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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 111668" data-attributes="member: 945">Ok, if you have the latest issue of Dragon (#294), turn to page 109 (near the back).There is a Kenzer &amp; Co. Ad for a Kingdoms of Kalamar sourcebook.&nbsp; On the side, it has this little diary-like thing that a supposed player has written describing how they need an edge over the villians, and the new players' rules are just the thing they need to help them.But, get this, in the diary's August 3 entry, near the bottom it reads:&quot;The best part is that every word is OFFICIAL Dungeons and Dragons so I can use this book in my Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk campaigns as well.&nbsp; Bonus!&quot;Now, I can't even BEGIN to describe how WRONG this statement is.&nbsp; First off, my understanding of Kenzer's license with WoTC basically just enables them to slap the D&amp;D logo on their product.&nbsp; That's about as far as the &quot;official-ness&quot; ends.&nbsp; Kenzer &amp; Co. is no more an official company than Mongoose, Thunderhead Games, or Mystic Eyes games is.Secondly, no way in HELL would WoTC ever say &quot;officially&quot; &quot;Yep, you can use all that stuff from Kalamar in Forgotton Realms - it's all good.&quot;&nbsp; That's just so wrong.&nbsp; FR is like WoTC's holy grail, and to SOIL it with stuff from any non-FR setting would make WoTC execs shiver in fear.&nbsp; Ain't gonna happen.Third, from an individual game perspective, there's nothing stopping DMs from using ANYTHING in their Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk gampaign.&nbsp; Slap Bluffside near Waterdeep if you want to.&nbsp; Use all the races from Mythic Races in your Greyhawk campaign.&nbsp; Play an Bard from Book of Eldritch Might II in the middle of Shadowdale for all I care.&nbsp; There's nothing stopping you.&nbsp; I shudder to think that there are actually DMs out there so anal-retentive and naive that say &quot;No, you can't use that D20 product in my FR campaign, it doesn't have a D&amp;D logo on the cover.&quot;&nbsp; That's just so wrong.Thoughts, opinions, flames?Anyone from K &amp; Co. want to respond to this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 111668, member: 945"] Ok, if you have the latest issue of Dragon (#294), turn to page 109 (near the back). There is a Kenzer & Co. Ad for a Kingdoms of Kalamar sourcebook. On the side, it has this little diary-like thing that a supposed player has written describing how they need an edge over the villians, and the new players' rules are just the thing they need to help them. But, get this, in the diary's August 3 entry, near the bottom it reads: "The best part is that every word is OFFICIAL Dungeons and Dragons so I can use this book in my Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk campaigns as well. Bonus!" Now, I can't even BEGIN to describe how WRONG this statement is. First off, my understanding of Kenzer's license with WoTC basically just enables them to slap the D&D logo on their product. That's about as far as the "official-ness" ends. Kenzer & Co. is no more an official company than Mongoose, Thunderhead Games, or Mystic Eyes games is. Secondly, no way in HELL would WoTC ever say "officially" "Yep, you can use all that stuff from Kalamar in Forgotton Realms - it's all good." That's just so wrong. FR is like WoTC's holy grail, and to SOIL it with stuff from any non-FR setting would make WoTC execs shiver in fear. Ain't gonna happen. Third, from an individual game perspective, there's nothing stopping DMs from using ANYTHING in their Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk gampaign. Slap Bluffside near Waterdeep if you want to. Use all the races from Mythic Races in your Greyhawk campaign. Play an Bard from Book of Eldritch Might II in the middle of Shadowdale for all I care. There's nothing stopping you. I shudder to think that there are actually DMs out there so anal-retentive and naive that say "No, you can't use that D20 product in my FR campaign, it doesn't have a D&D logo on the cover." That's just so wrong. Thoughts, opinions, flames? Anyone from K & Co. want to respond to this? [/QUOTE]

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