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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8223128" data-attributes="member: 59082">Does anyone honestly think that there is any real chance that WotC publishes a Mystara book? I could maybe see Greyhawk for a 50th anniversary commemorative product as the &quot;first&quot; big D&amp;D setting (with apologies to Blackmoor; it never had the product presence of the major settings), but I just don't see it for Mystara.When was the last Mystara book published? I'm not absolutely certain but I think it was 1996, with the Savage Coast line. That's 25 years. They didn't republish it for 3E, 3.5, or 4E. What makes the current context ripe for a Mystara revival? What does it add, in a significant way, that says to WotC, &quot;this is a goldmine&quot;?I'm not bagging on Mystara as a game world or its fans. I just think there is a common cognitive dissonance among fans of specific (generally older) properties that has trouble reconciling personal preference and taste with the realities of publishing - that WotC, in the end, will make their publishing choices based upon what they think will sell right now - and to the current fan base, which is younger. We grognards and quasi-grognards (basically, anyone who started playing during TSR's tenure) still exist and have some buying power, but far less than we did a decade or two ago - and even then, we didn't see a Mystara revival. Greyhawk is a bit different because of its historical significance - as the first &quot;big&quot; D&amp;D setting. But even then I'm not sure whether there's really a place for it now in WotC's product line. As I said, I could see a 50th anniversary product, either a big setting book (or box set), or something like a Ruins of Castle Greyhawk product that can be used in other worlds (ala Saltmarsh). But still...they could make a deluxe box set for $100 and grognards would gobble it up. But would that sell to the larger fan base? If they made a hardcover or less expensive box set, would it have the appeal and fit the current cultural context? I'm not so sure. But I think there's a decent chance - unlike Mystara, which would be very surprising.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8223128, member: 59082"] Does anyone honestly think that there is any real chance that WotC publishes a Mystara book? I could [I]maybe [/I]see Greyhawk for a 50th anniversary commemorative product as the "first" big D&D setting (with apologies to Blackmoor; it never had the product presence of the major settings), but I just don't see it for Mystara. When was the last Mystara book published? I'm not absolutely certain but I think it was 1996, with the Savage Coast line. That's 25 years. They didn't republish it for 3E, 3.5, or 4E. What makes the current context ripe for a Mystara revival? What does it add, in a significant way, that says to WotC, "this is a goldmine"? I'm not bagging on Mystara as a game world or its fans. I just think there is a common cognitive dissonance among fans of specific (generally older) properties that has trouble reconciling personal preference and taste with the realities of publishing - that WotC, in the end, will make their publishing choices based upon what they think will sell [I]right now - [/I]and to the [I]current [/I]fan base, which is younger. We grognards and quasi-grognards (basically, anyone who started playing during TSR's tenure) still exist and have some buying power, but far less than we did a decade or two ago - and even then, we didn't see a Mystara revival. Greyhawk is a bit different because of its historical significance - as the first "big" D&D setting. But even then I'm not sure whether there's really a place for it now in WotC's product line. As I said, I could see a 50th anniversary product, either a big setting book (or box set), or something like a Ruins of Castle Greyhawk product that can be used in other worlds (ala Saltmarsh). But still...they could make a deluxe box set for $100 and grognards would gobble it up. But would that sell to the larger fan base? If they made a hardcover or less expensive box set, would it have the appeal and fit the current cultural context? I'm not so sure. But I think there's a decent chance - unlike Mystara, which would be very surprising. [/QUOTE]

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