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<blockquote data-quote="Velderan" data-source="post: 8816574" data-attributes="member: 7038056"><p>I wasn't so much talking about WotC or DL if you follow the quote string. My post was about a quote from a producer about respecting source material before you go tinkering with it so you don't end up missing the mark of what your built-in audience is likely going to expect. However if you want me to apply that to WotC and DL, I personally think WotC does try to understand the source material before they go tinkering. Chris Perkins wrote a pretty insightful article about <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/news/dnd-canon" target="_blank">5E canon</a> that helps understand how they handle lore where possible, I just don't always agree they got it right and that's fine. The blanket "it's your world, we're just suggesting what it might look like" gives me all the liberty I need to make changes I want to a campaign setting. But who is the built-in audience? That's pretty easy to figure out really imo.</p><p></p><p>Periodically WotC has surveys they've conducted to help them figure out what people want to buy. I know personally I've filled out at least 6 over the lifespan of 5E saying I'd like to see Dragonlance material that is faithful to the spirit of the original material, but not a simple update to 5E of what I've already bought before (in some cases 3 times now). I know the Dragonlance Nexus Twitter account has made it a point of noting when WotC is seeking feedback and encouraging DL fans to make their voice heard so there have been efforts to get WotC to make something for awhile now. [USER=3867]@Dragonhelm[/USER] may know more about their efforts to get WotC to listen to us, but it's not like there weren't attempts to organize DL fans into submitting their wishlist.</p><p></p><p>If you (a general you, not you specifically) never fill out a survey telling WotC what you want, don't be too upset when what they release isn't ever to your liking. They actually do listen, it's just they can't listen to everyone so the minority opinion gets pushed to the side.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Which as noted above, is why I asked for something different because I can reference all those old books to fill in gaps or things I don't like where I see fit. As [USER=22779]@Hussar[/USER] noted, DMs Guild is a thing and there's plenty of old material there to help with inspiration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Velderan, post: 8816574, member: 7038056"] I wasn't so much talking about WotC or DL if you follow the quote string. My post was about a quote from a producer about respecting source material before you go tinkering with it so you don't end up missing the mark of what your built-in audience is likely going to expect. However if you want me to apply that to WotC and DL, I personally think WotC does try to understand the source material before they go tinkering. Chris Perkins wrote a pretty insightful article about [URL='https://dnd.wizards.com/news/dnd-canon']5E canon[/URL] that helps understand how they handle lore where possible, I just don't always agree they got it right and that's fine. The blanket "it's your world, we're just suggesting what it might look like" gives me all the liberty I need to make changes I want to a campaign setting. But who is the built-in audience? That's pretty easy to figure out really imo. Periodically WotC has surveys they've conducted to help them figure out what people want to buy. I know personally I've filled out at least 6 over the lifespan of 5E saying I'd like to see Dragonlance material that is faithful to the spirit of the original material, but not a simple update to 5E of what I've already bought before (in some cases 3 times now). I know the Dragonlance Nexus Twitter account has made it a point of noting when WotC is seeking feedback and encouraging DL fans to make their voice heard so there have been efforts to get WotC to make something for awhile now. [USER=3867]@Dragonhelm[/USER] may know more about their efforts to get WotC to listen to us, but it's not like there weren't attempts to organize DL fans into submitting their wishlist. If you (a general you, not you specifically) never fill out a survey telling WotC what you want, don't be too upset when what they release isn't ever to your liking. They actually do listen, it's just they can't listen to everyone so the minority opinion gets pushed to the side. Which as noted above, is why I asked for something different because I can reference all those old books to fill in gaps or things I don't like where I see fit. As [USER=22779]@Hussar[/USER] noted, DMs Guild is a thing and there's plenty of old material there to help with inspiration. [/QUOTE]
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