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Luke Gygax Brings Back Gary Gygax's Castle Zagyg
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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 9117794" data-attributes="member: 3586"><p>If you look at Gygax's history with D&D, most of his products are significantly revised from the original versions. The World of Greyhawk, The Village of Hommlet, etc. (The Temple of Elemental Evil was originally a randomly generated dungeon).</p><p></p><p>I'd expect many of his original notes on a dungeon room to be incredibly brief. (I've been reading the Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg, and that is <em>not</em> how a modern audience would expect an adventure to be published).</p><p></p><p>It might be brief in its original form, but brief is not how I'd describe Gygax's published work in most instances.</p><p></p><p>Rob Kuntz was part of the project in the start - which led to Dark Chateau, which I very much enjoyed running - but diverged relatively early on with disagreements with Gygax on how the project should proceed as well as a lot of significant delays. A lot of people were brought on to release lots of "Yggsburgh district" supplements - most of which were still in the pipeline when the license was withdrawn.</p><p></p><p>2003: Project begins</p><p>2004: Gary Gygax has two strokes</p><p>2005: Yggsburgh Campaign Setting and Dark Chateau released</p><p>2007: The East Mark Gazetteer (preview product for The Upper Works) released</p><p>2008: Gary Gygax dies</p><p>2008: The Upper Works released.</p><p></p><p>I think I have that timeline correct.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Merric</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 9117794, member: 3586"] If you look at Gygax's history with D&D, most of his products are significantly revised from the original versions. The World of Greyhawk, The Village of Hommlet, etc. (The Temple of Elemental Evil was originally a randomly generated dungeon). I'd expect many of his original notes on a dungeon room to be incredibly brief. (I've been reading the Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg, and that is [I]not[/I] how a modern audience would expect an adventure to be published). It might be brief in its original form, but brief is not how I'd describe Gygax's published work in most instances. Rob Kuntz was part of the project in the start - which led to Dark Chateau, which I very much enjoyed running - but diverged relatively early on with disagreements with Gygax on how the project should proceed as well as a lot of significant delays. A lot of people were brought on to release lots of "Yggsburgh district" supplements - most of which were still in the pipeline when the license was withdrawn. 2003: Project begins 2004: Gary Gygax has two strokes 2005: Yggsburgh Campaign Setting and Dark Chateau released 2007: The East Mark Gazetteer (preview product for The Upper Works) released 2008: Gary Gygax dies 2008: The Upper Works released. I think I have that timeline correct. Cheers, Merric [/QUOTE]
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