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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8315046" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>The mysteries about a new TSR are just getting more and more confusing! Not only did <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-is-back-again.680779/" target="_blank">another new TSR announce its launch recently</a>, they claim to be the <em>original</em> company resurrected, using names like Ernie Gygax (Gary Gygax's son), and Larry Elmore (iconic D&D artist) to back up that claim.</p><p></p><p>Ernie Gygax was involved with the other current TSR <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-again-gary-gygaxs-widow-tsr-settle-trademark-dispute.663449/" target="_blank">until he and his brother Luke withdrew</a> from it due to legal conflict with their father's widow, Gail Gygax. It's not clear how one can register the TSR trademark with one company, leave it, then set up a new company and register the same trademark while the original company is still trading. Presumably there is some kind of arrangement there. Somebody should make a flowchart!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]138699[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>However, Ward appears to know nothing about it!</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-is-back-again.680779/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[USER=52905]@darjr[/USER] posted this image of Jim Ward's Facebook post.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]138689[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Update -- Jim ward has since tweeted:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1407862430408003586[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>The new company's flagship product is a science-fantasy RPG called <em>Giantlands</em>, and is co-created by Jim Ward. His name is on the cover. It seems likely that his contribution to <em>Giantlands</em> pre-dated the most recent registration of the TSR trademark, or that the property was acquired by the new TSR.</p><p></p><p>[callout]Be the first kid on your block to get our first blockbuster summer release <a href="https://www.facebook.com/giantlands/?__cft__[0]=AZVnoTABOc8V-RphvyBUhDKNJYyyEGPDbcXO10inEOeMQZuJHBUG6EFRwQemr9DprThdXPJkrsdhG_88eiaNE1JawqvxGAYB3v_a6MJLaYTLIynlu7nUYMypw7VvR3k86OzhZseXni33EyGCWcJc-din7aY7Wtm-LOWdsbUX28Mzng&[B]tn[/B]=kK-y-R" target="_blank">GiantLands</a>! This crowdfunded game is made in Wisconsin with some of the original TSR team, like Larry Elmore, Jeff Dee and James M. Ward. It will be among the first titles to bring TSR Games back to life. The GiantLands 1st Edition boxed set consists of three booklets, dice and more, a homage to the original D&D set.[/callout]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]138692[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The new TSR has also registered the trademark for <em>Star Frontiers</em>, a sci-fi RPG which was created by the original TSR in the 1980s. Evil Hat Productions picked up the lapsed trademark in 2017, and the new TSR picked up the again-lapsed trademark earlier this year. They have not yet commented on what access they have to the original <em>Star Frontiers</em> content and artwork, but they used the latter in their announcement, which implies that they might have some kind of license from WotC to use it. I'm sure we'll find out soon!</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-tsr-announces-a-star-frontiers-reboot.680858/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8315046, member: 1"] The mysteries about a new TSR are just getting more and more confusing! Not only did [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-is-back-again.680779/']another new TSR announce its launch recently[/URL], they claim to be the [I]original[/I] company resurrected, using names like Ernie Gygax (Gary Gygax's son), and Larry Elmore (iconic D&D artist) to back up that claim. Ernie Gygax was involved with the other current TSR [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-again-gary-gygaxs-widow-tsr-settle-trademark-dispute.663449/']until he and his brother Luke withdrew[/URL] from it due to legal conflict with their father's widow, Gail Gygax. It's not clear how one can register the TSR trademark with one company, leave it, then set up a new company and register the same trademark while the original company is still trading. Presumably there is some kind of arrangement there. Somebody should make a flowchart! [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="600px" alt="tsr.jpg"]138699[/ATTACH][/CENTER] However, Ward appears to know nothing about it! [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-is-back-again.680779/[/URL] [USER=52905]@darjr[/USER] posted this image of Jim Ward's Facebook post. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="500px" alt="ward.jpeg"]138689[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Update -- Jim ward has since tweeted: [MEDIA=twitter]1407862430408003586[/MEDIA] The new company's flagship product is a science-fantasy RPG called [I]Giantlands[/I], and is co-created by Jim Ward. His name is on the cover. It seems likely that his contribution to [I]Giantlands[/I] pre-dated the most recent registration of the TSR trademark, or that the property was acquired by the new TSR. [callout]Be the first kid on your block to get our first blockbuster summer release [URL='https://www.facebook.com/giantlands/?__cft__[0]=AZVnoTABOc8V-RphvyBUhDKNJYyyEGPDbcXO10inEOeMQZuJHBUG6EFRwQemr9DprThdXPJkrsdhG_88eiaNE1JawqvxGAYB3v_a6MJLaYTLIynlu7nUYMypw7VvR3k86OzhZseXni33EyGCWcJc-din7aY7Wtm-LOWdsbUX28Mzng&[B]tn[/B]=kK-y-R']GiantLands[/URL]! This crowdfunded game is made in Wisconsin with some of the original TSR team, like Larry Elmore, Jeff Dee and James M. Ward. It will be among the first titles to bring TSR Games back to life. The GiantLands 1st Edition boxed set consists of three booklets, dice and more, a homage to the original D&D set.[/callout] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="giant.png"]138692[/ATTACH][/CENTER] The new TSR has also registered the trademark for [I]Star Frontiers[/I], a sci-fi RPG which was created by the original TSR in the 1980s. Evil Hat Productions picked up the lapsed trademark in 2017, and the new TSR picked up the again-lapsed trademark earlier this year. They have not yet commented on what access they have to the original [I]Star Frontiers[/I] content and artwork, but they used the latter in their announcement, which implies that they might have some kind of license from WotC to use it. I'm sure we'll find out soon! [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-tsr-announces-a-star-frontiers-reboot.680858/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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