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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7441716" data-attributes="member: 6775477">I imagine that if WotC did an updated Greyhawk book, they'd rewrite history to include the Dragonborn and Tieflings (not to mention popular races from VGtM). Otherwise, an edition-less/evergreen setting book based on the original folio and/or boxed would be amazing. Unfortunately, I'm sure they'd probably try to take the events from the 3E Gazetteer and expand them another 5-10 years.Agreed. I've never like the meta-setting. I remember when it was first introduced (or at least, introduced to me) in Spelljammer. I thought: &quot;the hell? You need to own all the settings to really use it!&quot; Given that TSR was just about to begin the Setting Boom, I feel that I was right in thinking that it was a setup for a money-grab. Dragonlance is in a different multi-verse than Greyhawk, which is also different than Realms. Dark Sun doesn't even make much sense if pulled into the meta-setting. Not to mention that in 99.99% of actual play the meta-setting doesn't matter in any way what so ever.Besides, the idea that all settings are completely alternate means that if my PCs killed Lolth (which they came close to achieving in my last campaign), it doesn't have any impact on anyone else's game. Conversely, if WotC decides that Orcus is dead, that doesn't mean he dies in my campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7441716, member: 6775477"] I imagine that if WotC did an updated Greyhawk book, they'd rewrite history to include the Dragonborn and Tieflings (not to mention popular races from VGtM). Otherwise, an edition-less/evergreen setting book based on the original folio and/or boxed would be amazing. Unfortunately, I'm sure they'd probably try to take the events from the 3E Gazetteer and expand them another 5-10 years. Agreed. I've never like the meta-setting. I remember when it was first introduced (or at least, introduced to me) in Spelljammer. I thought: "the hell? You need to own all the settings to really use it!" Given that TSR was just about to begin the Setting Boom, I feel that I was right in thinking that it was a setup for a money-grab. Dragonlance is in a different multi-verse than Greyhawk, which is also different than Realms. Dark Sun doesn't even make much sense if pulled into the meta-setting. Not to mention that in 99.99% of actual play the meta-setting doesn't matter in any way what so ever. Besides, the idea that all settings are completely alternate means that if my PCs killed Lolth (which they came close to achieving in my last campaign), it doesn't have any impact on anyone else's game. Conversely, if WotC decides that Orcus is dead, that doesn't mean he dies in my campaign. [/QUOTE]

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