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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 262063" data-attributes="member: 363">Re: Just putting in my two coppers . . .I couldn't choose exactly which portion of this post to quote, so I'll respond to it as a whole.Let's assume the worst happens. Everytime someone poses such a scenario, they are seen as being Chicken Little - "The sky is falling!" And then the sky falls. Repeat cycle.Anyway, let's get back to the assumption. The worst happens. Let's say that Hasbro shuts down D&D and refuses to part with the D&D imprint. Not gonna happen, but just for the sake of discussion, let's entertain the notion.It won't invalidate what we already have. 3e is already a complete game. You really could play for a long time with just the original 3 books. It's that flexible. So the crunch part is there, intact, usable, unassailable. The d20 publishers and users of the OGL will continue to add to that crunch for as long as they are able (but I'm concerned, a bit, at how slowly the SRD is added to now, and how we haven't heard much about it for a while...)The fluff? Well, the fluff is there also. It's out there, spanning 3 editions and just as many decades (80s, 90s, 00s). There are boxed sets, novels, modules, computer games, etc. etc. ad infinitum ad nauseum. So if the worst happens, we're still set with material. Enough to last at least a lifetime of gaming.</blockquote>