I know nothing about pnp, but what probably happened is they said, hey, PC, we got the rights to this awesome, popular DnD module. Would you rather that be next or Auronoch, and people on the council said heck yeah to ToEE.
It wasn't a choice...it was "here is some new stuff we're working on and we're looking for feedback on a couple of things."
Jibo-Argo/Degenerate Matter, Thelanis/TES, Mournlands
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