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Gail Gygax Sued By Movie Producer
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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7756136" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>This is interesting. In fact, this may actually be the entire crutch of the entire thing.</p><p></p><p>She wants Gary's Dungeon published...</p><p></p><p>and here's the BIG caveat...</p><p></p><p><u><strong>With his original rules.</strong></u></p><p></p><p>Think about that. Which ones is she discussing...OD&D, AD&D, something in between, or Gygax's plans for AD&D 2e (his, not what was), OR is it one of the later systems Gary designed in relation to AD&D (my guess, OD&D or AD&D 1e)?</p><p></p><p>Take any of them...and today's current RPG audience. How well do you think that would actually sell?</p><p></p><p>Gygax's sons are not foolish, they probably can see it as financial suicide...as would most others, including Hasbro/WotC. </p><p></p><p>No one probably wants to publish that, but they MIGHT if they could update it to one of the modern systems (for example, if by WotC, under the 5e ruleset).</p><p></p><p>If neither side is moving...I can see that ONE POINT as being a MAJOR cause of contention, struggle, and severe disagreement.</p><p></p><p>Of course, I would love to see it published as Gygax originally wanted it WITH his original rules (meaning either OD&D or AD&D [1e] and no other system, though I could live with it under C&C...but with Gail trying to publish Gygax's dungeon under HIS rules...that will never happen), but that would be what I would want to see personally. If that was actually done, though I would buy it and a few dozen others...it probably would lose GADS of money.</p><p></p><p>I could also see her sticking by this as a resolve being so excessively frustrating to others in the family that other rifts and disagreements and other things have come to the fore as they try to force the issue upon one another...they just wouldn't be able to see eye to eye.</p><p></p><p>If this is the issue, something to think about. Though I think Gygax wouldn't have minded C&C publishing it, I think he had a pretty strong (though he never really let it out much, more reserved about it) dislike for some of the modern systems of RPGs put out (such as 3.X) and would have put in a rather strong opinion that if it ever saw the light of day it would need to be with something HE approved of (meaning his own system designs would be fine). He would know that his sons are pretty easy going and likeable, but also pretty well able to meld into the modern RPG audience with design and tastes, so if he left it to them...they would do exactly what he didn't want done with it. Hence why, maybe, he left it with Gail. </p><p></p><p>If so though, it may be a heavier burden than what he would have expected.</p><p></p><p>Lawsuits seem to happen between family members in similar situations all the time, and it's NEVER pretty and NEVER nice. </p><p></p><p>On the videogame/business/movie deals and lawsuits, that sounds more to me like ignorance on her part of what the deals she actually signed pertained and contained rather than willful misconduct, but that's just my perception.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7756136, member: 4348"] This is interesting. In fact, this may actually be the entire crutch of the entire thing. She wants Gary's Dungeon published... and here's the BIG caveat... [U][B]With his original rules.[/B][/U] Think about that. Which ones is she discussing...OD&D, AD&D, something in between, or Gygax's plans for AD&D 2e (his, not what was), OR is it one of the later systems Gary designed in relation to AD&D (my guess, OD&D or AD&D 1e)? Take any of them...and today's current RPG audience. How well do you think that would actually sell? Gygax's sons are not foolish, they probably can see it as financial suicide...as would most others, including Hasbro/WotC. No one probably wants to publish that, but they MIGHT if they could update it to one of the modern systems (for example, if by WotC, under the 5e ruleset). If neither side is moving...I can see that ONE POINT as being a MAJOR cause of contention, struggle, and severe disagreement. Of course, I would love to see it published as Gygax originally wanted it WITH his original rules (meaning either OD&D or AD&D [1e] and no other system, though I could live with it under C&C...but with Gail trying to publish Gygax's dungeon under HIS rules...that will never happen), but that would be what I would want to see personally. If that was actually done, though I would buy it and a few dozen others...it probably would lose GADS of money. I could also see her sticking by this as a resolve being so excessively frustrating to others in the family that other rifts and disagreements and other things have come to the fore as they try to force the issue upon one another...they just wouldn't be able to see eye to eye. If this is the issue, something to think about. Though I think Gygax wouldn't have minded C&C publishing it, I think he had a pretty strong (though he never really let it out much, more reserved about it) dislike for some of the modern systems of RPGs put out (such as 3.X) and would have put in a rather strong opinion that if it ever saw the light of day it would need to be with something HE approved of (meaning his own system designs would be fine). He would know that his sons are pretty easy going and likeable, but also pretty well able to meld into the modern RPG audience with design and tastes, so if he left it to them...they would do exactly what he didn't want done with it. Hence why, maybe, he left it with Gail. If so though, it may be a heavier burden than what he would have expected. Lawsuits seem to happen between family members in similar situations all the time, and it's NEVER pretty and NEVER nice. On the videogame/business/movie deals and lawsuits, that sounds more to me like ignorance on her part of what the deals she actually signed pertained and contained rather than willful misconduct, but that's just my perception. [/QUOTE]
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