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<blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 130883" data-attributes="member: 924"><p>Well, yes and no. They're not stupid exactly, just really really stuck up.</p><p></p><p>They feel that the BRP is the greatest gaming system ever devised. They feel that D&D is the worst gaming system ever devised (never mind that BRP and d20 are cousins).</p><p></p><p>So, I think making d20 products leaves a great distaste in their mouths. They view d20 only as a vehicle to sell their BRP games (they've said as much).</p><p></p><p>Secondly, Chaosium seems to have gone through a philsophical change over the years. I'm lucky enough to have the GW Hardcover of the original Stormbringer rules.</p><p></p><p>Besides the rules, it's got about a dozen adventures in it. All of these are largely dungeon crawls. Nice dungeon crawls, for the most part. Exploring ruins, investigating myserious buildings, etc.</p><p>Pretty much D&D style stuff. (A lot of it also really really evil.)</p><p></p><p>But later, in the Elric! rulebook, they rant about how dungeon adventures are evil, and beneath them, and so and such. (This is also in DLOM, I believe).</p><p></p><p>Of course, never mind that a lot of the Elric novels involve dungeon crawls (and D&D style adventures). </p><p></p><p>So, I think their owning the Moorcock license is now pretty misguided. They just don't like that sort of material anymore. </p><p></p><p>Still, I think their attitude is pretty stupid. As was not dual statting Slaves of Fates (though even that wouldn't save it)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trancejeremy, post: 130883, member: 924"] Well, yes and no. They're not stupid exactly, just really really stuck up. They feel that the BRP is the greatest gaming system ever devised. They feel that D&D is the worst gaming system ever devised (never mind that BRP and d20 are cousins). So, I think making d20 products leaves a great distaste in their mouths. They view d20 only as a vehicle to sell their BRP games (they've said as much). Secondly, Chaosium seems to have gone through a philsophical change over the years. I'm lucky enough to have the GW Hardcover of the original Stormbringer rules. Besides the rules, it's got about a dozen adventures in it. All of these are largely dungeon crawls. Nice dungeon crawls, for the most part. Exploring ruins, investigating myserious buildings, etc. Pretty much D&D style stuff. (A lot of it also really really evil.) But later, in the Elric! rulebook, they rant about how dungeon adventures are evil, and beneath them, and so and such. (This is also in DLOM, I believe). Of course, never mind that a lot of the Elric novels involve dungeon crawls (and D&D style adventures). So, I think their owning the Moorcock license is now pretty misguided. They just don't like that sort of material anymore. Still, I think their attitude is pretty stupid. As was not dual statting Slaves of Fates (though even that wouldn't save it) [/QUOTE]
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