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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8711667" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>That could be an issue. In a history of the lore off _____, you could present it and discuss current criticisms and debate about it. But not sure that a simple history-of book would have the same mass-market appeal of something just presenting different takes and settings with mechanical crunch to go with it. As someone else mentioned above, a "Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons" type book. But the more I think about it, the less likely I see it happening. Easier to sell a Ravnica, Spelljammer, Swords Coast Adventurer's Guide. Maybe smaller segments of the fan base will be interested in any specific setting guide, but that still might sell better than the Smorgasbord I like to see.</p><p></p><p>One thing I do like about D&D Beyond, it is kinda can be used in the manner. You can have various setting books all together in one place and easily search and pick and choose what you like. Or just buy the crunchy stuff without buying the whole setting guide. Still, I really would like a lore treatment similar to what Art and Arcana did with D&D Art. It was a lot of fun to see how depictions of various monsters evolved over the years. It would be fun to read about how the written depictions have changed and how different settings reimagined monsters and classes and races. The problem with a historian or third-party publisher doing this is the limits on the use of the art and the amount of content you could quote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8711667, member: 6796661"] That could be an issue. In a history of the lore off _____, you could present it and discuss current criticisms and debate about it. But not sure that a simple history-of book would have the same mass-market appeal of something just presenting different takes and settings with mechanical crunch to go with it. As someone else mentioned above, a "Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons" type book. But the more I think about it, the less likely I see it happening. Easier to sell a Ravnica, Spelljammer, Swords Coast Adventurer's Guide. Maybe smaller segments of the fan base will be interested in any specific setting guide, but that still might sell better than the Smorgasbord I like to see. One thing I do like about D&D Beyond, it is kinda can be used in the manner. You can have various setting books all together in one place and easily search and pick and choose what you like. Or just buy the crunchy stuff without buying the whole setting guide. Still, I really would like a lore treatment similar to what Art and Arcana did with D&D Art. It was a lot of fun to see how depictions of various monsters evolved over the years. It would be fun to read about how the written depictions have changed and how different settings reimagined monsters and classes and races. The problem with a historian or third-party publisher doing this is the limits on the use of the art and the amount of content you could quote. [/QUOTE]
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