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<blockquote data-quote="76512390ag12" data-source="post: 7082422" data-attributes="member: 26664"><p>I think the <strong>Classic Setting Gazetteers</strong> would be excellent. In truth they could be as simple as the MTG crossover documents in playtest, but I think that the settings deserve better than that. I am not sure there is much difference between 64 pages and 128 pages in terms of production time for what are reasonably detailed settings, and I think the idea of sub contracting them to a TPP house would make sense. On that basis maybe Necromancer might be best suited to summarise Greyhawk in 128 pages, with the core maps being redrawn by the house cartographer or even someone totally different like Colin Driver (Glorantha, Talislanta) or Stephanie McAlea (CoC and others). I can see that many people like the idea that GH is an older grimmer setting, so a section that suggests a tweaked ruleset for GH (riffing off ideas in the DMG), a section on GH religions, and, since it's what really makes 5e buzz, different backgrounds and sub classes. Then, and I think this is important, a section on how GH adventures differ, and how to adapt the core FR adventures into GH. Make sure all the maps are for sale elsewhere as hi-res files, open up GH to DMsGuild and then step back and let people have fun with it. It isn't "that different" to FR, since FR clearly follows from GH, and yet that book as a print release and then POD forever could be a nice resource for fan driven fun away from the all encompassing nature of FR. I think, and people may hate me for this, but that might then be it. It would mean future AP and scenario collections would have a core GH book to reference so that the 'use in other settings' section could reference that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="76512390ag12, post: 7082422, member: 26664"] I think the [B]Classic Setting Gazetteers[/B] would be excellent. In truth they could be as simple as the MTG crossover documents in playtest, but I think that the settings deserve better than that. I am not sure there is much difference between 64 pages and 128 pages in terms of production time for what are reasonably detailed settings, and I think the idea of sub contracting them to a TPP house would make sense. On that basis maybe Necromancer might be best suited to summarise Greyhawk in 128 pages, with the core maps being redrawn by the house cartographer or even someone totally different like Colin Driver (Glorantha, Talislanta) or Stephanie McAlea (CoC and others). I can see that many people like the idea that GH is an older grimmer setting, so a section that suggests a tweaked ruleset for GH (riffing off ideas in the DMG), a section on GH religions, and, since it's what really makes 5e buzz, different backgrounds and sub classes. Then, and I think this is important, a section on how GH adventures differ, and how to adapt the core FR adventures into GH. Make sure all the maps are for sale elsewhere as hi-res files, open up GH to DMsGuild and then step back and let people have fun with it. It isn't "that different" to FR, since FR clearly follows from GH, and yet that book as a print release and then POD forever could be a nice resource for fan driven fun away from the all encompassing nature of FR. I think, and people may hate me for this, but that might then be it. It would mean future AP and scenario collections would have a core GH book to reference so that the 'use in other settings' section could reference that. [/QUOTE]
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