Ok I may be a hertic asking for this but:


Dragon Magazine General Discussion


There is so much great material that has been published in Dungeon and Dragon but It's difficult to incorporate into my game because it means lugging around 20+ issues. Then flipping around searching for this article or that one. Is there any thought to issuing "best of" issues like in the old days? I know many of these ideas find their way in to official releases but an annual reference or compendium filled with the new feats, spells, flaws, clerical domains, you know what I'm talking about. Hey, make it availabe to subscribers only (if you were afraid it would hurt subscription sales) .... huh.... huh.... wow am I an idea man or what?

Alternativly, I would love to see updates to the Dragon archives cd-roms and dare I say on for Dungeon as well. I'll even print what I need up and put in a binder on my own if I have to!

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Or even think about implementing a searchable database on your website. This even might increase sale of back issues as folks find articles from these issues they can use in their campaigns.


hewhorocks wrote:

There is so much great material that has been published in Dungeon and Dragon but It's difficult to incorporate into my game because it means lugging around 20+ issues. Then flipping around searching for this article or that one. Is there any thought to issuing "best of" issues like in the old days? I know many of these ideas find their way in to official releases but an annual reference or compendium filled with the new feats, spells, flaws, clerical domains, you know what I'm talking about. Hey, make it availabe to subscribers only (if you were afraid it would hurt subscription sales) .... huh.... huh.... wow am I an idea man or what?

Alternativly, I would love to see updates to the Dragon archives cd-roms and dare I say on for Dungeon as well. I'll even print what I need up and put in a binder on my own if I have to!

Yeah...Not to be negative but....Don't hold your breath.

Paizo is going all-out creating a plethora of wonderful magazines for us (understaffed to boot). So much so that if they tried to do another "annual" issue, it would hold up production of the monthly mag.

As for updates on the CD-Rom - Copyright Issues. When the CD was released, there was no legalese covering electronic distribution. That is what allowed TSR to release the CD in the first place. Then the artists and authors had a big [REALLY BIG] uproar (can't say I blame them, though). Now everyone has a clause that states they reserve the rights to their contributions (not sure about submissions to Paizo, though).

As for making a database - sure you could, but don't post it anywhere, or you may just find yourself in court - see the copyright issues thingie above. Personal copies are not consridered "pirating" or "for profit". If unsure, or if you really want to post it somewhere, get permission from Paizo and TSR/WoTC/Hasbro (if your copies go back that far).

Or if you have a copy of Adobe Acrobat (full version), then you can add to your own CDs yourself. Definately not postable and will get you into a courtroom.


I would think that at 14.95 or 19.95 or some such, to reprint articles that have already appeared in a compendium it would be worth it to them. And I know it would be worth it to me. But I guess it might be a pipe dream.

Grumble....

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As for a searchable index...

Behold! The powers of DragonDex

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hewhorocks wrote:
There is so much great material that has been published in Dungeon and Dragon but It's difficult to incorporate into my game because it means lugging around 20+ issues. Then flipping around searching for this article or that one. Is there any thought to issuing "best of" issues like in the old days? I know many of these ideas find their way in to official releases but an annual reference or compendium filled with the new feats, spells, flaws, clerical domains, you know what I'm talking about. Hey, make it availabe to subscribers only (if you were afraid it would hurt subscription sales) .... huh.... huh.... wow am I an idea man or what?

As undeaddragonhunter pointed out, the chances of us being able to squeeze in a 13th issue each year are small.

We are not deaf to the calls for indices of our articles. I cannot, of course, reveal what we're doing to answer those calls, but rest assured that discussions have been had and meetings have been held.

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Were there donuts served in those meetings, though? That's the important question. ;)

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Zherog wrote:
Were there donuts served in those meetings, though? That's the important question. ;)

Sadly, no. :(

It's not really much of a meeting without donuts, I guess. :\

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Oh, it's still a meeting - just a really sucky one. ;)

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Mike McArtor wrote:
Zherog wrote:
Were there donuts served in those meetings, though? That's the important question. ;)

Sadly, no. :(

It's not really much of a meeting without donuts, I guess. :\

There WERE donuts.. just none for you :-P


Mike McArtor wrote:
Zherog wrote:
Were there donuts served in those meetings, though? That's the important question. ;)

Sadly, no. :(

It's not really much of a meeting without donuts, I guess. :\

I have SSSOOOOOO many things I want to say to that, but will refrain as I am generally a nice guy.... ;)

/gigz

... grumbles about meetings and donuts......

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gigz wrote:

I have SSSOOOOOO many things I want to say to that, but will refrain as I am generally a nice guy.... ;)

/gigz

... grumbles about meetings and donuts......

I know, I know...years of haranguing you about donuts and meetings makes me now a hypocrite. ;) Oh, speaking of donutless meetings...I have one here in about 20 minutes! :D

Paizo Employee Director of Game Design

Mike McArtor wrote:
gigz wrote:

I have SSSOOOOOO many things I want to say to that, but will refrain as I am generally a nice guy.... ;)

/gigz

... grumbles about meetings and donuts......

I know, I know...years of haranguing you about donuts and meetings makes me now a hypocrite. ;) Oh, speaking of donutless meetings...I have one here in about 20 minutes! :D

Once again.. there will be donuts.. but none for you... :-P


Jason Bulmahn wrote:
Mike McArtor wrote:
gigz wrote:

I have SSSOOOOOO many things I want to say to that, but will refrain as I am generally a nice guy.... ;)

/gigz

... grumbles about meetings and donuts......

I know, I know...years of haranguing you about donuts and meetings makes me now a hypocrite. ;) Oh, speaking of donutless meetings...I have one here in about 20 minutes! :D
Once again.. there will be donuts.. but none for you... :-P

Heh... and deep down, my soul is tingling at that thought. ;)

/g

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