Ugh, Again.
And so, another era in D&D ends.
I’m not sure what exactly to think about this. I understand that print media is not what it once was. I understand that Dungeon and Dragon may not have been the most profitable aspects of the business, but they are one of the oldest. I understand that the game is going to go on regardless.
I also understand that WotC hasn’t said they’re dropping the magazines forever. Really, all this announcement says is that Paizo’s license to publish them has ceased. WotC’s statement implies that content for these magazines may move into some online form, although it could just refer to the content on the Wizards’ D&D pages. And, Paizo is going to start putting out Pathfinder, which smells a lot like a revamped Dungeon magazine, and should meet expectations, content-wise.
People everywhere are freaking out.
I guess this is the double-edged sword about the OGL and 3E; ultimately, WotC can bring as much as they want back into their fold, and do with it what they want. Ceasing publication of the longest-running D&D magazines may be a misstep. Time will tell. I, for one, haven’t subscribed to Dragon or Dungeon, but I intend to subscribe to Pathfinder on principle.
One comforting piece of truth is that Peter bought GenCon, rather than licensing it. As long as it remains profitable, we’ll still have the oldest of the D&D institutions.
Ziggurat Con
Many of the guys in my gaming group are ex-millitary, and they can tell you how important it is to have a little diversion, especially when you’re somewhere like Iraq. Let’s help our boys in uniform have their own little diversion:
Was that Truly Necessary?
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!
After a discussion with one of the guys over the weekend, I discovered for the first time that Eberron has its own planar system. Not only does Eberron have its own cosmology, it has it’s OWN MATERIAL PLANE.
I know, I know. Eberron is a world of one-upmanship. It wants to be good at everything. If Dragonlance has 3 moons, Eberron has 13. If the realms has Elminster, Eberron has a league of Super-Duper Elminsters.
But why it’s own material plane? Why? Isn’t Eberron good enough on its own? Is it to promote the product line, to prevent Eberron DMs from buying used 2nd edition Planescape stuff, or, God forbid, switching over to the Realms?
I hate Eberron again. That’s just plain silly.
-
Updates
