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<blockquote data-quote="Greyhawk Geezer" data-source="post: 8483480" data-attributes="member: 7033899">I loved reading this. I'm a geezer and I play Greyhawk (slightly homebrewed) because: a) I know it well and b) think it has true virtues - though it has a lot of funky liabilities as well. One thing that was cool about how Greyhawk evolved in 3e through 3.5e was the fact that players were writing cannon. I suspect the players today are among the smartest and most creative. I think it would fascinating to see a well curated fan based cannon. Greyhawk is distinct and yeah, kinda bleak, VERY political and definitely dated (but hopefully in a charming way). The blatant racism and sexism of the setting should be addressed head-on and compellingly. I don't know about marketing or how to &quot;woo the younguns&quot; but I know that the most obvious point made about quality can't be stressed enough. I think some of the schmaltz should be kept (like they did in Witcher). There's no question that any reboot will have its detractors. You just can't please all the people all the time.I think since most of the iconic monsters and many iconic figures spring from Greyhawk, an overarching &quot;grand unification theory&quot; could be amazing (like the Pixar grand unification theory). One that would explain why some of the iconic dungeons are so stupid and non-sensical and trace the origins of great (but under examined) races, e.g., Doppelgängers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greyhawk Geezer, post: 8483480, member: 7033899"] I loved reading this. I'm a geezer and I play Greyhawk (slightly homebrewed) because: a) I know it well and b) think it has true virtues - though it has a lot of funky liabilities as well. One thing that was cool about how Greyhawk evolved in 3e through 3.5e was the fact that players were writing cannon. I suspect the players today are among the smartest and most creative. I think it would fascinating to see a well curated fan based cannon. Greyhawk is distinct and yeah, kinda bleak, VERY political and definitely dated (but hopefully in a charming way). The blatant racism and sexism of the setting should be addressed head-on and compellingly. I don't know about marketing or how to "woo the younguns" but I know that the most obvious point made about quality can't be stressed enough. I think some of the schmaltz should be kept (like they did in Witcher). There's no question that any reboot will have its detractors. You just can't please all the people all the time. I think since most of the iconic monsters and many iconic figures spring from Greyhawk, an overarching "grand unification theory" could be amazing (like the Pixar grand unification theory). One that would explain why some of the iconic dungeons are so stupid and non-sensical and trace the origins of great (but under examined) races, e.g., Doppelgängers. [/QUOTE]

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