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Question of the Week 6/3/04:
Well, we're
slowly transforming into the question of every two weeks, but so it goes.
The big news this week, is that the Eberron Campaign Setting has already hit
the shelves... in Finland. So Keith is now, officially.
an internationally celebrated game designer. However, it won't be arriving
in the US for another few weeks. What's behind this mystery? You tell us. We
want to know:
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE ABOUT EBERRON? I guess I don't understand why the most powerful god in the pantheon is a sass-talkin' cow. Special container keeps hot side hot, cool side cool. Tens of thousands of rednecks disappointed to find out that it's not actually "a beer run", like it sounds. Are those five ducks inside that Warforged? Following the shrewd marketing example of Mini-Wheats, half of the book is crusted with sugar. What?! EverRON? And here I thought we were finally getting that D20 Everwood RPG.... I was going to have a level 8/12 sincere doctor/conflicted dad! Surprisingly, the DM is encouraged to include "Less rock, more talk." Well, it's colorful and interesting and action-packed. Which is why my dreary, gritty homebrew setting in which no one lives more than a session and a half should have won that contest. Kids can *eat Mary Poppins' fingers*. How messed up is that??? 20,000 fans write a one-page review. Only 10 are good enough to read. Due to a misprint, geeks around the world wish they could be as cool as Baker Inker. What's that? A green slime? A gelatinous cube? NO! It's gallons of milky white fluid! AAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!!! The fact that it's just 192 pages of the word "emulsifier" in a cool font. Harry Potter actually a 66-year-old halfling. The name! Was "Oberon" still in copyright? Did they want it to look more like "Enron"? Did they need to put "Err" in the middle of the name? WHEN LAWYERS NAME GAMES- TONIGHT ON FOX! The calls were coming from inside the tarrasque! The inclusion of a cool D&D soundtrack CD, performed by William Hung. Actually, because of the whole Enron scandal, I understand that they'll be changing the name. It's going to be called "Eltria." Mmmmm...20% more Dopplegangery! "Roseblood" is his +1 Sled of Wintry Doom. Soylent Dice are made out of people! THEY'RE PEOPLE! For some reason, the guy who designed the Maztica setting is now crouching naked in Keith's front yard and mumbling. Wasn't written by someone with a goofy name like Skip or Monte or Tweet. "Mordenkainen's Gallons of Milky White Fluid" Even though it moves but two centimeters per year, the main continent is deemed unsafe at any speed. The centerfold. Soft chewy center! I think the cowboy hats are a nice touch. Sahuagin shark god, Sekolah, replaced by Abacus the tattooed dolphin. *And, in tribute to the old VR-1 White Board…* Special foreword by David Segal! (Arg! D20!)
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