Re: Radiant Dragona in Draconomicon

My final comment on this thread.
As someone who founded and ran a not for profit art and music foundation
(and ran it for three years), I can certainly relate to the idea of only
being in it for the fun of it. HOWEVER, the people who create consistently
deserve to make a living at it (if the public finds the quality worth
buying). These folks work hard to provide us with source materials for our
campaigns, and if they can make a living doing so then they can provide us
with more material.
I for one believe that denigration of "money motivation," is only
appropriate when that seems to be the only motivation. 3e has allowed me to
expand my baseline of materials giving me time to write storyline that was
previously used doing system to system conversions (Our campaigns have
always been multiplanar and utilize Gamma World and other systems as well as
DND).
I am not a fan of Magic: The Virus, but I don't think anyone can deny that
d20 has massively expanded the range of raw materials that I can use by
creating a boom in the quantity and quality of game gear out there.
NOW, can we please return to SJ as the main topic? I think anyone interested
in this thread is computer literate enough to take it off the list for
private discussion. Just remember, if you were the author of material that
was being pirated and were short on your rent how would you feel?

Loki, DM
Warriors of the Balance: The Rise of Dukagsh Campaign
New Orleans, La

----- Original Message -----
From: "Danton May" <coyotedkm@???????.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Radiant Dragona in Draconomicon


> >To put a fine point on it, I'm confused as well.  Quite simply, you
> >posted suddenly to the Spelljammer list about a Forgotten Realms
> >product with a subject line that is a response to a completely
> >unrelated thread (I've left that subject line on this post so you can
> >see what I mean).  Paul is merely trying to ask what you mean in your
> >emails.  He's as honestly confused as I am.  Reading your emails on
> >this subject I think I know what you're trying to say but ....
>
> I just made an offhand remark that was critical about WoTC and suddenly
> found myself having to defend being critical of them.  It wasn't intended
to
> start a thread or an off topic discussion, it just became that way.  Some
> people on this list seem to be very (overly) sensitive whenever anyone
makes
> unflattering comments about WoTC or thier rule systems.
>
> Every system, and company, has it's faults and strong points, it's that
> simple.  None of them are perfect.  And WoTC is far from perfect.  To me
> they seem to loose focus on creativity and instead try to just pump
changes
> that are intended to make them money.  Like those cards, the Magic the
> Gathering cards.  Those were an insidious invention, I'll tell you.
Little
> or no imagination, just a push to make you spend your money.  Gygax was in
> it for the fun of it, because he loved it, and that is why Dungeons and
> Dragons took off like it did.  The money was secondary and only meant to
> help him persue the primary focus - the expression of his imagination.
>
> - Coyote, the Desert Dog
>
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