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Thank you! I have added a link back to your article. I think you assessment of the latest complications seem fair based on what we know at this point. I am crossing my fingers that these things can be resolved. -Havard

Some confusion about the upcoming project, but hopefully the involved parties will be able to work things out: Age of the Wolf not Sanctioned by Estate Morgan Says -Havard

A WotC produced book with homage to many of the early creators would be cool. Sadly, WotC hasn't show much interest in that, although the History book will be interesting. Certainly this year marks the 50th anniversary of modern roleplaying games, not just D&D. However, I disagree that your...

I am collecting details on this project on my blog and website. So cool to see a celebration of Dave Arenson's legacy :)

Fascinating! Some of us have been waiting for Age of the Wolf since 2009, or actually since Dave Arneson's associates started talking about it several years earlier. -Havard

You are right. That is quite interesting. -Havard

Zeitgeist (ZGG) were indeed operating under a lisence from WotC. The Zeitgeist CEO has cofirmed this to me. Mynex/CMP were only able to publish Blackmoor material due to an agreement with ZGG. WotC revoked this lisence upon Dave's passing and this ended the Blackmoor 3E/4E venture. In July of...

Oh, I agree with you about the name recognition. That is mostly because WotC has squandered so many of the IPs they have locked away and reduced their value. But all of these brands still do have value. And if brought back, their value could increase rapidly.' In the case of Blackmoor, the...

Perhaps, but every now and then it is useful to remind people what the thing they are selling paraphernalia for is all about. And it also potentially increases the value of said paraphernalia. -Havard

Perhaps, but if you look at the four modules that TSR put out, they contain information that is enough for at least 8 WotC style Hard Cover books. If they really wanted to, they could probably buy the rights to the ZGG d20 Blackmoor line. If they wanted to. What Blackmoor has is name...

What you are saying has nothing to do with modern players. Players and DMs have been doing this for 50 years. But this isn't about what they want. This is about what WotC can do that will make them money. And if teenagers today are wearing t-shirts of Metallica and ACDC, I see no reason why...

Look at the most successful fan franchise today: The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Did they stop using Iron Man because some of his stories were seen as "problematic"? Did they stop using Captain America because he was seen as too generic and old fashioned? Did they decide never to use Man Thing...

WotC owns the rights to everything that matters in order to publish new Blackmoor material. Older settings are often seen as generic because everything that came later borrowed their main features from them. I think it would be possible to make them feel distinct again, but I would do it...

I'm in! :) -Havard

Page 5 of the thread and noone mentioned Aleena and Bargle yet? :) -Havard