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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8555513" data-attributes="member: 7635">Everything you just stated is the exact reason why it won't be. If you are reading the tea leaves, the D&amp;D game has moved away from the grim and gritty style of sword and sorcery towards more optimistic and high fantasy settings. Even Ravenloft, the grimmest setting by far, is more Haunted Mansion than Hammer horror. The things you've mentioned: a monk class based on human racial purity, the lack of fantastical races like dragonborn or tabaxi, the grim &quot;life is cheap&quot; aesthetic. That is what WotC is moving away from. And even if they find it in their itinerary to make a real Greyhawk book, it 1.) Will probably not be the flagship setting for the 2024 revamp; 2.) Will not cater as much to the fantasy aesthetic of the 1970s and 3.) Will absolutely reflect WotC's modern sensibilities on races, monsters, alignment, religions, technology and game design. Anyone hoping a Greyhawk book would be &quot;5th edition rules, 1st edition feel&quot; probably is setting themselves up for disappointment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8555513, member: 7635"] Everything you just stated is the exact reason why it won't be. If you are reading the tea leaves, the D&D game has moved away from the grim and gritty style of sword and sorcery towards more optimistic and high fantasy settings. Even Ravenloft, the grimmest setting by far, is more Haunted Mansion than Hammer horror. The things you've mentioned: a monk class based on human racial purity, the lack of fantastical races like dragonborn or tabaxi, the grim "life is cheap" aesthetic. That is what WotC is moving away from. And even if they find it in their itinerary to make a real Greyhawk book, it 1.) Will probably not be the flagship setting for the 2024 revamp; 2.) Will not cater as much to the fantasy aesthetic of the 1970s and 3.) Will absolutely reflect WotC's modern sensibilities on races, monsters, alignment, religions, technology and game design. Anyone hoping a Greyhawk book would be "5th edition rules, 1st edition feel" probably is setting themselves up for disappointment. [/QUOTE]

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