What Will Happen to Greyhawk?

Mistwell · Apr 21, 2007

The magazines are just going online, not dying. Probably means MORE Greyhawk content, not less!

grodog · Apr 21, 2007

I'm not so sure, since WotC as been publishing Living Greyhawk articles on the site for awhile now @ http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/arch/dndlg but they certainly haven't been publishing the level of content that Paizo produced in the Age of Worms or Savage Tide APs.

But we'll just have to wait and see what they do with their online content strategy, I suppose

Waldorf · Apr 21, 2007

All is not lost. I still have my 1980 folio.

Grimstaff · Apr 21, 2007

Mistwell said:
The magazines are just going online, not dying. Probably means MORE Greyhawk content, not less!

I'm assuming you're saying that just to goad people into spiteful comments thrown your way, not because you really believe that.

But if you do really believe that, I would recommend you explore the reasons Dungeon and Dragon were pulled.

Confirmed Facts:
1.Dungeon Magazine selling Great!
2.Dungeon Magazine lauded by critics and fans alike!
3.Dungeon Magazine places lots of emphasis on Greyhawk and Old-school flavor.
4.Dungeon Magazine still less than $10 for 3 big adventures plus other content.
5.WotC sales of adventures steady but mediochre.
6.WotC adventures savaged by critics and fans alike! And folks with spellchecker...
7.WotC places lots of emphasis on Eberron and more and more new rules.
8.WotC adventures cost $20 to $40 per adventure.

So those are the facts we know. Until WotC cowboys up to the bar and explains themselves in a thorough manner, folks can only assume the worst.

At least they were nice enough to let Paizo finish out Savage Tide. Even if they still wont sign off on any more Greyhawk-centric AP hardcovers.

Remathilis · Apr 21, 2007

Grimstaff said:
Confirmed Facts:
1.Dungeon Magazine selling Great!
2.Dungeon Magazine lauded by critics and fans alike!
3.Dungeon Magazine places lots of emphasis on Greyhawk and Old-school flavor.
4.Dungeon Magazine still less than $10 for 3 big adventures plus other content.
5.WotC sales of adventures steady but mediocre.
6.WotC adventures savaged by critics and fans alike! And folks with spellchecker...
7.WotC places lots of emphasis on Eberron and more and more new rules.
8.WotC adventures cost $20 to $40 per adventure.

1.: Source?
2.: Opinion. There are plenty of people who disliked the Paizo-run mags.
3.: Opinion. Dragon did run more material about older worlds, but that is because a 3-5 page article is a lot easier than a 120 page hardback when dealing with non-supported settings.
4.: True.
5.: Source?
6.: Opinion. I heard great things about Ravenloft, Red Hand, etc.
7.: Opinion. Eberron gets 3-4 books a year. New rules sell sourcebooks.
8.: WotC Modules range from $12 US to $30 US, depending on length and density.

I see what your trying to do, but blaming D and D mag's deaths on Eberron and WotC modules is very one-sided.

rounser · Apr 21, 2007

I see what your trying to do, but blaming D and D mag's deaths on Eberron and WotC modules is very one-sided.

WOTC asked for references to Tenser and the City of Greyhawk to be taken out of AoW. I suspect that Eberron is at least partially to blame for that.

haakon1 · Apr 22, 2007

James Heard said:
I figure that Greyhawk will go back to the places it lurked while TSR was busy running AD&D into the ground, come out again a little once Hasbro figures out a way to sell off the D&D license without looking like chumps, and eventually die a slow lingering death as even the youngest of the 80s generation gamers die. You know, more of the same.

Wow, that sounds like a very accurate prediction!

I don't know how to do a poll here, but a poll on how long before WOTC is sold by Hasbro would be interesting.

rom90125 · Apr 22, 2007

haakon1 said:
Wow, that sounds like a very accurate prediction!

I don't know how to do a poll here, but a poll on how long before WOTC is sold by Hasbro would be interesting.

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