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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 7655828" data-attributes="member: 87576">I suspect the large corporate mentality of their parent has something to do with that mindset.A BSD comes into the room at WotC: "What do you mean you guys aren't the experts on this IP? We're the owners. That means we're the experts!" And a chorus of "harrumphs" - fans of Blazing Saddles know what I mean - follows the BSD as he exits out of the room basking in his power and awesomeness....(I'll just mention - again - that I use the 4E Realms and have grown to really like them so the following comments are more about looking at building the value of the IP and not simply about what I want for my home game.)The reality is, the post-Spellplague Realms are too far past where the true experts in Realmslore are really at. If you go to Candlekeep you will see that all the genuine experts there are still in the 1370s era, Ed included. That's where the lore exists. That's where the detail exists. Whatever support FR is going to receive beyond Paizo-inspired adventure paths a couple of times a year is simply not going to be able to compete with the sheer volume of existing lore and existing campaign and adventure ideas that you can find in places such as Candlekeep and, of course, all the FR products released before 4E.Sure, let RAS write his turgid dreck in the post-Sundering era - ditto for Ed and the other couple of authors who still seem to have a writing future with WotC - but roll the clock back on the tabletop RPG to, say, 1375 DR. I think (subjective, gut feeling, non-authoritative) that's what most fans would prefer plus Candlekeep would be leading a serious cheer squad for WotC for having realised the error of their ways.RAS and his young fans get what they want and everyone else gets a FR with tonnes of support today.</blockquote>

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