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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seankreynolds" data-source="post: 1597275" data-attributes="member: 3029">Up to this point, your timeline is pretty much dead-on. However, WotC bought TSR in 1997, Pokemon became a hit in 1998 (i.e., after the TSR buyout).I don't know if this is true, but it certainly is reasonable interpretation of stockholder opinions.Essentially. Peter was promoted to a Regional Director position (or something like that) at Hasbro.I dunno about all Hasbro games, but certainly D&D, yes.And for good reason. The offering price was way too low, and he knew it, but other execs outvoted him. I think at that point he realized that he was no longer in control of the company he had created, and rather than have them nickel-and-dime away his morale with a bunch of similar events, he chose to leave.I don't know about that (I'm not privy to Peter's exit agreement).Anyway, my point is that Peter's choice to leave WotC/Hasbro wasn't a "screw you, I'm rich!" sort of thing. He loved WotC and loves D&D, and didn't want people to make stupid decisions about it, but IMO he realized there was nothing (as an insider) that he could do to stop it any more. The business mentality at Hasbro is very different than the business mentality at WotC. I don't blame Peter for leaving at all, in fact I respect him for doing so. Peter is a good businessman _and_ a gamer at heart.</blockquote>