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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 8765069" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Wizards of the Coast apologizes for <em>Spelljammer </em>race, NuTSR customer financial data allegedly leaked, Monty Python RPG announced, Lisa Stevens retires from Paizo, and more!</p><p></p><p>For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZ7ByBXPqZRg-Q-J-_0YEA" target="_blank">EN Live's <em>This Week in TTRPG</em> every Friday</a>.</p><p></p><p>Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with <em>Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</em>. This week, Peter and Jessica talk about algorithmic “AI” generated art in RPGs.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=podbean]jrnaw-12b466f[/MEDIA]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260878[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In case you missed it elsewhere on EN World this week:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN Publishing <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeon-delvers-guide-high-level-play.691375/" target="_blank">posted another preview from the <em>Dungeon Delver’s Guide </em>covering high level play</a>. You can get <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?" target="_blank">the new sourcebook for <em>Level Up: Advanced 5e </em>(compatible with original 5e) on Kickstarter now</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">EN5ider #472 is <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-472-intriguing-organization-vandt-ascendency.691243/" target="_blank">a new Intriguing Organization ready to insert into your campaign, the Vandt Ascendency</a>, a centuries-old secret society so secret the royal family they’re sworn to protect doesn’t know they exist.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Egg Embry interviewed <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/graveyard-of-the-gods-an-interview-with-matthew-j-hanson-sneak-attack-press.691086/" target="_blank">Mathew J. Hanson of Sneak Attack Press about the new 5e and <em>Pathfinder </em>setting, <em>Graveyard of the Gods</em></a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Egg Embry also <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-haul-2022.690965/" target="_blank">wrote about all the items he managed to pick up at this year’s Gen Con</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Michael Tresca writes <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-tactics-escape-rooms.691198/" target="_blank">about how to use the tactics and puzzles of escape rooms to enhance your tabletop games</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mike Myler’s newewst ENterplanetary DimENsions is <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/enterplanetary-dimensions-duality-of-drunath.691265/" target="_blank">the Duality of Drunath, a planet scorched by two suns and an odd climate as it didn’t always have the second sun</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t miss out on <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-dragonbane-dungeon-delvers-guide-hexagram-10-and-more.691326/" target="_blank">the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep up with <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-mongoose-goodman-games-modiphius-and-more.691269/" target="_blank">all the new print RPG releases with Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Find the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-freebies-bundles-and-sales-news-september-4-2022.691230/" target="_blank">big TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the RPG Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News</a>.</li> </ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260880[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-apologises-for-spelljammer-race-descriptions.691242/" target="_blank">Wizards of the Coast responded to criticism of the <em>Spelljammer: Adventures in Space </em>sourcebook this week</a>. The book came under fire for inclusion of background lore material and artwork for the Hadozee playable race that was condemned as racist. The background material involved the Hadozee being uplifted from their primitive lifestyle by a wizard and enjoying their servile position in the setting compared to other races, while the artwork was compared to that from minstrel art of the 19th and early 20th century. The statement:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This marks the most recent entry in a recent history of Wizards of the Coast apologizing for perceived racism and race-based discrimination including <a href="https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1468692154243588101" target="_blank">omitting the credit of cultural consultant Tanya DePass from <em>Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos </em>in 2021</a> and <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/news/diversity-and-dnd" target="_blank">a 2020 blog post addressing concerns about the Vistani, Drow, Orcs, and other previous “evil races”</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260881[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/" target="_blank">Over the weekend, accusations were levied at TSR LLC (aka “TSR3” aka “NuTSR”) owner Justin LaNasa for improper storage and transmission of private customer financial details</a>. Former NuTSR