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Dragonlance Conspectus (1996)

Poor Dragonlance doesn’t even get a full fold-out poster for its conspectus (1996). It is just a four panel fold-out brochure. This is tied to the Saga System relaunch of the line that, admittedly, I know very little about.

It mostly consists of a fairly inscrutable timeline punctuated by dozens of character portraits accompanied by a one-line motto. Raistlin’s is “Knowledge is strength.” Verminaard’s is “Glory in destruction.” Grimcairn’s, whoever he is, is “Exterminate the warm-blooded vermin!” At the bottom are billions of Dragonlance novel covers.

The section dedicated to the Fifth Age is rather anemic considering it is the focus of the new game system. One of the featured characters is a paunchy fox. Laurana is here too, and her inspirational quote is “Love conquers all,” which seems like a funny thing to say in a world recently conquered by dragons.

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