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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 7578193" data-attributes="member: 6796241"><p>Well, there are a lot of existing companies that can take a screenplay and storyboards and some art and turn it into a show, which is a difficult operation, but one that can be done well with practice and talent. </p><p></p><p>Critical Role isn’t trying to draw the animation themselves, even though they theoretically could teach themselves, because there are already skilled production houses that do that sort of thing. Just like there are skilled TTRPG companies who are very good at making games. </p><p></p><p>While they could potentially use their success to launch their own animation studio, it’s not what they do. Neither is designing RPGs. </p><p></p><p>Now if WoTC was stoping them from using the D&D brand or demanding too much for the license, then maybe, perhaps, possibly they’d have a reason to do their own game, and could probably get a lot of cash from a kickstarter to create one. </p><p></p><p>But WoTC would be crazy to get into that fight with them. In fact, I’d be shocked if CR pays a dime to WoTC for the brand. It’s just too good of free advertising. Toy companies usually produce Cartoons at a loss just to get those 22 min advertisements onto a kids monitor. So getting CR to do it for free to WoTC is a huge win. </p><p></p><p>And it should also help the brand gain awareness before the Movie (which apparently has a near finished script now and is looking for a lead) which should also help. </p><p></p><p>Maybe someday the monies will get large enough and the egos big enough that WoTC and CR will split ways, but for now, they are too mutually beneficial for it to make sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OB1, post: 7578193, member: 6796241"] Well, there are a lot of existing companies that can take a screenplay and storyboards and some art and turn it into a show, which is a difficult operation, but one that can be done well with practice and talent. Critical Role isn’t trying to draw the animation themselves, even though they theoretically could teach themselves, because there are already skilled production houses that do that sort of thing. Just like there are skilled TTRPG companies who are very good at making games. While they could potentially use their success to launch their own animation studio, it’s not what they do. Neither is designing RPGs. Now if WoTC was stoping them from using the D&D brand or demanding too much for the license, then maybe, perhaps, possibly they’d have a reason to do their own game, and could probably get a lot of cash from a kickstarter to create one. But WoTC would be crazy to get into that fight with them. In fact, I’d be shocked if CR pays a dime to WoTC for the brand. It’s just too good of free advertising. Toy companies usually produce Cartoons at a loss just to get those 22 min advertisements onto a kids monitor. So getting CR to do it for free to WoTC is a huge win. And it should also help the brand gain awareness before the Movie (which apparently has a near finished script now and is looking for a lead) which should also help. Maybe someday the monies will get large enough and the egos big enough that WoTC and CR will split ways, but for now, they are too mutually beneficial for it to make sense. [/QUOTE]
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