publisher Wizard Tower Games CEO Don Semora released a YouTube video featuring screenshots of a spreadsheet that appeared to contain in plain text with no encoding or encryption detailed customer information including full names, email addresses, physical addresses, and credit card numbers for all customers of both TSR LLC and related company Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. The video was part of a back-and-forth between Semora and LaNasa sparked by Semora stating that received two subpoenas related to discovery in the lawsuit between LaNasa and Wizards of the Coast over the trademark for TSR. <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/post-8761435" target="_blank">The video was made private early Tuesday morning according to Semora</a> “to number one preserve them, and number two as I have been asked to do so by those far above my pay grade”. Semora also stated in a post on EN World that <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-241#post-8763386" target="_blank">he has filed an official report with the FBI over the leak of customer information</a>.</p><p></p><p>In other lawsuit news, the discovery phase of the trial has started as Wizards of the Coast’s legal team have sent subpoenas to those involved in the case. In addition to the above-mentioned subpoenas for Don Semora and Wizard Tower Games, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/post-8753557" target="_blank">former TSR LLC employee Michael K. Hovermale stated that he has also received a subpoena</a> that he will comply with and <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-236#post-8759705" target="_blank">has a Blu-ray he burned with company documents from his time working for the company</a>. Additionally, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-244#post-8764730" target="_blank">Wizards of the Coast filed to add another lawyer to their legal team working on the case, Rose McCarty of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP</a>. This brings the current legal team to five lawyers including two of the partners of the firm. The jury trial for the lawsuit is scheduled for October 2023. For those who need a refresher, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697" target="_blank">Morrus has helpfully put together a timeline of events here on EN World</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260882[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-an-official-monty-python-rpg-coming.691377/" target="_blank">Exalted Funeral announced an officially licensed Monty Python game titled <em>Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme <s>A Roleplaying Game</s> No It Isn’t</em></a>, a title that will help me hit my word count in the coming weeks. The game will attempt to bring the Monty Python surrealist absurdity to the tabletop sphere drawing not just from <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail </em>but from other works by the comedy troupe with a core mechanic inspired by <em>Monty Python’s Flying Circus </em>character The Colonel as dice roles are based on how “silly” things are. The game also appears to take aim directly at television production in general as rather than a gamemaster, the officiant for the game is known as the Head of Light Entertainment. The Head of Light Entertainment will also have a character to play as the producer of the “programme” and attempt to influence the path the adventure will take based on their own preference from sports fanatic to stuffy professor to Member of Parliament. And yes, there will be complaint letters. <em>Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme <s>A Roleplaying Game</s> No It Isn’t </em>will launch on Kickstarter in October.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260883[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.direwolfdigital.com/news/announcing-munchkin-digital/" target="_blank">Dire Wolf Digital and Steve Jackson Games announced an official digital adaptation of RPG parody card game <em>Munchkin</em></a>. The announcement trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXe83kgeWZ4" target="_blank">shows off gameplay footage that goes beyond the simple tabletop simulation</a> with animated combat and on-screen effects based on the cards played. The game will feature cross-platform online multiplayer, a dungeon-delve tutorial mode, and a Solo Challenge mode with special rules. <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/fandom-exiting-rpg-business-with-sale-of-cortex.691116/" target="_blank">Dire Wolf also made headlines last week with their acquisition of the <em>Cortex </em>roleplaying game system from Fandom</a>. The game will launch this Autumn on Andoird and iOS via their respective app stores and is currently <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1722860/Munchkin_Digital/" target="_blank">available to wishlist for notification on release via Steam for PC</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260884[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si4u?What-a-Long-Strange-Trip-It-s-Been" target="_blank">Paizo founder and former CEO Lisa Stevens has officially retired from the adventure game industry</a>. Stevens began her career in tabletop gaming in 1987 joining <em>Ars Magica </em>publisher Lion Rampant before moving on to White Wolf when Mark Rein-Hagan and Steven Wieck merged the two companies together. She left White Wolf