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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8087461" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>I know I'm really late to the discussion, and although I've read a lot of the comments here, I'm sure there are some I've missed. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if any official product is needed or warranted, at this point. I mean, references to the setting such as Mordenkainen or Tasha are fine, and references in the larger D&D cosmology of the kinds found in the core books are also fine. Even the Saltmarsh book which can be placed on Oerth or dropped into the Realms or any other setting relatively easily; I mean, that's pretty much how most of the actual Greyhawk content first appeared, so that's fine.</p><p></p><p>But as far as a setting guide? It doesn't seem likely that most of the fans of the setting will agree on what should be included, what should be excluded, when it should be set, and so on. And for anyone who's not a fan of the original material, there's not a whole lot of appeal that cannot be met by another product. I like Oerth just fine.....a lot fo my 5E campaign takes place there, or relies on classic NPCs and concepts from the early days (such as Iggwilv and Eclavdra and the like). Some of that stuff is absolutely vital to my campaign. </p><p></p><p>But it's all already detailed elsewhere. There are any number of sources with all that information, both free ones online, or those available through the DMs Guild or DriveThruRPG. There just isn't any need for a new Greyhawk setting book. </p><p></p><p>As stated in the OP, the old guard is leery of anything new using the setting. And likely they're more of an expert on the subject than anyone who would actually work on a new book would be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 8087461, member: 6785785"] I know I'm really late to the discussion, and although I've read a lot of the comments here, I'm sure there are some I've missed. I'm not sure if any official product is needed or warranted, at this point. I mean, references to the setting such as Mordenkainen or Tasha are fine, and references in the larger D&D cosmology of the kinds found in the core books are also fine. Even the Saltmarsh book which can be placed on Oerth or dropped into the Realms or any other setting relatively easily; I mean, that's pretty much how most of the actual Greyhawk content first appeared, so that's fine. But as far as a setting guide? It doesn't seem likely that most of the fans of the setting will agree on what should be included, what should be excluded, when it should be set, and so on. And for anyone who's not a fan of the original material, there's not a whole lot of appeal that cannot be met by another product. I like Oerth just fine.....a lot fo my 5E campaign takes place there, or relies on classic NPCs and concepts from the early days (such as Iggwilv and Eclavdra and the like). Some of that stuff is absolutely vital to my campaign. But it's all already detailed elsewhere. There are any number of sources with all that information, both free ones online, or those available through the DMs Guild or DriveThruRPG. There just isn't any need for a new Greyhawk setting book. As stated in the OP, the old guard is leery of anything new using the setting. And likely they're more of an expert on the subject than anyone who would actually work on a new book would be. [/QUOTE]
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