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4 Hours w/ RSD
WotC VP until 2002, Ryan Dancey was the 'architect' of the Open Gaming License, oversaw WotC's acquisition of TSR, and was heavily involved with D&D's rebirth with 3rd Edition. In this column he talks about those times.
In the winter of 1997, I traveled to Lake Geneva Wisconsin on a secret mission. In the late fall, rumors of TSR's impending bankruptcy had created an opportunity to made a bold gamble that the business could be saved by an infusion of capital or an acquisition with a larger partner.