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Well, if it's a "worthless" product then why hold onto it? You see, their bluff is easily called: Do a KS to raise a couple million or so and offer to buy WOG from them. They'd say no to that and the jig would be up, their act exposed. It's a prisoner in the Tower of London; and we all know...

I know that versatility still exists, but from WotC's view it is an opposing market concept. They may surprise me as they did with the OGL by doing other than what they have continued to do to reinforce market share, but I don't see it in my crystal ball. I mentioned up-thread that WotC/Hasbro...

Well, that's what the fandom is left with. If the nobility deigns come to the castle wall and throw a crust to the beggars down below. If they opened up DMsGuild much could be done and undone. If not, keep an eye on the battlements and the torches lit.

Any idea is viable IF someone gets behind it, in this case "if" WotC.... This wheel will always be turned by them, remember that. I repeat myself, but it's not rocket science. WotC is market driven. They seek the median market whereat they will derive the most potential return from. I hate...

Well, those days of versatility are unfortunately gone. They were vanquished long before WotC acquired TSR. Greyhawk was versatile and a DM's sandbox; but with the breadwinners FR and DL, well these defined the path to GOLD: describe everything and leave no stone unturned. Greyhawk got...

Well, I concur. There is no fiddly, hocus-pocus formula. Even out the playing field and then differentiate with great story telling, adventures, etc. From a designer's perspective I would go much further as I've previously noted about darkening it to a Dying Earth-type, but I do know that...

In reality WotC does what it wants to do. I sometimes wonder about the efficacy of polls and speculative forays. Jeez. WotC doesn't even have forums anymore, and for how long? So it's like I said in the first sentence. Feel enfranchised when they come out with product, from DMsGuild, and...

Do you have an "Open Wizards-Locked" spell? ;)

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Thanks! TLB Games (Paul Stormberg) ran my "into the City of Brass" (which follows and completes "Journey to the City of Brass" (RPGA 1987 DragonCon)) at the latest virtual GaryCon; they will both be offered soon enough through his site. Beware Rhomus! Probably the most bizarre and dangerous...

@Ralif Redhammer At least we reside below a ruined castle, so it's not like I can't imagine adventure from my upper terrace! ;) This shot is from its front; its backside is viewable from our abode in the hamlet.

It would instantly be improved if they would contact me and say, "Hey Rob! Would you like to complete that ENnie award winning Maure Castle series for us for Dungeon?" :)

I know Joe and might well do that. There's a few options cooking. Not to thread-jack, so I'll do the short version: I have some offers I'm considering, but one would involve me setting aside for 6 months a novel that I'm currently sailing along on and that I'm contracted to complete.. El...

Another one for the queue.

I have no standing in this other than my own views. They are either meritorious or not, whether I'm King Tut or Joe at the end of the bar. So disagree away, I have +3 Hagar armor. ;)

Respectfully, whether a village has or does not have access to magic, and thus by means of some "magic accrual abacus" outweighs, in comparison, Greyhawk's villages or not, has no standing with High or Low Magic, IME. The PCs are the story that as a group act out their play in a Fantasy world...

How does one differentiate low level play? Not much difference over any edition for first learners. When one starts that curve upward after getting their feet wet, yes, Greyhawk 1E would be no different (technically) from any other setting updated to 5E. What's the magic formula? I don't...

Again very true! Methinks (as Gary would have said) that people should re-read Gary's run of "Up on a Soapbox" articles from Dragon Magazine wherein he recounts Mordenkainen's and crew adventures into my own Castle El Raja Key and environs; then his foray against the Iron Golem (1973) recounted...

True. I've never understood why it's even considered low magic by some. What with gods vying here and there and championing their positions for power, the many wars and power plays, and not to mention that it was not that developed (thus more of the same was on the horizon), one can almost...