in 1991 to become the first full-time employee of Wizards of the Coast. While there, she launched <em>The Duelist </em>magazine for <em>Magic: The Gathering </em>and, following the acquisition of TSR in 1997, became the Brand Manager for the RPGA, the <em>Greyhawk </em>setting, and the <em>Star Wars Roleplaying Game</em>. In 2002, Stevens founded Paizo Publishing in order to publish <em>Dragon</em>, <em>Dungeon</em>, and <em>Star Wars Insider </em>under license from Wizards of the Coast. In 2008, Paizo launched <em>Pathfinder </em>based on the <em>Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition </em>rules and cemented the company’s longevity. Lisa Stevens, along with her spouse Vic Weitz, will still retain ownership of the company but have retired from active operations at the company. From the blog post:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]260885[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/meet-the-kickstarter-games-outreach-team" target="_blank">Kickstarter announced the promotion of Jon Ritter-Roderick to Director of Games and the hiring of Nicole Amato as Games Outreach Lead</a>. Ritter-Roderick formerly held the position of Games Outreach Lead for Tabletop since 2020 and advised on Kickstarter campaigns including <em>Frosthaven</em> from Cephalofair, <em>Trogdor!!</em> from Homestar Runner, <em>SHASN</em> from Zain Memon, and <em>The Shivers</em> from Pop Fiction Games. Amato Kickstarter the card game <em>RESISTOR_ </em>in 2013 as part of Cardboard Fortress Games and co-founded both the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia and the Tabletop Co-Op. Kickstarter has faced controversy following former CEO Aziz Hasan’s commitment to blockchain technology for the platform which caused several companies – including <em>Frosthaven</em>’s Cephalofair – to abandon Kickstarter for other crowdfunding platforms. <a href="https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-blockchain" target="_blank">In a statement to Polygon concerning the move to blockchain technology, Ritter-Roderick said</a>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ritter-Roderick further stated his thoughts on the position of tabletop gaming in the greater entertainment industry:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That’s all from me for this week! Don’t forget <a href="https://www.patreon.com/enworld" target="_blank">to support our Patreon</a> to bring you more gaming news content. If you have any news to submit, email us at <a href="mailto:news@enpublishingrpg.com">news@enpublishingrpg.com</a>, and you can get <a href="https://morrus.podbean.com/" target="_blank">more discussion of the week’s news on <em>Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk</em></a> every week. You can <a href="http://twitch.tv/gamerstavernshow" target="_blank">follow me on Twitch to get notifications when I go live,</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/meetinatavern" target="_blank">subscribe to <em>Gamer’s Tavern</em> on YouTube for videos on gaming history, RPG reviews, and gaming Let’s Plays</a>, or you can listen to <a href="http://gamerstavernshow.com/" target="_blank">the archives of the <em>Gamer’s Tavern</em> podcast</a>. Until next time, may all your hits be crits! <em>Note: Links to Amazon, Humble Store, Humble Bundle, and/or DriveThru may contain affiliate links with the proceeds going to the author of this column.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 8765069, member: 6669048"] Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Wizards of the Coast apologizes for [I]Spelljammer [/I]race, NuTSR customer financial data allegedly leaked, Monty Python RPG announced, Lisa Stevens retires from Paizo, and more! For a quick summary of the week’s news, Jessica Hancock will bring you up to speed with [URL='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZ7ByBXPqZRg-Q-J-_0YEA']EN Live's [I]This Week in TTRPG[/I] every Friday[/URL]. Don’t forget, you can keep up with all the week’s gaming news in detail with [I]Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[/I]. This week, Peter and Jessica talk about algorithmic “AI” generated art in RPGs. [CENTER][MEDIA=podbean]jrnaw-12b466f[/MEDIA] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Graveyard of the Gods - D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e - 01.jpg"]260878[/ATTACH][/CENTER] In case you missed it elsewhere on EN World this week: [LIST] [*]EN Publishing [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeon-delvers-guide-high-level-play.691375/']posted another preview from the [I]Dungeon Delver’s Guide [/I]covering high level play[/URL]. You can get [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?']the new sourcebook for [I]Level Up: Advanced 5e [/I](compatible with original 5e) on Kickstarter now[/URL]. [*]EN5ider #472 is [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-472-intriguing-organization-vandt-ascendency.691243/']a new Intriguing Organization ready to insert into your campaign, the Vandt Ascendency[/URL], a centuries-old secret society so secret the royal family they’re sworn to protect doesn’t know they exist. [*]Egg Embry interviewed [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/graveyard-of-the-gods-an-interview-with-matthew-j-hanson-sneak-attack-press.691086/']Mathew J. Hanson of Sneak Attack Press about the new 5e and [I]Pathfinder [/I]setting, [I]Graveyard of the