Okay, after a long bit of working around with problems and confusion, I'll be getting Dragon 337 tomorrow (or possibly the day after).
I have a game very soon that will be using the issue in it, but to plan a few things ahead of time, I wanted to ask the following.
-What does the included map look like?
-What is Zuggtmoy's CR?
-Is at least 1 new monster listed for a minion of Zuggtmoy?
-What is the average CR of the Monsters of the Mind article?
-Are there any other standing-out or outstanding features in this issue that I might overlook otherwise that are very innovative or good for a game in general?
Thanks in advance!
how studious of you! ;) and no, very little changed from submission to print, so the CRs are the same.
it's a wide range: the lowest CR is 2, and the highest is 25. :)
the most painful admission was the "like something from a madman's nightmare" reference... but i can understand why that line got cut. ;) i liked the imagery it evoked though.
I personally don't know how much i like some of the Demon lords having a concrete CR. If your game has you fighting one in the flesh, you either have enough experience to know how to reward your players for such a titanic victory, or you are using the demons wrong. I don't think the intent of the articles are to ge you fighting demons; I think the intent is new bad guys.
Thanks for the answers, everyone. I'll be able to run a kickass game.
I was able to plan just enough to put together something.
I got the magazine today.
Omission... :p
i had also noticed the missing column - perhaps it would not fit in the margins?
I'm very glad that the brainstealer dragon appears to be some kind of fan-favorite, by the way.
heh yeah, didn't someone try to tell us not to use that since there was a similar dragon in some d20 book? good thing we didn't listen. ;)