The TSR buyout of D&D

Baalshamon
Baalshamon
edited April 2013 in General Discussion
"I read earlier today that TSR is buying Dungeons and Dragons from Hasbro":http://notthesingularity.com/1702/tsr-to-buyback-dungeons-and-dragons/

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  • Leonidas300
    Leonidas300
    Posts: 275
    This was an April Fools Day Prank

    However,

    I'd Give Large if this real
  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,001
    Wow, Stephen... sorry that people had such lack of humor!!!

    Just trying to help out.

  • Baalshamon
    Baalshamon
    Posts: 585
    lol, it was cool. The TSR folks got overwhelmed with phone calls from people who believed the joke. The joke was all in fun and they get that. No hard feelings, we just pulled the story and posted a retraction statement to eliminate the confusion for those who believed it. You should see my email box, it exploded with over 1000 emails today, both good and bad
  • Leonidas300
    Leonidas300
    Posts: 275
    Getting D&D out of big corperate hands could only be a good thing.

    I just picked up the 1st issue of Gygax magazine nd will be trying to convince my FLGS's to carry the print version.
  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,001
    Leonidas, before you push that, you should read the poor attitude of the editor of Gygax on Stephen's blog... it was really sad.

    Just trying to help out.

  • Baalshamon
    Baalshamon
    Posts: 585
    KVP there was alot of behind the scenes crap going on that could have caused some serious issues, that is why Jayson was so upset. TSR got hist with hundreds of phone calls because of it and it really was a pain for the company. They have been quite friendly after we started a dialog. I hold no hard feelings and feel that they are a good group of people.
  • Leonidas300
    Leonidas300
    Posts: 275
    I was unable to get to anything substantial on this in Stephen's blog, but I am inclined to give them a pass. This must be a stressful time for them just getting the ball rolling and the mixed reviews so far.

    For my part, I am planning on submiting a few articles to them in regards to the Pathfinder Rules set - specifically articles that expound on rules/ offer alternate game play.

    Hubris aside my group and I have come up with some really solid stuff over the years and it would be greedy not to attempt to share that with more gamers.

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