Issue 33: 4/17/2003
IN THIS ISSUE:

*Taladas Trilogy/Dark Disciple Announcement
*Dragonlance d20 Update
*Knight of the Divine Hammer Prestige Class
*Annotated Legends
*Dragons of a Vanished Moon Appendix
*Richard Knaak Interview
*Upcoming Sovereign Press Interview
*Tobril April Issue
*Until Next Time

WELCOME TO THE INN

Greetings, friends and fellow companions, and welcome! The
Dragonlance setting has been a busy one of late, and there is much
to tell. We've got a Richard Knaak interview, news on a new trilogy
by Margaret Weis, Dragonlance d20 updates, and much more!

Grab your hoopaks, my friends. The portal to adventure awaits!

TALADAS TRILOGY/DARK DISCIPLE ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to divorce, Margaret Weis and Don Perrin will no longer be
writing the Taladas series as previously announced. Margaret Weis
will be writing a new Dragonlance trilogy called Dark Disciple,
detailing the further adventures of Mina in the Age of Mortals. The
first book, Ashes and Amber, is scheduled tentatively for release in
Fall, 2004.

Sovereign Press will continue operations as normal. Plans to publish
the Dragonlance D20 RPG material which the company has licensed from
Wizards of the Coast remain on schedule, with our first release, The
Age of Mortals, due out at Gen Con 2003.


DRAGONLANCE D20 UPDATE

Sovereign Press has sent us some updates on their 2003 product line.
Check it out:

http://www.dragonlance.com/d20/


KNIGHT OF THE DIVINE HAMMER PRESTIGE CLASS

From the pages of Divine Hammer comes the Knight of the Divine
Hammer prestige class! Regular contributor Joseph Mashuga and
Dragonlance author Chris Pierson bring this special treat to you.
Check it out:

http://www.dragonlance.com/fan/rules/display.asp?id=11817


ANNOTATED LEGENDS NEWS

According to Tracy Hickman's newsletter, Tracy is finishing up his
annotations on the book this week. Stay tuned to Dragonlance.com for
more Annotated Legends news!


DRAGONS OF A VANISHED MOON APPENDIX NEWS

Some of you have expressed disappointment over the fact that the
appendix to Dragons of a Vanished Moon was not in the paperback
version of the novel. Tracy's newsletter had some news on this,
which I will now pass along...

"ON HAVING MY APPENDIX OUT

No, not THAT appendix.

I'm talking about the appendix to "Dragonlance War of Souls: Dragons
of a Vanished Moon." It was included in the hard back but, when the
recent paperback version was released, was most definitely absent. A
number of people have written asking what happened to that appendix.

It was cut from the paperback release partly to make room for Rick
Knaak's preview in that book and partly because of some oversight on
my part. There were a couple of things in that appendix that slipped
past me in the rush to get the hard back book to print that I did
not agree with and that didn't set well with other, too. It just
seemed easier to the publisher to cut the appendix than to try to
hassle through editing it again.

Which is a shame because the appendix – on the whole – I thought was
really good. There were some specific things in that appendix which
ran counter to my thinking and which were even embarrassing, but it
would be a shame to loose so many good things just because I fell
asleep at the editorial wheel and let slip past some ideas I don't
believe.

So, in response, I'll be taking the time to reedit that appendix
once more and will post it on the website for your perusal. I'll let
you know as soon as I have it up and ready to go. I also understand
from m conversations with Jamie over at Sovereign Press that a lot
of the appendix material is being adapted into the Dragonlance D20
game ... where it will no doubt be much better integrated with
Dragonlance as a whole."


RICHARD KNAAK INTERVIEW

I recently had the pleasure to speak with one of my personal
favorite Dragonlance authors, Richard Knaak. Check out the
interview, by clicking:

http://www.dragonlance.com/features/interviews/display.asp?id=11789


UPCOMING SOVEREIGN PRESS INTERVIEW

We will be sitting down to talk with Jamie Chambers and Christopher
Coyle of Sovereign Press very shortly. You definitely don't want to
miss this one! If you wish to submit a question, please go to:

http://www.dragonlance.com/features/interviews/upcoming.asp?id=7


TOBRIL APRIL ISSUE

The April edition of the Tobril e-magazine is now online, with an
article on Kender monks, a kirath prestige class and an article on
giants, among others.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

I'm amazed every day at how much is going on in Dragonlance. New
books, upcoming gaming materials, and just a touch of magic.

Be sure to peruse Dragonlance.com and the Dragonlance Nexus from
time to time, as we are continually getting in new art, fan fiction,
gaming rules, and other fun things. We've got a fun little poll up
right now about gaming beyond Ansalon, and there is a surprising
interest in an Oriental Dragonlance setting. Adlatum, the third
continent of Krynn, continues to be worked on as well.

Until next time, my friends!

Long Live the Lance!

Trampas Whiteman
"Dragonhelm"
Whitestone Council
Dragonlance.com
Dragonlance Nexus