, II & Planescape:Torment were D&D games, using a slightly more recent version of the rules than the Dragon Lance campagin setting!!!

[Seagloom]

Steel Moon wrote...

Oh god, I have to really reach back for this...  The first book of the Avatar series.  Elf Shadow? and something else with the same characters that also had "Elf" in the title...

Elf Shadow... then the other one is probably Elfsong. The Avatar trilogy was godawful. I never read the Harper books, but they seem to be hit or miss depending on whether or not you like Elaine Cunningham's writing. I was okay with her Starlight & Shadows trilogy, but disappointed with her not FR related urban fantasy books. Not that I would put any FR book as a pinnacle of literary mastery. More that some are above average.

[AntiChri5]

Seagloom wrote...

Steel Moon wrote...

Oh god, I have to really reach back for this...  The first book of the Avatar series.  Elf Shadow? and something else with the same characters that also had "Elf" in the title...

Elf Shadow... then the other one is probably Elfsong. The Avatar trilogy was godawful. I never read the Harper books, but they seem to be hit or miss depending on whether or not you like Elaine Cunningham's writing. I was okay with her Starlight & Shadows trilogy, but disappointed with her not FR related urban fantasy books. Not that I would put any FR book as a pinnacle of literary mastery. More that some are above average.

Kind of inevitable when you have a corporate entity owning a setting and assinging works to people.

[Shades2585]

Dragonlance is the first mod I could think of when I first saw Dragon Age. The Chronicles series would work beautifully. Between the Modules DL1-15, the Dragonlance Atlas, and the three Leaves of the Inn of the Last Home books there is so much detail you could easily flesh it out. You would of course have to play the characters from the book. The hard part is the restriction of characters. On average there are six or seven people in the party and at one point I think there were ten. I don’t know if there is a way to mod the engine to have that many active characters. I would love to see it though.