AMpersand #400 Bill S leaving WotC (and others?)

[catsclaw227]

Good Luck Bill! I hope WotC does not pass that baton lightly; we need to have stable leadership at the top.

 

[darjr]

Good luck Bill. I'm interested in where your next adventure will be, as a fan.

 

[diaglo]

also as posted elsewhere: thanks Bill for Alternity. i enjoyed that game.

i hope he is at Gen Con this year. i might have to get him to sign my Dungeons & Dragons for Dummies book. i bought a copy for every member of my group when it came out.

 

[FreeXenon]

Good luck and thanks for all of your work!
Alternity, Darksun, and Star Wars, and Planescape are some of my favorite settings!

 

[GMforPowergamers]

As posted elsewhere...

Holy crap.

I'm not really sure what to say, except "As a fan and a freelancer--thanks for everything, Bill."

I do wonder (and as a freelancer you may or maynot have insight here) how much of policy will be up in the air next month...and if there could be a huge change here...

 

[Plane Sailing]

Just seen a tweet from Monte Cook:

I wish the best for those laid off from Wizards of the Coast today. Some were good friends. All, I'm sure, are talented and capable.

So it seems there are more...

I've altered the title of the thread accordingly, so site visitors can see what is being talked about here.

 

[IanB]

I've heard via the grapevine that Steve Schubert is also moving on.

 

[Owen K.C. Stephens]

Bill greeted me on my first day at WotC, advised me on tricky Star Wars design choices, and let me shoot him with a Nerf gatling gun on my last day. I wish only good things for him.

I have heard word that Michelle Carter and Stephen Schubert are also leaving as of today, though I haven't confirmed those yet.

Edit: Their departure is now confirmed.

 

[Lhorgrim]

I hate to hear this. I loved Alternity, and many of the other products Bill contributed to.

I thought the WoTC layoffs usually took place near the end of the year.

 

[ArcaneSpringboard]

Michelle Carter has been around a looooooong time too.