Rodney Thompson Leaves Wizards of the Coast

On one side -well, damn. I've always loved his work, especially back in the Star Wars saga days.

On the other side, i can't wait to see where he lands - I just hope he lands well.

 

[Zaruthustran]

Rodney is that rare combination of grace, genius, and grognard. He had a huge part in creating the finest edition of my favorite game. I'm grateful, and wish him continued challenge, success, and happiness.

 

[MasterTrancer]

Well, good luck to him for whatever endeavor he will be involved into, and many thanks for having co-created the wonderful 5E ;-)

 

[Li Shenron]

I think he was the best of the designers' bunch. Well, 5e is done now, and it's possible that from now on it's mostly adventures, and only marginal design work, but the team is certainly diminished without him.

 

[wedgeski]

Rodney: I'd like to offer my thanks for 5E, a job well done, and my best wishes for the future!

 

[Klaus]

Good luck, Rodney, and thanks for all the fun!

 

[Mithreinmaethor]

Who holds the rights to doing any new Star Wars RPGs? With the new movies coming out the interest may peak enough for someone to want to produce one.

Perhaps this could be the move he is making.

Just idle speculation.

 

[Kramodlog]

Who holds the rights to doing any new Star Wars RPGs? With the new movies coming out the interest may peak enough for someone to want to produce one.

Perhaps this could be the move he is making.

Just idle speculation.

Fantasy Flight is already making the SW RPG.

From the webstite Glassdoor that lets employees talk about their experiences at companies, WotC seems like a not so great place to work if you want promotions and be stimulated as a creator.

Thompson probably wants a working environment where he can get both.

 

[MerricB]

Who holds the rights to doing any new Star Wars RPGs?

Fantasy Flight Games have the rights, and currently have 3 RPGs on the market. Or 1. It's confusing, because it's the same system but each book gives you a different aspect of it.

Cheers!

 

[Morrus]

Who holds the rights to doing any new Star Wars RPGs? With the new movies coming out the interest may peak enough for someone to want to produce one.

Perhaps this could be the move he is making.

Just idle speculation.

Fantasy Flight Games has the current license, has been busy product SW RPGs for a couple of years now, and recently had the license renewed through Episode 7.

 

[TerraDave]

So, they have no actual game designers? At least who work on game design?