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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 353601" data-attributes="member: 151">Not really, since that advice is the same for full-time RPG designers.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is, no one gets into RPG writing of any kind with the expectation of getting rich.&nbsp; Remember, WOTC made it's money on CCGs, not RPGs.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you discount folks like Peter Adkinson and the first group who got to cash in on Hasbro's buy-out,&nbsp; you can count the number of folks who've gotten rich from writing RPGs on one-hand...with or without fingers.&nbsp; Neither Steve Jackson nor Gary Gygax are rich beyond the dreams of avarice, successful as they are.&nbsp; Monte makes a living, and a good one...but he's not living off his portfolio, AFAIK.I have no idea how the layoffs are being handled at WOTC...but if previous layoffs are any indication, they may not be getting treated that badly.&nbsp; However, the only people who might be able to tell us&nbsp; probably are forbidden from doing so by their termination agreements.&nbsp; Most likely, Hasbro has had them sign agreements as part of their severance package.&nbsp; All I know is that I don't have a single friend or relative now who hasn't been laid off or let go in the last two years.&nbsp; As I said, things are tough everywhere....WOTC is hardly immune.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 353601, member: 151"] Not really, since that advice is the same for full-time RPG designers. The fact of the matter is, no one gets into RPG writing of any kind with the expectation of getting rich. Remember, WOTC made it's money on CCGs, not RPGs. If you discount folks like Peter Adkinson and the first group who got to cash in on Hasbro's buy-out, you can count the number of folks who've gotten rich from writing RPGs on one-hand...with or without fingers. Neither Steve Jackson nor Gary Gygax are rich beyond the dreams of avarice, successful as they are. Monte makes a living, and a good one...but he's not living off his portfolio, AFAIK. I have no idea how the layoffs are being handled at WOTC...but if previous layoffs are any indication, they may not be getting treated that badly. However, the only people who might be able to tell us probably are forbidden from doing so by their termination agreements. Most likely, Hasbro has had them sign agreements as part of their severance package. All I know is that I don't have a single friend or relative now who hasn't been laid off or let go in the last two years. As I said, things are tough everywhere....WOTC is hardly immune. [/QUOTE]

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