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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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 Posted - 07 May 2015 : 00:57:51
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Originally posted by Rymac
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I was just playing with it, and kinda sorta did an export of the text... But it's ugly. It includes the coding and the formatting is not there, so it's not very useful.
On my Android, I flagged the Travel Talk as a favorite, within the app. Then I searched, using ES File Explorer, and found the folder for the app. I copied the file under Favourites to my computer, renamed it as a .html file, and opened it. It works, but not nearly as well as them simply making a downloadable pdf would.
Whether for Android or iOS, there are "export to pdf" apps that would make a clean pdf for viewing/printing. The trick is finding those apps that are free if you don't want to pay for them.
Yeah... I don't know the free ones. I'm not sure it would work, anyway -- I tried the sharing feature to several apps on my tablet, and only got the first image in the article. |
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Caladan Brood
Senior Scribe
Norway
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Posted - 07 May 2015 : 09:47:37
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Right I've read the issue. I thought there was a lot of stuff considering it's free.
I hope "Sword Coast Legends" turns out a great game, but there is some grumbling over at their forums - and the competition has become stiff with "Pillars of Eternity" being so excellent. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 07 May 2015 : 14:13:08
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Originally posted by Caladan Brood
Right I've read the issue. I thought there was a lot of stuff considering it's free.
Free is great... But it wasn't all that long ago that we got free Realms content every week, in addition to printed magazines and a regular schedule of source material. |
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Caladan Brood
Senior Scribe
Norway
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Posted - 08 May 2015 : 16:12:48
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You are right about that of course.
I chuckled when I read that it's a great time to be a roleplayer, what with Neverwinter Online (which has 1% to do with solid RP) and Sword Coast Legends which is an unknown for now. Right... |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 May 2015 : 00:15:46
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Originally posted by Caladan Brood
Right I've read the issue. I thought there was a lot of stuff considering it's free.
I hope "Sword Coast Legends" turns out a great game, but there is some grumbling over at their forums - and the competition has become stiff with "Pillars of Eternity" being so excellent.
I haven't been on their forums but from the looks of the gameplay on Youtube, it appears to be a very promising game. What problems have they been saying about it?
BTW just downloaded the app on my Android device and the article is pretty good, though a bit too loaded with promotions for my tastes. Otherwise, I'm liking what I'm seeing. |
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ZeshinX
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 09 May 2015 : 03:07:25
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Originally posted by Diffan
I haven't been on their forums but from the looks of the gameplay on Youtube, it appears to be a very promising game. What problems have they been saying about it?
I can't speak in the plural, but many are turned off by the fact it doesn't utilize the spell slot system for spellcasters and instead uses a cooldown system. I'm one such individual, as I find the slot system to be pretty foundational to the game (of D&D), and to evoke the right feel for casters in D&D (and that the slot system has been proven to work quite effectively in most D&D-based RPG video games). Many are calling it Forgotten Realms in Dragon Age: Origins clothing (I find it an accurate, if currently unproven, statement).
The devs have offered their reasons (there may be more they haven't put forth) for going the route of cooldowns and they are solid reasons (multiplayer considerations being chief among them), even if I happen to disagree with them. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 May 2015 : 06:47:20
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| I think cool downs are the best choice in a multi-player scenarios, but if that is the biggest problem with the game then I'm very excited. |
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ZeshinX
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 09 May 2015 : 15:07:34
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Originally posted by Diffan
I think cool downs are the best choice in a multi-player scenarios, but if that is the biggest problem with the game then I'm very excited.
I have little doubt it will be a celebrated and successful game and franchise (and I hope that it is!). It's been quite a while since a D&D-rules based video game has been made, so I imagine this one will be received quite well.
I'm just disappointed. They've stated they want to capture the TT experience in a video game through its multiplayer and DM'ing features...but then change the magic system from slots to cooldowns (which I find is counter to their goal of capturing the TT experience). The disappointment I feel also went a long way to curbing my enthusiasm for it as well.
This will be a wait and see game for me (wait for reviews and a price drop if the reviews are mostly positive). |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2015 : 23:00:51
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New Dragon+ issue just came out today. Not much worth screaming about, unless you play 5e. They released stats for Belaphoss, a balor that features in the upcoming Sword Coast Legends game, and they released another AL Adventure, Shackles of Blood, which I've yet to read. There was an article on Duergar, and it talks about their culture a little bit, what the impact on society is if you have people who can go Invisible at will, that kind of thing. You can glean what the subrace's abilities are going to be for the race from the article, but they don't actually give a stat block.
There's also another Travel Talk article focusing on the Underdark.
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around. |
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I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2015 : 23:28:43
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Originally posted by Delwa
New Dragon+ issue just came out today. Not much worth screaming about, unless you play 5e. They released stats for Belaphoss, a balor that features in the upcoming Sword Coast Legends game, and they released another AL Adventure, Shackles of Blood, which I've yet to read. There was an article on Duergar, and it talks about their culture a little bit, what the impact on society is if you have people who can go Invisible at will, that kind of thing. You can glean what the subrace's abilities are going to be for the race from the article, but they don't actually give a stat block.
There's also another Travel Talk article focusing on the Underdark.
