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Post by darktalon on Aug 10, 2004 16:11:00 GMT
Dawn of the Dragons, for reasons that have already been given. It was my first Grand Master book as well - wonder why so many people read it before any other GM book? (not my first ever LW though - that was Flight from the Dark, conventionally enough  ) |
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Post by North Star on Aug 11, 2004 9:10:59 GMT
I do like Dawn of the Dragons (and also Wolf's Bane), but my favourite is Curse of Naar. I just liked the whole Plane of Darkness holiday idea  NS. |
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Post by andyr on Aug 27, 2004 8:37:24 GMT
Plague Lords, after a parenthesis of 10 years it was my first new LW book to put my eyes into and, even though the French cover sucks, it was intense and even really spooky to read at midnight.
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Post by Relenoir on Aug 31, 2004 15:45:24 GMT
Hmm, nobody has voted for Deathlord yet, maybe the impossible fights put a damper on the fun of the book? |
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Post by Ghost Bear on Aug 31, 2004 22:08:02 GMT
Deathlord of Ixia is the only GM book I've yet to play...
-GB
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Post by WinterWolf on Sept 1, 2004 10:43:53 GMT
The Darke Crusade was my favourite LW book full stop. For a start I love outdoor widerness settings and this book had great settings a plenty with the Hellswamp and the heavily forested lands of Nyras. The winter setting was also nice and I think that the writing reinforced the grim conditions.
It also really opened the door onto the Drakkarim realm and that was also fascinating. Add to that command of Lencian troops and the chance to ride through the frozen winter forest on a huge white stag...
Did I mention I quite like Darke Crusade. ;D
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Post by Gnaag on Sept 14, 2004 16:53:06 GMT
I don't like Down of the Dragons for 2 reasons:
1- Why on earth are those dragons stopped completely? I mean, I would have let them come on Magnamund, and install in Darklands; so the last 2 books would have become very interisting and dramatic. Those Dragons could have become just as powerful as Darklords.
2- it's a long trip in central Magnamund: it's fun to play, but it's too similar to book 6; also, after the magical experiences of the previuos books (when LW goes to the Planet of the dark), it's just too "normal".
I love the Death Stick (how is said in english) series, books 16 and 17: I love the mystery of the book 16 (beautiful, you don't know what you're going to do, all these storms, this secret power), and the vital mission in book 17; villains are also great: Shamath and Ixiataaga (great the drawing of his resurrection) over all, but also the evil dog and the accolytes; I don't like Cadak instead.
Book 20 is also very nice.
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Post by Ghost Bear on Sept 14, 2004 21:57:44 GMT
Deathstaff is the English term, although I think I prefer 'Death Stick'.
I think the reason that the lavas weren't introduced as a bigger threat is that:
A: The series was winding down. We were at 18/20.
B: They were a bit boring really, I thought. At least to bring in as recurring enemies. They were faceless hordes - not much personality to them, unlike the Darklords.
Dawn of the Dragons was one of my favorites. The ones where Lone Wolf travels cross country are my favs. Standard dungeon crawls are the worst for me.
I agree that the initial mystery of Book 16 is very appealing.
-GB
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Post by Gnaag1 on Sept 14, 2004 22:46:55 GMT
but IIRC Lavas and dragons are not the same thing: we encounter lavas already in book 16, they're like drakkar or giak, and dragons are like Darklords I registered but can't post...why?  |
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Post by Relenoir on Sept 15, 2004 4:34:44 GMT
Deathstaff is the English term, although I think I prefer 'Death Stick'. -GB Death Stick is cool, but not as cool as the Boom-stick! Darklord Gnaag: Good point about the dragon horde. Just because Vaxelus (or whatever its name was) was destroyed doesn't mean the rest couldn't have shown up and wreaked a little chaos. Then the Kai Order would have had to chase them down and exterminate them. That would've made a fun quest! A bit like 'The Seven Serpents' by Steve Jackson. |
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Post by Darklord Gnaag on Sept 15, 2004 12:35:14 GMT
Death Stick is cool, but not as cool as the Boom-stick! Darklord Gnaag: Good point about the dragon horde. Just because Vaxelus (or whatever its name was) was destroyed doesn't mean the rest couldn't have shown up and wreaked a little chaos. Then the Kai Order would have had to chase them down and exterminate them. That would've made a fun quest! A bit like 'The Seven Serpents' by Steve Jackson. Vaxagore was his name; he was a very strong villain, I love the villains of LW serie. |
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Post by North Star on Sept 15, 2004 13:29:23 GMT
...I love the Death Stick (how is said in english) series... Shady dealer: You want to buy a death stick? Obi-Wan Kenobi: You don't want to sell me death sticks. SD: I don't want to sell you death sticks. OBW: You want to go home and rethink your life. SD: I want to go home and rethink my life. Yes, I'm incurably both mad and sad... [Yank translation: an insane nerd]  NS. |
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Post by thisisbill on Sept 17, 2004 20:32:27 GMT
Dawn of The Dragons may be my favorite book from 1-20. Here's my ranking of this series:
Dawn of the Dragons
The Legacy of Vashna
The Plague Lords of Ruel
The Darke Crusade
The Curse of Naar
The Deathlord of Ixia
The Captives of Kaag
Wolf's Bane
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Post by simkn on Oct 16, 2004 2:50:12 GMT
The Darke Crusade was my favorite. For some reason, it was the only of the GM books the evoked some of the same excitement I used to get when reading books 1-12. Perhaps it was the forest and swamp scenes, and the battle at the end, and the snow-covered wintery feeling, and the likeable companion Prarg and deplorable nemesis Magnaarn.
Dawn of the Dragons also came close to evoking the old-school excitement of the first 12, but it seemed a little contrived... for one, it just doesn't feel right having LW, supreme badass that he is, travelling cross-country like he used to back when he was a regular Kai or Magnakai, visiting the tavern instead of the local palace. LW is just too much of a celebrity to do the noname traveller thing he used to do, which, like others have mentioned in this thread, is one of my favorite things in LW stories. Plus, I was so excited in DotD when he revisited some of my favorite places from Book 6, like Varetta, but I was disappointed because it just kinda breezed through them. Nevertheless, DotD is one of my favorites from the GM series.
I also liked Wolf's Bane... the places you travel to are neat and Daziarn-like... it was kinda like a GM version of Prisoners of Time... being imprisoned in that giant plant, and the guys with the laser rifles, and the castle in the clouds, etc.
Curse of Naar is appreciable for its imaginative locales as well... literally out of this world. The evil realms you visit are well-realized, though again I felt that things were breezed through a bit much and I would've a more thorough exploration of a few places rather than a cursory hopping around to many places.
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Post by Zipp on Oct 16, 2004 3:20:12 GMT
All about Kaag, man. ANd I never ran into the dissjointed problems, even though I own the abridged.
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