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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Traditional Games > TG August Cat Thread: it was like a sweaty danny devito
 
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Auralsaurus Flex
Aug 3, 2012

Elfcat :radcat:

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Auralsaurus Flex
Aug 3, 2012
 If you haven't already read them, you all have no excuse for not having checked out John Rogers' Fell's Five D&D comics now that the entirety of the series is pay what you want on the current Humble Books Bundle.

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Auralsaurus Flex
Aug 3, 2012

CaptCommy posted:

Are any of the others worth shelling out for?
I can't speak for any of the Classics, Forgotten Realms or otherwise. The only other series on there that I read in entirety was the Neverwinter Drizzt series, which didn't seem all that great, as nothing of consequence seemed to happen. It was my first exposure to Salvatore/Drizzt, though, so that might have contributed to my lack of emotional investment.

The first issue of Ed Greenwood's Forgotten Realms series didn't impress me enough to try out the second. I think he's probably a better novelist, since the comic seemed overly verbose/dialogue heavy for the medium. Wizards also had a free preview of Cutter, but once again, that didn't convince me that the quality was good enough to spend any money on it.

The only other series in the bundle that I could potentially recommend is Jim Zub's Baldur's Gate series. I haven't personally checked it out, but he's the writer behind Skullkickers. It's kind of moot though, since it's in the same tier as Rogers' stuff.

Basically, if there's anything that has enough nostalgia factor for you, it might be worth it unless it's only one book at a given price threshold (since at that point it's likely more cost effective to purchase the collected volume(s) individually at a place like Comixology, for which IDW provides comparable DRM-free formats).

All of this negativity might give you the wrong impression regarding Fell's Five, which I can assure you is good comics; I actually prefer it to Rat Queens (although I'm a few issues behind on that series).

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