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
I saw the blurb on my tablet, but got a white screen when I tried to update it. So I didn't bother after that. |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 16 Oct 2015 : 23:33:27
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Delwa
New Dragon+ issue just came out today. Not much worth screaming about, unless you play 5e. They released stats for Belaphoss, a balor that features in the upcoming Sword Coast Legends game, and they released another AL Adventure, Shackles of Blood, which I've yet to read. There was an article on Duergar, and it talks about their culture a little bit, what the impact on society is if you have people who can go Invisible at will, that kind of thing. You can glean what the subrace's abilities are going to be for the race from the article, but they don't actually give a stat block.
There's also another Travel Talk article focusing on the Underdark.
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
I saw the blurb on my tablet, but got a white screen when I tried to update it. So I didn't bother after that.
I had an issue with it loading as well. Had that problem since the last update they did a month ago. I have to clear the App Data (not the cache) every time I exit or it freezes. I've reported the problem, but it's yet to update. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
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Posted - 17 Oct 2015 : 01:00:37
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Originally posted by Delwa
New Dragon+ issue just came out today. Not much worth screaming about, unless you play 5e. They released stats for Belaphoss, a balor that features in the upcoming Sword Coast Legends game, and they released another AL Adventure, Shackles of Blood, which I've yet to read. There was an article on Duergar, and it talks about their culture a little bit, what the impact on society is if you have people who can go Invisible at will, that kind of thing. You can glean what the subrace's abilities are going to be for the race from the article, but they don't actually give a stat block.
There's also another Travel Talk article focusing on the Underdark.
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
Does the Duergar entry include any new info, or only rehashed, old stuff? What about their supposedly gone (and then probably returned) gods? Does it talk about them? |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2015 : 01:29:48
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Originally posted by Irennan
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Originally posted by Delwa
New Dragon+ issue just came out today. Not much worth screaming about, unless you play 5e. They released stats for Belaphoss, a balor that features in the upcoming Sword Coast Legends game, and they released another AL Adventure, Shackles of Blood, which I've yet to read. There was an article on Duergar, and it talks about their culture a little bit, what the impact on society is if you have people who can go Invisible at will, that kind of thing. You can glean what the subrace's abilities are going to be for the race from the article, but they don't actually give a stat block.
There's also another Travel Talk article focusing on the Underdark.
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
Does the Duergar entry has some new info, or only rehashed, old stuff? What about their supposedly gone (and then probably returned) gods? Does it talk about them?
I don't believe so. But let me try this and see if it works: Article. If that link works for you, you've got it. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
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Posted - 17 Oct 2015 : 01:33:15
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Ah, thank you Delwa 
I thought that the magazine included the SCAG entry about the Duergar, but looks like we'll have to wait for the book to release, in order to get that. |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 17 Oct 2015 : 01:36:11
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Originally posted by Irennan
Ah, thank you Delwa
I thought that the magazine included the SCAG entry about the Duergar, but looks like we'll have to wait for the book to release, in order to get that.
No problem. And now that I know that works, that's just the share option from within the Dragon+ App. So you can share articles legitimately. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Mirtek
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 21 Oct 2015 : 19:03:23
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Originally posted by Delwa
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
Really? IMHO it was the best issue to date. It was the best travel talk so far and especially the short fiction with the flumph was a joy to read.
The balor article could have had a little more non-mechanic stuff, but it was pretty solid still |
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2015 : 19:10:21
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Originally posted by Mirtek
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Originally posted by Delwa
I was admittedly underwhelmed this time around, but if they're going to keep giving out free pdf's of AL content, I'll stick around.
Really? IMHO it was the best issue to date. It was the best travel talk so far and especially the short fiction with the flumph was a joy to read.
The balor article could have had a little more non-mechanic stuff, but it was pretty solid still
I'm not a fan of Flumphs, so I skipped that article altogether. Not that I hate flumphs, mind. I'm just not really enthused by them.
The travel talk article was good. I enjoyed it, and I loved the crunchy bits. I just was hoping for non-mechanical details this go. I just felt it could have done more fluff. Maybe I need to go back and read it again.
At the moment, I'm clicking my way through the story for Sword Coast Legends and really enjoying myself, so it might be a bit before I get to that.
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- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Mirtek
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 22 Oct 2015 : 20:55:37
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Originally posted by Delwa
I'm not a fan of Flumphs, so I skipped that article altogether. Not that I hate flumphs, mind. I'm just not really enthused by them.
Me too, that's why it surprised me all the more by how nice it was to read it.
Flumphs, undead elder brain, a certain ranger and his pet mixed together and you get a really nice short story |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1268 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2015 : 17:02:54
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
Dragon+ is now available on browsers
www.dragonmag.com
That's nice to know. It doesn't load very fast on mobile. I'll have to check it on my laptop at home. I'd love to be able to uninstall an App I only find useful once a month. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2015 : 07:27:29
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
Dragon+ is now available on browsers
www.dragonmag.com
Thanks for the heads-up! Nice to finally be able to check this out. |
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moonbeast
Senior Scribe
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2015 : 23:45:45
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I really enjoyed that short story about the Gnome Thief. I wish future Dragon+ would have more of those every now and then.
Short stories are great. Even if they are bad ones, you didn't waste too much time reading it. And if they turn out to be little gems, they are fantastic little gems! |
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