Gods[/I][/URL]. [*]Egg Embry also [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-haul-2022.690965/']wrote about all the items he managed to pick up at this year’s Gen Con[/URL]. [*]Michael Tresca writes [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-tactics-escape-rooms.691198/']about how to use the tactics and puzzles of escape rooms to enhance your tabletop games[/URL]. [*]Mike Myler’s newewst ENterplanetary DimENsions is [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/enterplanetary-dimensions-duality-of-drunath.691265/']the Duality of Drunath, a planet scorched by two suns and an odd climate as it didn’t always have the second sun[/URL]. [*]Don’t miss out on [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-dragonbane-dungeon-delvers-guide-hexagram-10-and-more.691326/']the newest RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News[/URL]. [*]Keep up with [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-mongoose-goodman-games-modiphius-and-more.691269/']all the new print RPG releases with Charles Dunwoody’s RPG Print News[/URL]. [*]Find the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-freebies-bundles-and-sales-news-september-4-2022.691230/']big TTRPG sales, bundles, and charity fundraisers with the RPG Bundles, Freebies, and Sales News[/URL]. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="1280x960-jam-3.jpg"]260880[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-apologises-for-spelljammer-race-descriptions.691242/']Wizards of the Coast responded to criticism of the [I]Spelljammer: Adventures in Space [/I]sourcebook this week[/URL]. The book came under fire for inclusion of background lore material and artwork for the Hadozee playable race that was condemned as racist. The background material involved the Hadozee being uplifted from their primitive lifestyle by a wizard and enjoying their servile position in the setting compared to other races, while the artwork was compared to that from minstrel art of the 19th and early 20th century. The statement: This marks the most recent entry in a recent history of Wizards of the Coast apologizing for perceived racism and race-based discrimination including [URL='https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1468692154243588101']omitting the credit of cultural consultant Tanya DePass from [I]Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos [/I]in 2021[/URL] and [URL='https://dnd.wizards.com/news/diversity-and-dnd']a 2020 blog post addressing concerns about the Vistani, Drow, Orcs, and other previous “evil races”[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="tsr3.jpg"]260881[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/']Over the weekend, accusations were levied at TSR LLC (aka “TSR3” aka “NuTSR”) owner Justin LaNasa for improper storage and transmission of private customer financial details[/URL]. Former NuTSR publisher Wizard Tower Games CEO Don Semora released a YouTube video featuring screenshots of a spreadsheet that appeared to contain in plain text with no encoding or encryption detailed customer information including full names, email addresses, physical addresses, and credit card numbers for all customers of both TSR LLC and related company Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. The video was part of a back-and-forth between Semora and LaNasa sparked by Semora stating that received two subpoenas related to discovery in the lawsuit between LaNasa and Wizards of the Coast over the trademark for TSR. [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/post-8761435']The video was made private early Tuesday morning according to Semora[/URL] “to number one preserve them, and number two as I have been asked to do so by those far above my pay grade”. Semora also stated in a post on EN World that [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-241#post-8763386']he has filed an official report with the FBI over the leak of customer information[/URL]. In other lawsuit news, the discovery phase of the trial has started as Wizards of the Coast’s legal team have sent subpoenas to those involved in the case. In addition to the above-mentioned subpoenas for Don Semora and Wizard Tower Games, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/post-8753557']former TSR LLC employee Michael K. Hovermale stated that he has also received a subpoena[/URL] that he will comply with and [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-236#post-8759705']has a Blu-ray he burned with company documents from his time working for the company[/URL]. Additionally, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697/page-244#post-8764730']Wizards of the Coast filed to add another lawyer to their legal team working on the case, Rose McCarty of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP[/URL]. This brings the current legal team to five lawyers including two of the partners of the firm. The jury trial for the lawsuit is scheduled for October 2023. For those who need a refresher, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-full-glorious-history-of-nutsr.684697']Morrus has helpfully put together a timeline of events here on EN World[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="python_rpg.jpg"]260882[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-an-official-monty-python-rpg-coming.691377/']Exalted Funeral announced an officially licensed Monty Python game titled [I]Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme [S]A Roleplaying Game[/S] No It Isn’t[/I][/URL], a title that will help me hit my word count in the coming weeks. The game will attempt to bring the Monty Python surrealist absurdity to the tabletop sphere drawing not just from [I]Monty Python and the Holy Grail [/I]but from other works by the comedy troupe with a core mechanic inspired by [I]Monty Python’s Flying Circus [/I]character The Colonel as dice roles are based on how “silly” things are. The game also appears to take aim directly at television production in general as rather than a gamemaster, the officiant for the game is known as the Head of Light Entertainment. The Head of Light Entertainment will also have a character to play as the producer of the “programme” and attempt to influence the path the adventure will take based on their own preference from sports fanatic to stuffy professor to Member of Parliament. And yes, there will be complaint letters. [I]Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme [S]A Roleplaying Game[/S] No It Isn’t [/I]will launch on Kickstarter in October. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="KIN_SocialMedia_1280x720_v1.jpg"]260883[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.direwolfdigital.com/news/announcing-munchkin-digital/']Dire Wolf Digital and Steve Jackson Games announced an official digital adaptation of RPG parody card game [I]Munchkin[/I][/URL]. The announcement trailer [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXe83kgeWZ4']shows off gameplay footage that goes beyond the simple tabletop simulation[/URL] with animated combat and on-screen effects based on the cards played. The game will feature cross-platform online multiplayer, a dungeon-delve tutorial mode, and a Solo Challenge mode with special rules. [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/fandom-exiting-rpg-business-with-sale-of-cortex.691116/']Dire Wolf also made headlines last week with their acquisition of the [I]Cortex [/I]roleplaying game system from Fandom[/URL]. The game will launch this Autumn on Andoird and iOS via their respective app stores and is currently [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/app/1722860/Munchkin_Digital/']available to wishlist for notification on release via Steam for PC[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="874A2490-DE4C-4636-A533-AE7562DB7EC2.jpeg"]260884[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si4u?What-a-Long-Strange-Trip-It-s-Been']Paizo founder and former CEO Lisa Stevens has officially retired from the adventure game industry[/URL]. Stevens began her career in tabletop gaming in 1987 joining [I]Ars Magica [/I]publisher Lion Rampant before moving on to White Wolf when Mark Rein-Hagan and Steven Wieck merged the two companies together. She left White Wolf in 1991 to become the first full-time employee of Wizards of the Coast. While there, she launched [I]The Duelist [/I]magazine for [I]Magic: The Gathering [/I]and, following the acquisition of TSR in 1997, became the Brand Manager for the RPGA, the [I]Greyhawk [/I]setting, and the [I]Star Wars Roleplaying Game[/I]. In 2002, Stevens founded Paizo Publishing in order to publish [I]Dragon[/I], [I]Dungeon[/I], and [I]Star Wars Insider [/I]under license from Wizards of the Coast. In 2008, Paizo launched [I]Pathfinder [/I]based on the [I]Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition [/I]rules and cemented the company’s longevity. Lisa Stevens, along with her spouse Vic Weitz, will still retain ownership of the company but have retired from active operations at the company. From the blog post: [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="c62c1e392b7648c381e2b896dfc1044d_original.jpg"]260885[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/meet-the-kickstarter-games-outreach-team']Kickstarter announced the promotion of Jon Ritter-Roderick to Director of Games and the hiring of Nicole Amato as Games Outreach Lead[/URL]. Ritter-Roderick formerly held the position of Games Outreach Lead for Tabletop since 2020 and advised on Kickstarter campaigns including [I]Frosthaven[/I] from Cephalofair, [I]Trogdor!![/I] from Homestar Runner, [I]SHASN[/I] from Zain Memon, and [I]The Shivers[/I] from Pop Fiction Games. Amato Kickstarter the card game [I]RESISTOR_ [/I]in 2013 as part of Cardboard Fortress Games and co-founded both the Game Makers Guild Philadelphia and the Tabletop Co-Op. Kickstarter has faced controversy following former CEO Aziz Hasan’s commitment to blockchain technology for the platform which caused several companies – including [I]Frosthaven[/I]’s Cephalofair – to abandon Kickstarter for other crowdfunding platforms. [URL='https://www.polygon.com/23328798/kickstarter-new-director-of-games-interview-blockchain']In a statement to Polygon concerning the move to blockchain technology, Ritter-Roderick said[/URL]: Ritter-Roderick further stated his thoughts on the position of tabletop gaming in the greater entertainment industry: That’s all from me for this week! Don’t forget [URL='https://www.patreon.com/enworld']to support our Patreon[/URL] to bring you more gaming news content. If you have any news to submit, email us at [EMAIL]news@enpublishingrpg.com[/EMAIL], and you can get [URL='https://morrus.podbean.com/']more discussion of the week’s news on [I]Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[/I][/URL] every week. 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