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Steve Winter (1) (1957–)

Author of Wanderlust

For other authors named Steve Winter, see the disambiguation page.

21+ Works 2,351 Members 9 Reviews

About the Author

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Works by Steve Winter

Wanderlust (1991) 869 copies, 3 reviews
The Complete Psionics Handbook (1991) 399 copies, 1 review
Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014) — Author — 380 copies, 3 reviews
The Rise of Tiamat (2014) 291 copies, 1 review
Dungeon Master's Screen (1989) 93 copies
Tree Lords (1990) 26 copies
Klick Clack (1999) 19 copies
Deck of Wizard Spells (1992) 17 copies
Scarlet Citadel (2021) 16 copies
Nightmares of Futures Past (1987) 16 copies
Book of Lost Spells (2015) 15 copies
The City That Dripped Blood (2018) — Author — 4 copies

Associated Works

Player's Handbook (2nd Edition) (1989) — Development, some editions — 1,408 copies, 3 reviews
Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016) — Designer — 943 copies, 3 reviews
The Complete Fighter's Handbook (1989) — Editor — 376 copies
Greyhawk Adventures (1988) — Editor, some editions — 211 copies
Alternate Gettysburgs (2002) — Contributor — 67 copies, 2 reviews
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords (1999) — Editor — 45 copies
Kobold Guide to Magic (2014) — Contributor — 23 copies
D&D Basic Rules (2018) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Winter, Steve
Birthdate
1957-12-08
Gender
male
Education
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Occupations
editor
author
game designer
Relationships
Kirchoff, Mary (wife)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Iowa, USA

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Reviews

14 reviews
This isn't a great fantasy novel, with a plot that feels familiar and some clunky dialogue. What makes it work is the presence of Tasslehoff Burrfoot, one of the best fantasy characters ever, who injects energy into every scene in which he appears. He makes up for a lot of the books shortcomings.
Pretty rough. Typos abound, there are errors in maps and descriptions, and the art is just bad, with a few exceptions. I looked up Bryan Syme (the illustrator) and a lot of his stuff is quite good, so I'm guessing that panicked deadlines had a lot to do with all these issues. Perhaps these issues have been resolved in later editions than I had. The core adventure is quite good, but a DM would need to do a lot of heavy lifting here.
My feelings about this adventure path are...mixed. There is definitely a lot of potential here, and I have enjoyed running it for my game group. At the same time, it really feels like it was rushed to production as the first adventure path for D&D 5th Edition. I noticed a number of omissions and errors (incorrectly labeled map areas, unlabeled areas, labeled areas with no corresponding descriptions, etc) that I think would have been caught had there been more time available in the show more publication cycle.

In hindsight I think I would have been better served by choosing something else for my first experience as a GM/DM. Now that I have run it once I think I have a better handle on it, and I do want to run it again for another group. With additional preparations on my part.
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Het valt op hoe verschillend W&H ertegenaan kijken vergeleken met hoe Mary Kirchoff en Steve Winter Tas portretteren.

In Wanderlust toont hij enorm veel intelligentie, vooral als speurder voor vallen, verborgen gangen, en meer (zie laatste deel van het boek). Voor W&H is hij grappiger, ietsje dommer in z'n acties, ... Hier is het precies een wat volwassener Tas en dat vergt wel een gewenning. Centraal draait het om een toekomstvoorspellende armband, voor de troonopvolger van de Dargonesti show more elven, ofte de zee-elven. Flint moest 'm maken, 't was een geheime opdracht. Tas, in een typische Kenderbui, heeft die 'toevallig' in z'n bezit, maar geeft 'm dan door aan anderen - in de hoop goed te doen en hem zo terug bij Flint te bezorgen -, waardoor ie na verloop van tijd in de verkeerde/evil handen terechtkomt. En zo trekken de 3 (Tas, Flint en Tanis) samen met Selena (die de armband liet maken) op avontuur.

Soms komt het verhaal wat kinderachtig/simplistisch over, maar algemeen gezien is het zeker de moeite waard om te weten hoe Tas bij Tanis en Flint is verzeild geraakt en hoe de groep beetje bij beetje uitbreidt per boek.
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