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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5399316" data-attributes="member: 2732">Gail's goal is to make Gary's work available to the widest amount of people out there, not just the die hards who argue about the &quot;old school&quot;, etc.&nbsp; You have to admit computer games is the way to go if you're going to present gaming.&nbsp; There are few people who realize it, but Gary's return to the tabletop was in part because he failed to make the jump to computer games, which is what he was trying to do.It's odd that people say Gary's works have no value in another format.&nbsp; I think the key thing is to present an adventure to players to have fun.&nbsp; From my own perspective, I'd have fun fighting Tucker's Kobold's on the computer screen as well as the tabletop.&nbsp; The tabletop market is pretty small and less stable then it was when Gary agreed to the project.&nbsp; At the end of the day, all the fan love doesn't pay the bills either.&nbsp; (And I notice most people only care about Castle Zagyg--they don't seem to care about Lejendary Adventures--I think the true die hard EGG fans are those who loved his writing, not just 1e AD&amp;D stuff).&nbsp; I certainly don't think Gary's works become &quot;less valuable&quot; over time, anymore than Conan and Lovecraft's works became less valuable as the market changed.&nbsp; At the end of the day, Gail is taking her time and figuring out things from a business perspective.&nbsp; Most of the advice I see is coming from the perspectives of either what they want as fans, or their perspective of Gary as an &quot;artist&quot;, being the &quot;iconoclast starving rebellious artist&quot; when that is a gross oversimplification.&nbsp; They are not looking at it from the perspective of the famous RPG creator died--what's best to get his works out there to the masses, what would end up making the most for his estate, what would we have to do to get his product out in the mass market bookstores, etc.And while I can't say I totally agree with every single decision she's made, she's earned the right to try her approach and I can only hope it works out in the end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5399316, member: 2732"] Gail's goal is to make Gary's work available to the widest amount of people out there, not just the die hards who argue about the "old school", etc. You have to admit computer games is the way to go if you're going to present gaming. There are few people who realize it, but Gary's return to the tabletop was in part because he failed to make the jump to computer games, which is what he was trying to do. It's odd that people say Gary's works have no value in another format. I think the key thing is to present an adventure to players to have fun. From my own perspective, I'd have fun fighting Tucker's Kobold's on the computer screen as well as the tabletop. The tabletop market is pretty small and less stable then it was when Gary agreed to the project. At the end of the day, all the fan love doesn't pay the bills either. (And I notice most people only care about Castle Zagyg--they don't seem to care about Lejendary Adventures--I think the true die hard EGG fans are those who loved his writing, not just 1e AD&D stuff). I certainly don't think Gary's works become "less valuable" over time, anymore than Conan and Lovecraft's works became less valuable as the market changed. At the end of the day, Gail is taking her time and figuring out things from a business perspective. Most of the advice I see is coming from the perspectives of either what they want as fans, or their perspective of Gary as an "artist", being the "iconoclast starving rebellious artist" when that is a gross oversimplification. They are not looking at it from the perspective of the famous RPG creator died--what's best to get his works out there to the masses, what would end up making the most for his estate, what would we have to do to get his product out in the mass market bookstores, etc. And while I can't say I totally agree with every single decision she's made, she's earned the right to try her approach and I can only hope it works out in the end. [/QUOTE]

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