1/3/2023 0 Comments Dragon magazine pdfSeriously, how Weis and Hickman can justify killing the character that they barely used to full effect because other people used it better than they did is beyond me. I fact, I suspect that the Dragonlance fans were equally miffed when they got him back just for Weis and Hickman to kill him in the most pointless fashion possible. Really, calling the article a history check and then missing the fact that he died is a bit like ripping out the last few pages of a mystery novel because you don’t want it to end.Īh, Soth, one of the biggest bones of contention between Ravenloft and Dragonlance fans, and I am no exception to it, however I do suspect it had more to do with the fact that both wanted to use the character, rather than because of anything Weis and Hickman had to say. Shame, but not an unexpected attempt to make him someone that the players could meet, but they could have given his full history and then allowed the DMs to decide how they want to deal with it. Instead it tries to make seem like he is still alive and kicking. However the Van Richten side of the article, while informative of his early history, falls down spectacularly at the end by omitting the most important detail of his history, the fact that he died. Those interested in a better and more in-depth version of his background would be better advised to read the novel: I, Strahd. Now this starts with the history of Strahd, and while it is good, it lacks details. Now let me state that I am only going to cover two of the articles in this Dragon rather than the whole thing as the third Ravenloft article is more game mechanics than fluff. The Withering Ones - by Rodney Thompson.The Awakener of Golems - by Ed Greenwood.Rak Tulkhesh, The Rage of War - by Heith Baker.In a Vampiric Vein - by Walter Kammerer. History Check: Strahd and Van Richten - by Sterling Hershey.
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