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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 211766" data-attributes="member: 2732"><p><strong>A few bits of clarification</strong></p><p></p><p>A few bits of clarification...</p><p></p><p>First, the Tolkein thing...Gary was saying the Ring Trilogy might have been an allegory about World War II or something similar, with Orc being Nazi's--that's all--he wasn't saying it was bad.</p><p></p><p>As far as 3e goes--yeah. We have some disagreements regarding the validity of 3e. Some of his concerns seem valid--he's concerned about people leveling quickly and then getting bored--others seem a bit biased. (I can't expect him to really love any post-Gygax edition, it's probably akin to a messy divorce). </p><p></p><p>He seems to think that each edition fractionalizes the audience, as people who hated the old stuff never go for the new stuff, which I think does happen, but so does this affect every item in pop-culture--comics, tv, movies, change with each generation, so I see it as a normal process. </p><p></p><p>He claims that there is an "underground" movement that keeps 1e alive, and he thinks he'd like to explore Hackmaster as a way to write for 1e, such as Castle Greyhawk. (I think part of this might just be a nostalgia kick). He doesn't want to give away stuff like his "in development" classes that were gonna be in the AD&D revision (Savant, Mystic, Jester) since he feels 3e sort of ruins it.</p><p></p><p>Gary is thinking in terms of his own game. Whatever you guys think regarding its sales, it is his primary focus. He involves himself in 3e for the following reasons, and he'll always have a co-writer involved to deal with specific 3e concepts.</p><p></p><p>1) Somebody contracts him to do a specific assignment: Mongoose has done this twice. </p><p></p><p>2) People agree to publish what he writes, and he does it "dual stat"--Troll Lord is publishing stuff he was originally aiming at one audience but wishes to share with the masses.</p><p></p><p>3) Other situations: Necromancer licensed the old Necropolis module for Dangerous Journeys and did the conversions themselves.</p><p></p><p>I think he has ideas he wants to share, and we drag him kicking and screaming into 3e. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 211766, member: 2732"] [b]A few bits of clarification[/b] A few bits of clarification... First, the Tolkein thing...Gary was saying the Ring Trilogy might have been an allegory about World War II or something similar, with Orc being Nazi's--that's all--he wasn't saying it was bad. As far as 3e goes--yeah. We have some disagreements regarding the validity of 3e. Some of his concerns seem valid--he's concerned about people leveling quickly and then getting bored--others seem a bit biased. (I can't expect him to really love any post-Gygax edition, it's probably akin to a messy divorce). He seems to think that each edition fractionalizes the audience, as people who hated the old stuff never go for the new stuff, which I think does happen, but so does this affect every item in pop-culture--comics, tv, movies, change with each generation, so I see it as a normal process. He claims that there is an "underground" movement that keeps 1e alive, and he thinks he'd like to explore Hackmaster as a way to write for 1e, such as Castle Greyhawk. (I think part of this might just be a nostalgia kick). He doesn't want to give away stuff like his "in development" classes that were gonna be in the AD&D revision (Savant, Mystic, Jester) since he feels 3e sort of ruins it. Gary is thinking in terms of his own game. Whatever you guys think regarding its sales, it is his primary focus. He involves himself in 3e for the following reasons, and he'll always have a co-writer involved to deal with specific 3e concepts. 1) Somebody contracts him to do a specific assignment: Mongoose has done this twice. 2) People agree to publish what he writes, and he does it "dual stat"--Troll Lord is publishing stuff he was originally aiming at one audience but wishes to share with the masses. 3) Other situations: Necromancer licensed the old Necropolis module for Dangerous Journeys and did the conversions themselves. I think he has ideas he wants to share, and we drag him kicking and screaming into 3e. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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