I'd rather see "Specialized Themes" over "Smorgasboard"

[coach]

the thread about the "Oerth Hardback" got me to thinking...

instead of a compendium of a mixed batch of contents, I'd rather see Dragon Compendiums future volumes be separated in themes

i know this would probably not be the most marketable thing to do because with a mixed bag, there is probably better sales (just a guess), but most definitely i would personally rather have specialized

examples:

1) Dragon Comp. Volume II : Oerth
2) Dragon Comp. Volume III : Toril
3) Dragon Comp. Volume IV : Other settings
4) Dragon Comp. Volume V : Fantasy Fiction
5) Dragon Comp. Volume VI: Monsters
6) Dragon Comp. Volume VIII: Cartoons
7) Dragon Comp. Volume IX: Art
8) Dragon Comp. Volume VII: Player's Handbook II

(DC:PHB II could have Races, Classes, PrC's, Feats, Skills, Sage Advice, etc)

any chance of this?

[BOZ]

there is a chance... ;)

there have been hints that a similar format to subsequent volumes may be used, if possible.

[coach]

ahhh...i missed this "hint":

"That's why we're calling this edition the Dragon Compendium, Volume 1. Our expectation is that the book's sales will justify further volumes in the series, so that we might do a book aimed at planar or "Oriental Adventures" material, and we might even do compilations of material germane to the official campaign settings. For this first installment, however, we've decided to aim at a general audience, providing top-quality material that will be useful to all players and Dungeon Masters."

[coach]

well, if that "hint" does come to fruition, i'll buy everyone they put out

feeling better now

[Amaril]

I don't think I'd buy a volume containing fantasy fiction only. I'd rather see campaign specific fiction added into a campaign specific volume.

[coach]

true true

there may not even be enough non-setting fantasy fiction to even fill a volume

but that was not my point really for those exact books to be printed, just that Themes were used

[Erik Mona]

If we ever published a fiction anthology, it would not be in a gamebook format, and would not be part of the Dragon Compendium series.

--Erik

[Great Green God]

I don't know. What about a coffee table-style anthology with nice artwork rolled in. It wouldn't have to be world specific in fact as an over-arching "Best of" it should be filled with the most accessable stories with only a few winks and nods to the crowd that knows Elminster's girdle size and that Gary uses his friend's names for important places. Minutae is okay, but it's not a story.

-Dog Neerg'Taerg

[BOZ]

i was at my old-school-gamer-friend's house tonight for our game, and i noticed he had a copy of an old compilation of fiction from Dragon mag called "Dragontales"...

that might be something to resurrect if the demand is high enough. :)

[Great Green God]

One thing I would kinda like to see are some of those Random Name Generators (as in Dragon Annual #5). Actually random anything generators are cool. They combine two things most gamers love: a list of cool ideas, and rolling dice!

GGG