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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5177857" data-attributes="member: 2732">Exactly, the "snafu" was, for lack of a better term, the "orientation and training", so to speak.  It was good somebody stepped up to the plate but bad because it took time, as Just to clarify, AFAIK Gail is not using any IP to be sold to fund the memorial.  All the memorial fund stuff is separate.  I need to make people clear that most of my speculations are speculations, as I must emphasize again I simply don't know details of Gail's publishing plans.  They are educated guesses based on my past dealings with G & G.  There could be other reasons for the quiet--financial, legal, personal, etc.As far as publishing the raw notes goes--I don't think they would be satisfying enough for people to enjoy.  (Maybe that changed in the last few years, but I dunno).  I think people have these huge expectations of some hidden treasure that might not look that great unpolished, and I doubt a patronage project would be worth it.More likely, there may be submitted but not published manuscripts of a few of the lower levels.  Although those might be more complete, they'd require editing as well as removal of the C&C specific stuff.  So, there would be effort involved.  I understand people's fear that this might either be "locked away forever", or that it could take years.  That's understandable.If I seem a little calm about this, it's because I know how bogged down Gary's work can get.  Unlike CZ, there is what I call Gary's "last sourcebook/adventure", which has been discussed on forums.  This is a sourcebook of a place called the Key of Sand, and what would amount to a campaign adventure, The Maladicted Plateau/Well of Souls.  It was meant for Lejendary Adventure, but the KoS is more like a generic folio.  I believe it is the biggest and most complete adventure written by EGG still not yet printed, the last true great unpublished work.When did he write it?1997!  THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.I mean, I've read the manuscript several times, but I really desire it to be in print, for myself and all of you.  Why hasn't it been published, well, that's a long story, suffice it to say delays just kept getting longer and prolonged. So, when I encourage people to be patient, I am speaking from personal experience.  These delays have happened during Gary's life.  In the big scheme of things, LA's been withdrawn for only 2 years, CZ for 18 months.  I'm sure Gail is going to do her best to get all works suitable for publishing out there for people.   I can understand not wanting to wait "10 years", but we aren't at that point yet.</blockquote>

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