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The Dragonlance saga has inspired millions of fans imagination all around the world, as well as a few songs, including: " Raistlin and the Rose ", a song by Swedish metal band Lake of Tears "Wishmaster," a song by Finish Metal group Nightwish based partially on the relationship between Raistlin and Dalamar as a master and apprentice. " The Soulforged ", a song by German metal group Blind Guardian I'm not sure how well they stack up against Led Zepplin's " The Battle of Evermore " for songs inspired by fantasy literature, I'll let you be the judge...

I'm a big fan of props at the game table. Even before 3e, I'd been using everything from pennies, to Lego, to metal minis to better illustrate all the details in a combat. With the arrival of 3e (or more accurately the Combat & Tactics Option book from 2e), representing combat on a grid "playing field" became crucial to account for many of the special moves and attacks of opportunity now available in the rules. While I love minis, I'm not a very good or fast painter, and I can't always find the mini I need for a particular encounter. Also, I'm not always playing at my home so I need to pack up "supplies" for the game. Thankfully I found Fiery Dragon's Counter Collection . It's available on CD or as an electronic download and presents almost every D&D creature you need in the form of a flat counter. The counters are also properly sized for the space the appropriate creature takes up and have a blank space for writing a number (for ...

After defeating the hobgoblins and draconian and securing their location (see part 2 for more details), the party took time to rest and heal from their wounds. With guards stationed on the roof, the night passed without incident. The early morning, however, was not as quiet. From the roof, the lookout could see several hobgoblins coming over to their tower, while a few others left the keep by way of the breach in the back wall. With the hobgoblins making their way over, inside the party made their preparations: * Hunter (the half-elven ranger) and Arterion (the elven mage) took secure positions on the roof with bow and arrow. * Meanwhile, Theodonis (the kender), Greybear (the druid), and Bergin (the minotaur cleric) took positions on the first floor, ready to strike should the tower door fall. From the roof, Hunter was able to kill one of the hobgoblins before they entered the tower. Once inside Theo, Bergin, and Greybear engaged the hobgoblins in melee combat. After a few minutes of ...

When the original Dragonlance characters were first being developed, Sturm Brightblade was first called Santos Silverblade. Later, the name was changed to something more stern, in accordance with the character's personality. Also, Tracy Hickman, one of the key architects of the Dragonlance project, originally used the name for one of the dead siblings of the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich in his classic 1st edition module, Ravenloft .

Here's a little something I stumbled on... a fan made trailer for the Dragonlance Chronicles. Considering these guys probably had no budget, it's not too bad.

Here's a little bit of Dragonlance triva: The planet name for the Dragonlance setting is "Krynn", but did you know who named it and where it comes from? Answer: Seems the name comes from Jeff Grubb (not Tracy Hickman as some might have thought), one of the people on the original Dragonlance development team. Jeff named the planet after his sister-in-law, Corrine.

A Short Guide to the "Core" Dragonlance Novels In part one , I looked at the some of the earliest "core" Dragonlance novels, up to the Chaos War . Now, I'll look at some more recent books that many consider core books, set after that world altering event. Chaos War The Last Thane , Tears of the Night Sky , The Puppet King , Reavers of the Blood Sea , The Siege of Mt. Nevermind In addition to Dragons of Summer Flame, these other books are set during that same time, and in some cases feature scenes from Summer Flame told from a different point of view. Like many of the books related to major Dragonlance events, I pick and choose only the ones that really interest me. In this series I only read Tears of the Night Sky (because I intrigued by Crysania's tiger companion) and Reavers of the Blood Sea (I'm a big fan of Richard Knaak's minotaur-themed books). Final Recommendation: Once again, read what you want to fill in some of the gaps hinted at in Summer ...

Not anytime soon... but in the meantime that didn't stop some creative folks from coming up with their interpretations of what Raistlin Majere and Tasselhoff Burrfoot might look like: (click on the photo to see more images and details on how the figures were made)