TSR Just when you thought it was all over.... now there’s a fourth TSR!

In the story that will never end, after having this week turned itself into Wonderfilled, Inc, and deleted its Twitter account, TSR is BACK AGAIN! Like again, again, again, again. Complete with old-school logo! And Michael appears to actually exist!

Michael K. Hovermale says in a press release that an unnamed individual (I’m guessing Stephen Dinehart) apparently ran all the social media accounts for TSR, Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, Ernie Gygax, Justin LaNasa, and Giantlands. He goes on to say that this person has been replaced, and that all posts on those social media accounts are "invalid". There's no mention of Stephen Dinehart's social media accounts though.

Dinehart has left TSR3, taking Giantlands with him. Given that Star Frontiers mentions have been quietly removed a week or so ago, that would leave TSR3.5 without any roleplaying game products, as far as I can tell.

The existing (TSR3} website still says it's WONDERFILED (sic), Inc. However there’s now a NEW one at TSR Hobbies. We’ll call that TSR3.5 for now. I’m struggling to distinguish TSRs from tribbles at this point. They just keep on coming!

TSR - TSR3 Throws In Towel, Rebrands Wonderfilled

In the news story that never ends, after reversing its position earlier and admitting that it was NOT the original TSR reincarnated, the new TSR company, embroiled in acrimony for the last two weeks, and having blamed the widespread criticism it has received on Wizards of the Coast, has deleted...

www.enworld.org

I don't really know what to say anymore, but my job is to report the news. So here's the news.

TSR Appoints New Public Relations Officer; Responds to Social Media Mismanagement - PR.com

TSR has replaced the individual that was serving as both social media manager and information technology manager for TSR and The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum.

www.pr.com

TSR Appoints New Public Relations Officer; Responds to Social Media Mismanagement​

Lake Geneva, WI, July 09, 2021 --(PR.com)-- TSR has replaced the individual that was serving as both social media manager and information technology manager for TSR and The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. This individual was also the social media manager for Giantlands, Justin LaNasa, and Ernie Gygax.

All posts on all social media accounts for TSR and Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum should be considered invalid.

All posts on all social media accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax should be considered invalid.

TSR is in the process of recovering the social media accounts of TSR, The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, and the personal Twitter accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax.

Michael K. Hovermale
Public Relations Officer
TSR

Ernie Gygax:
“I wish to speak directly to the transgender community regarding this incident. The individual who was speaking to you on Twitter does not represent me or TSR in any way. Trans people are always welcome to play with us. Everyone is welcome at our table.”
Contact
TSR LLC
Michael K. Hovermale PR Officer
(209) 819-7504

 

[hunter1828]

The video in question in case anyone wants to take a look.

 

[Dyson Logos]

"Anyone over 40 that played back then and enjoyed it, they want it back!"

Speak for yourself, Jim.

He knows this isn't true, but he pretends he doesn't because he never replies to anyone who says so, so he can feign ignorance.

 

[Kravenjest]

"Anyone over 40 that played back then and enjoyed it, they want it back!"

Speak for yourself, Jim.

The fact that he perceives this huge demographic as being pro-him just shows how small of a bubble he’s living in. This whole TSR debacle has been about protecting that little bubble and resenting the rest of the world.

 

[David Flor]

I call dibs on TSR 4 to TSR infinity. I won't do anything with them; I'm just stopping any future bad actors from using them. [Yes, I know that "call dibs" is not a recognized legal concept in this area, I'm being sarcastic.]

This reminds me of when Quake III came out, some guy registered and parked every Quake domain up to like Quake 20, then did the same thing for every Unreal Tournament domain from 2001 to 2030.

 

[Stormonu]

Also important, Jim Ward has previously said that leyline power is not magic. But in the above-link video he repeatedly refers to it as magic with spells and the whole nine yards.

What even?

Best I can describe it, he's using Ley lines as magnetic power lines, like high-tension electrical power lines. The ley lines themselves aren't magic, but those who "plug into them" can use them to power magic. It's kind of like the electricity to your house. The raw electricity won't cool your food, but if you plug a refrigerator into it, the refrigerator now has the power to chill and freeze food. Likewise, the raw Ley power can't create a VR enviroment, but you can plug/power a VR headset with the electricity to run a VR game.

However, I do agree it sounds like he's avoided/dismissed the whole contraversy and because he hasn't been keeping up with what's going on, he's equating it the Satanic Panic of the 80's. I don't blame him for not wanting to step into that whole mess and comment on it, but since his company is caught up in the bad PR, he needs to get himself informed on what the root of the original issue was.

 

[monsmord]

Best I can describe it, he's using Ley lines as magnetic power lines, like high-tension electrical power lines. The ley lines themselves aren't magic, but those who "plug into them" can use them to power magic. It's kind of like the electricity to your house. The raw electricity won't cool your food, but if you plug a refrigerator into it, the refrigerator now has the power to chill and freeze food. Likewise, the raw Ley power can't create a VR enviroment, but you can plug/power a VR headset with the electricity to run a VR game.

So he read Robert Lynn Asprin? And those books, you know, had issues and have not aged very well, but he probably wouldn't see it that way. I apologize if anyone has already pointed this out elsewhere.

 

[RFB Dan]

"Anyone over 40 that played back then and enjoyed it, they want it back! They are hoping this TSR becomes something that mirrors the old company!"

I'm 45. I live in Wisconsin, so I have some home-state pride when it comes to TSR from back in the day. I still have warm memories of that TSR, and the AD&D games I loved through the 90s. Hell, I don't even think Lorraine Williams was the Satan that some here think! (I have read several articles & books regarding TSR under the Blumes, and the collapse in 1997 was pretty much inevitable considering; much of their business issues were based in decisions made in the 70s and 80s.). The only think I'd want is for D&D to still be here in Cheeseland for state pride purposes only. I do not want TSR back, especially if it's even remotely like this hot mess is trying to be.

This whole thing saddens me, which is why I've been cracking wise about it; it's a coping mechanism.

 

[Dioltach]

This reminds me of when Quake III came out, some guy registered and parked every Quake domain up to like Quake 20, then did the same thing for every Unreal Tournament domain from 2001 to 2030.

Back in the late 1990s, there were rumours that the EU had to change the intended name for the European currency unit from "ecu" to "euro" because someone had trademarked "ecu" while they weren't paying attention.

 

[General_Tangent]

Back in the late 1990s, there were rumours that the EU had to change the intended name for the European currency unit from "ecu" to "euro" because someone had trademarked "ecu" while they weren't paying attention.

The ecu was an artificial composite currency and was replaced by the euro which is a real currency.

More information can be found here :

European Currency Unit (ECU): What it Means, How it Works

The European Currency Unit was the official monetary unit of the European Monetary System before it was replaced by the euro.

www.investopedia.com

 

[Stormonu]

So he read Robert Lynn Asprin? And those books, you know, had issues and have not aged very well, but he probably wouldn't see it that way. I apologize if anyone has already pointed this out elsewhere.

Couldn't say. Though, I listen to Michael Jackson's music and like it, but couldn't defend anything he was ever accused of.