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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7655237" data-attributes="member: 6779310">There may be another reason why the Realms are now the dumping ground: Royalties.AFAICT, Forgotten Realms was a TSR project from the get go.I know that E.G. Gygax was the creator of, and entitled to royalties upon, all the Greyhawk materials, as they actually predate publication somewhat. I recall reading that E.G.G. was receiving small royalties from Wizards... Further, the &quot;authority&quot; on Greyhawk was, at first, EGG himself. They still have access to Ed. They don't have access to Gary, and I don't think James Ward is on-board, either, especially since he's working for Eldritch Enterprises... (James was the man behind the AD&amp;D 1E Greyhawk Adventures book. He also seems to have been the post-Gary authority on Greyhawk.)They're not likely to do much with it unless the fanbase is loud, loyal, and willing to push them until it happens.Further, it would mean a new hand behind it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7655237, member: 6779310"] There may be another reason why the Realms are now the dumping ground: Royalties. AFAICT, Forgotten Realms was a TSR project from the get go. I know that E.G. Gygax was the creator of, and entitled to royalties upon, all the Greyhawk materials, as they actually predate publication somewhat. I recall reading that E.G.G. was receiving small royalties from Wizards... Further, the "authority" on Greyhawk was, at first, EGG himself. They still have access to Ed. They don't have access to Gary, and I don't think James Ward is on-board, either, especially since he's working for Eldritch Enterprises... (James was the man behind the AD&D 1E Greyhawk Adventures book. He also seems to have been the post-Gary authority on Greyhawk.) They're not likely to do much with it unless the fanbase is loud, loyal, and willing to push them until it happens. Further, it would mean a new hand behind it. [/QUOTE]

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