What Shoul Col. Pladoh Submit To WotC?

[mythusmage]

What should our own Col. Pladoh submit to Wizards' little setting submission bash? Your replies would be nice, but not exactly required. Below I present what I think the Col. should submit.

Setting: Grayhawk (note the spelling)

Ethos: Disorganized groups wander endless underground corridors guided by a sadistic bastard with a mordant sense of humor.

Who are the heroes?: The befuddled and easily confused.

What do they do?: Bicker, complain, abuse the help.

Threats, conflicts, villains: Other members of the party, over the treasure, usually ignored until it's too late.

Nature of Magic: Thinly disguised analogs of WW II artillery pieces.

What's new? What's different?: In a DnD setting? You're dealing with (in their own way) one of the most conservative parts of humanity. Make orcs bilious blue instead of gruesome green and they have conniptions. "Don't give us morally conflicted drow, we want 'em vile and masochistic!"
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There's my proposal, what's yours?

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Y'know, he's in a very unique position in this regard. If he were to submit the original campaign world that became Greyhawk, I wonder what would happen? Yeah, I know, they'd probably just ignore it, but it's an interesting thought.

...and maybe somebody should get Dave Arneson to submit Blackmoor...

 

[Impeesa]

That'd be hilarious, I think. I wonder if anyone could get him to do it.

--Impeesa--

 

[Henry]

Y'know, he's in a very unique position in this regard. If he were to submit the original campaign world that became Greyhawk, I wonder what would happen? Yeah, I know, they'd probably just ignore it, but it's an interesting thought.

...and maybe somebody should get Dave Arneson to submit Blackmoor...

Keep in mind that these are blind submissions, so ANYONE has a chance.

I'd find it cool as all heck if one of the final three turned out to be none other than Gary Gygax...

 

[N Hammer]

I find the question is...

WHY should he submit?

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Why shouldn't he?

 

[Zappo]

Why shouldn't he?

Because, unlike us poor mortals, if he has an idea good enough to be published and marketed, he can probably find a publisher relatively easily and likely make more than 100000$.

...nah, I'm not convinced of that really. Probably, there's no other publisher beyond WotC that can offer all of that money for 111 pages of a setting that may or may not be successful.

 

[Uller]

Col_Pladoh said in another thread that it would be very difficult if you don't already have a campaign world ready. Of course, he was probably just trying to discourage the rest of us to increase his chances...

 

[Sayburr]

...and maybe somebody should get Dave Arneson to submit Blackmoor...

Actually, I have heard that Dave is looking for a publisher for his world.

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