Unlucky QtR #13 - Anything special?
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:12 am
It seems that QtR 12, with its lack of a constraining theme and its great presentation, has been a hit. So presumably these netbooks will keep coming for the foreseeable future.
Any news on the status of Unlucky #13? With a number like that, it ought to be something special! Maybe it's time an article was dedicated to the ToUD prophecies ("Really Dread Possibilities"...?) and ways they can be (mis)interpreted by characters and exploited by DMs? Or perhaps even an in-character article about the Dark Powers, themselves...? We've seen the twins' reveal their own thoughts on the Mists this year; perhaps an FoS writer could pen a critique of the girls' latest publication, that brings up various theories about the "watchers" and Mists we've seen proposed by IRL gamers over the years ... but all collected into one place (and with Dread Possibility and/or Behind The Curtain sidebars for each), and viewed from a native Ravenlofter's perspective? How about a bit of fiction that would cap off the 'S' storyline -- seeing her trapped and unable to finish her mission, or Azalin abandoning her because something she's uncovered makes further exploration unnecessary -- since we won't evidently be seeing her anymore, in fan-produced Gazes?
I'm not suggesting a theme here -- it's too limiting for submitters, to lock out unrelated materials; plus, I'm sure there's a variety of topics already in the pipeline for the next QtR -- but I do think that #13 deserves a little something extra. I'd be happy to contribute material of my own (that idea about the domains being gigantic "phantom shifts", probably), whether or not there's anything special about the issue, but it would be nice if this particular QtR has some items that stand out as exceptionally portentious and revelatory, just as Dragon's October issues stand out amongst the mostly-horror-free other months.
Just a thought. I know there may not be time to make such additions to a netbook, what with the Souragne project taking up the mods' time and all, but I figured it deserved a mention (beg, beg, beg!) anyway.
Any news on the status of Unlucky #13? With a number like that, it ought to be something special! Maybe it's time an article was dedicated to the ToUD prophecies ("Really Dread Possibilities"...?) and ways they can be (mis)interpreted by characters and exploited by DMs? Or perhaps even an in-character article about the Dark Powers, themselves...? We've seen the twins' reveal their own thoughts on the Mists this year; perhaps an FoS writer could pen a critique of the girls' latest publication, that brings up various theories about the "watchers" and Mists we've seen proposed by IRL gamers over the years ... but all collected into one place (and with Dread Possibility and/or Behind The Curtain sidebars for each), and viewed from a native Ravenlofter's perspective? How about a bit of fiction that would cap off the 'S' storyline -- seeing her trapped and unable to finish her mission, or Azalin abandoning her because something she's uncovered makes further exploration unnecessary -- since we won't evidently be seeing her anymore, in fan-produced Gazes?
I'm not suggesting a theme here -- it's too limiting for submitters, to lock out unrelated materials; plus, I'm sure there's a variety of topics already in the pipeline for the next QtR -- but I do think that #13 deserves a little something extra. I'd be happy to contribute material of my own (that idea about the domains being gigantic "phantom shifts", probably), whether or not there's anything special about the issue, but it would be nice if this particular QtR has some items that stand out as exceptionally portentious and revelatory, just as Dragon's October issues stand out amongst the mostly-horror-free other months.
Just a thought. I know there may not be time to make such additions to a netbook, what with the Souragne project taking up the mods' time and all, but I figured it deserved a mention (beg, beg, beg!) anyway.