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Yes, that is precisely what Unearthed Arcana II was going to be.Edit: Considering the timeline, I wonder if the 1986 TSR Catalog was produced before Gary Gygax was removed from TSR (October 1985), and that Unearthed Arcana II was going to be more of his work? I know he had alluded to some classes (the Mystic and the Mountebank) that never materialized.
Good find! I think the TSR Catalog entry itself (regardless of the art it used) proves Unearthed Arcana II was at least "penciled in" for the 1986 schedule.That image is a Jeff Easley piece for Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn as depicted in the Encyclopedia Magica, Vol II, TSR, 1995, page 638.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of an Unearthed Arcana II being in the works once upon a time, but I would not necessarily rely on that art piece as proof.
I would say the fact that it was listed in the 1986 TSR retailer catalogue is pretty good evidence that it was in the works once upon a time...I wouldn't rule out the possibility of an Unearthed Arcana II being in the works once upon a time, but I would not necessarily rely on that art piece as proof.
Got a response on facebook - someone pointed out that it was used on the cover of the July 1984 edition of Amazing Stories. So it may have been placeholder art the whole time, given that it had already been used.That image is a Jeff Easley piece for Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn as depicted in the Encyclopedia Magica, Vol II, TSR, 1995, page 638.
As I departed TSR on the last day of 1985, I can not comment on anything thereafter.
No, I have no idea as to what was then being planned by TSR. From a speculative standpoint, I would suggest that TSR was then seeking another hit with a hardbound supplement to AD&D, but before it was completed Williams directed that AD&D Second Edition be done instead. As she was much opposed to me, she undoubtedly wanted to stop production of the original books, as I received royalties from their sale.