TSR Just when you thought it was all over.... now there’s a fourth TSR!

In the story that will never end, after having this week turned itself into Wonderfilled, Inc, and deleted its Twitter account, TSR is BACK AGAIN! Like again, again, again, again. Complete with old-school logo! And Michael appears to actually exist!

Michael K. Hovermale says in a press release that an unnamed individual (I’m guessing Stephen Dinehart) apparently ran all the social media accounts for TSR, Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, Ernie Gygax, Justin LaNasa, and Giantlands. He goes on to say that this person has been replaced, and that all posts on those social media accounts are "invalid". There's no mention of Stephen Dinehart's social media accounts though.

Dinehart has left TSR3, taking Giantlands with him. Given that Star Frontiers mentions have been quietly removed a week or so ago, that would leave TSR3.5 without any roleplaying game products, as far as I can tell.

The existing (TSR3} website still says it's WONDERFILED (sic), Inc. However there’s now a NEW one at TSR Hobbies. We’ll call that TSR3.5 for now. I’m struggling to distinguish TSRs from tribbles at this point. They just keep on coming!

TSR - TSR3 Throws In Towel, Rebrands Wonderfilled

In the news story that never ends, after reversing its position earlier and admitting that it was NOT the original TSR reincarnated, the new TSR company, embroiled in acrimony for the last two weeks, and having blamed the widespread criticism it has received on Wizards of the Coast, has deleted...

www.enworld.org

I don't really know what to say anymore, but my job is to report the news. So here's the news.

TSR Appoints New Public Relations Officer; Responds to Social Media Mismanagement - PR.com

TSR has replaced the individual that was serving as both social media manager and information technology manager for TSR and The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum.

www.pr.com

TSR Appoints New Public Relations Officer; Responds to Social Media Mismanagement​

Lake Geneva, WI, July 09, 2021 --(PR.com)-- TSR has replaced the individual that was serving as both social media manager and information technology manager for TSR and The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. This individual was also the social media manager for Giantlands, Justin LaNasa, and Ernie Gygax.

All posts on all social media accounts for TSR and Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum should be considered invalid.

All posts on all social media accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax should be considered invalid.

TSR is in the process of recovering the social media accounts of TSR, The Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, and the personal Twitter accounts of Justin LaNasa and Ernie Gygax.

Michael K. Hovermale
Public Relations Officer
TSR

Ernie Gygax:
“I wish to speak directly to the transgender community regarding this incident. The individual who was speaking to you on Twitter does not represent me or TSR in any way. Trans people are always welcome to play with us. Everyone is welcome at our table.”
Contact
TSR LLC
Michael K. Hovermale PR Officer
(209) 819-7504

 

[Stephen Shomo]

There seems to be a weird divide, though. The general gaming bigot is a bigot, and you find them with probably any game out there. The old-school gaming bigots, however, seem to think that you have to be that way or you're not playing real games.

At least from what I've read.

 

[Gnarlo]

I’m just waiting for Fred to rip their mask off and we find out TSR was really Old Man Smithers all this time…

 

[Stephen Shomo]

I found this interesting, star wars 1977 Carl Sagan could see it...

 

[Ancalagon]

How many shows or movies would be shorter if someone made a call from a land line in the next room or simply LEFT? How many times do we see Cassandra-esque scientists get ignored until it’s almost too late?

Many situations unfold the way they do in TV & movies because of key mistakes made by those in the settings. I mean, how does a (slow) zombie apocalypse happen in a world with fast communication AND modern arsenals? Decision makers simply don’t believe in the nature and scope of the problem. VERY unreali…ohhhhhhhhh.

So what you are saying is that we aren't in reality, but some sort of ... joke reality? I knew it!

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

How many shows or movies would be shorter if someone made a call from a land line in the next room or simply LEFT? How many times do we see Cassandra-esque scientists get ignored until it’s almost too late?

Many situations unfold the way they do in TV & movies because of key mistakes made by those in the settings. I mean, how does a (slow) zombie apocalypse happen in a world with fast communication AND modern arsenals? Decision makers simply don’t believe in the nature and scope of the problem. VERY unreali…ohhhhhhhhh.

The Walking Dead at least had a legitimate excuse because in that universe there never was a zombie movie/TV/novel craze, so the whole concept of "aim for the head" did not exist. And many people learned the hard way that was the only thing that would stop a zombie for good.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The Walking Dead at least had a legitimate excuse because in that universe there never was a zombie movie/TV/novel craze, so the whole concept of "aim for the head" did not exist. And many people learned the hard way that was the only thing that would stop a zombie for good.

Except we also know that fire and bombs work just as well, as those are easy to come by or improvise.

And once ANYONE figured that out, social media would ensure EVERYONE knew.

IOW, TWD’s apocalypse depends on nobody trying flamethrowers, Molotov cocktails, bombs, grenades, IEDs, etc., and/or passing it along.

It also presupposes nobody ever envisioned scenarios like in Failsafe, War of the Worlds, The Andromeda Strain, Aliens or any number of kaiju movies in which someone suggests nuking the problem would be a good idea.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Just a thought…

If this is a neverending story, who is Artax?

 

[Gnarlo]

Just a thought…

If this is a neverending story, who is Artax?

He's a member over on RPG.net; never seen him over here

 

[Shair-afiyun]

Didn't expect how this would go for them or that they would cause these sorts of PR disasters, but I also can't say I'm surprised either.

 

[Dyson Logos]

yet no one from this “old school” circle has called them out.

Then you aren't talking to enough of the "old school" people.

One of the reasons they freaked out so much is that the pushback they expected from the "woke" contingent that they deride ALSO came from the old school crowd except for the usual suspects who we've already tried to keep isolated from our old school games.