tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post1042523121038865166..comments2024-03-13T20:22:06.255-05:00Comments on Greyhawkery: D&D Next: Time For The Dead To RiseMike Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-137430727111000582012-06-14T01:26:11.703-05:002012-06-14T01:26:11.703-05:00Chris Perkins and Bruce Cordell I think can handle...Chris Perkins and Bruce Cordell I think can handle a 5e Greyhawk. Otherwise, I don't know anyone else with a foot in the door anymore.Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-89540511571169136752012-06-10T07:34:07.538-05:002012-06-10T07:34:07.538-05:00Greyhawk fans are the only ones that haven't &...Greyhawk fans are the only ones that haven't "gone away." We're still here and still playing our game in our world.<br /><br />I think WotC might have awakened to that fact -- at long last. Still, I'm apprehensive. I'm not sure I trust the "current people" to mess around with "my" Greyhawk.<br /><br />I've loved Greyhawk since the late '70s and I don't believe that the "younger" set appreciates it the way we Grognards do.<br /><br />Still, I guess we'll see what happens.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-21346190948787489432012-06-09T04:32:30.628-05:002012-06-09T04:32:30.628-05:00I think a timeline advance is not in the cards bec...I think a timeline advance is not in the cards because of what we see with FR and Greenwood as you mention. He can still plow forward and the fanbase will accept it. Greyhawk has had way too many cooks in the kitchen and the way they're angling for nostalgia, to me would seem logical that a reboot/reset is in order.<br /><br />That said, I'm fine with whichever way the pendulum swings, as long as it does! The community has done pretty good keeping the fire alive and whether it be new timeline info or getting a "2nd" chance to do Greyhawk's timeline, we'll all have a great time!Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-28492429411402846382012-06-08T14:51:31.604-05:002012-06-08T14:51:31.604-05:00I agree with you and think that there is a good ch...I agree with you and think that there is a good chance that Greyhawk will be revisited for 5e. It seems like there is a genuine effort at WOTC to gather together all the elements that have made D&D a classic over the years, and you don't get anymore classic than Greyhawk. Another hopeful sign - the release of Ed Greenwood's Forgotten Realms book. I'm not sure what's in it exactly, but it looks like Wizards have realized they really screwed things up with th 4e version of that setting and are trying to repair some of the damage.<br /><br />@Joseph - it may be thin gruel, but it warms me just the same :)Victor Von Davehttp://dave.monkeymartian.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034454877966866286.post-42017382749608197412012-06-07T20:12:00.879-05:002012-06-07T20:12:00.879-05:00I confess I'm of two minds about this.
For th...I confess I'm of two minds about this.<br /><br />For the duration of 4E, I was quite relieved that WotC left Greyhawk alone. That way, they couldn't screw it up too much.<br /><br />I can't make any judgements about a 5E Greyhawk; it would depend entirely on how it was done. Are they going to advance the timeline again? Go back to CY 576? Too many variables to make a statement.<br /><br />One very faint glimmer of hope came when one of the WotC staff (Trevor Kidd) asked on Twitter what a 5E Greyhawk book should contain. <br /><br />My reply was: "A full-blown setting that supports play in the three major time-frames of the setting (the Gold Box, From the Ashes, and LGG)."<br /><br />FWIW, he re-tweeted my reply, which I took as a signal of agreement. Thin gruel, I know, but it's something.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.com