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How much does a franchise cost? Can I put it next to a McDonalds?
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I agree with the Hasbro execs that D&D is undermonetized...but the monetization should be in cool stuff like Owlbear stuffies or...
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If we have more kids I would totally go for a stuffed Owlbear instead of a stuffed bear as a toddler toy! It's a corporate reorg, so...
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I want a D&D Flamethrower...
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I would lie if I said I am surprised. Hasbro's strategy has been enoughly obvious since a long time ago and I don't blame them. The key...
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So it looks like WotC had someone do the Marvel presentation for them, back when Marvel was having troubles and they told them the value...
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While true I didn't see anything either, at the end of the day the goal is to maximize utilization of the "brand". As Spaceballs once...
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I think this means that in the future, stuff like Baldur's Gate 3 and the D&D movie would have actual tie-in products. IME the franchise...
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As someone currently working in corporate media and IP what they're doing now seems like a no brainer. I'm actually kinda shocked they...
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Makes Acquisitions Incorporated sound prophetic in some way...
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Seems like they might go back to what they did at the top of 5e where they contracted out work to publishers like Green Robin and Kobold...
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So does that make me a Franchisee instead of a DM?
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Well, being in traditional publishing, it isn't like they have the expertise to do TV, movies, or video games in-house. Managing those...
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Sounds like they want to license out more official D&D products to third parties instead of trying to do things in house. I don't see...
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They did a bunch about a month ago and then sort of stopped, presumably because they were busy laying off folks like Kendrick who...
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