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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 5762313" data-attributes="member: 426">Pathfinder already has the beginner's box and a fairly successful organized play program in Pathfinder Society.&nbsp; Other games could create their own introductory boxes and other ways of luring in games.&nbsp; I am not sure if the GSL for 4E would allow someone to create a clone, but I am sure that someone could create a game taking the best ideas that they are allowed to from 4E and run with it.I would be said if Hasbro shuts down the Dungeons and Dragons line, perhaps only using it for video game products and licensing.&nbsp; I doubt that the company would sell the license, as they held on to G.I. Joe and Gem and the Holograms for decades to make more money off those properties.&nbsp; Hasbro acquired WotC for Magic the Gathering and Pokemon.&nbsp; Dungeons and Dragons has always been less of an item on their balance sheets.&nbsp; So, I think that the chances of D&amp;D being shut down is far likely than a sale.&nbsp; Still, I believe that we will keep our hobby alive regardless of what happens with any single gaming company.&nbsp; I believe it will exist because of us -- whether we are players, GMs, or game designers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 5762313, member: 426"] Pathfinder already has the beginner's box and a fairly successful organized play program in Pathfinder Society. Other games could create their own introductory boxes and other ways of luring in games. I am not sure if the GSL for 4E would allow someone to create a clone, but I am sure that someone could create a game taking the best ideas that they are allowed to from 4E and run with it. I would be said if Hasbro shuts down the Dungeons and Dragons line, perhaps only using it for video game products and licensing. I doubt that the company would sell the license, as they held on to G.I. Joe and Gem and the Holograms for decades to make more money off those properties. Hasbro acquired WotC for Magic the Gathering and Pokemon. Dungeons and Dragons has always been less of an item on their balance sheets. So, I think that the chances of D&D being shut down is far likely than a sale. Still, I believe that we will keep our hobby alive regardless of what happens with any single gaming company. I believe it will exist because of us -- whether we are players, GMs, or game designers. [/QUOTE]

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