Greyhawk or no?

[rijeagle]

Is it me, or does anyone else find it odd that the D&D 3e is based on the Flaneass(Greyhawk), but almost everything published by WotC is based in Faerun(Forgotten Realms)?

 

[Alzrius]

Well, it makes sense from their standpoint. They want to have a "base" world that isn't developed very much so it doesn't feel like people need to buy supplements for that world or they won't otherwise be playing "real" D&D. Greyhawk has been "frozen" with no new products coming out, so it requires nothing world-specific for it.

Forgotten Realms, on the other hand, demands more than that. It has its own campaign setting, monster book, DM's screen, etc. If it were to be the default world in the Core Rulebooks, the pressure would be greater to go out and get those additional books.

 

[grodog]

rijeagle---

The only professional support for Greyhawk that's out there is the Living Greyhawk Journal (recently moved from Dragon to Dungeon/Polyhedron).

All other GH support comes from the fans. Check out www.canonfire.com since it's one of the key hubs of Greyhawk fan activity.

 

[Daniel Knight]

But isn't that line being blurred now with Red Wizards being in the new DMG?

 

[grodog]

Daniel---

Red Wizards originate from the Forgotten Realms, not from Greyhawk

 

[Daniel Knight]

Heh... that was my point. It's kind of funny seeing Forgotten Realms stuff in a book alongside Greyhawk gods. Especially when Greyhawk is supposed to be the default world. Exactly which side was WotC batting for again?

 

[Azzy]

But isn't that line being blurred now with Red Wizards being in the new DMG?

That's in the DMG as an example of creating a campaign specific prestige class.

 

[Daniel Knight]

That's in the DMG as an example of creating a campaign specific prestige class.

Huh? Really? I don't get it. Is that what Wizards is saying it's there for? I'm not sure how it can be any more campaign specific than the Greyhawk specific prestige classes they've already released.

Unless they want to give an example of how to create a purely Forgotten Realms campaign specific prestige class. And I'm not sure why they'd want to do that.

I dunno... this reeks of trying to sell the Realms to more people to me.

 

[mystraschosen]

Wizards is most interested in the most important aspect of gaming for them.......what is that you say,the noble dnd players welfare..........nay,the almighty dollar$$$$