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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Plemmons" data-source="post: 113578" data-attributes="member: 1287">Yikes!  I turn my back for two minutes.... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I don't know that there's anything more I can say that our supporters haven't said already, but I'll try to give some general comments...Yes, the Player's Guide ads do tout it as an "official" D&D product.This is NOT to imply that non-official product is automatically inferior.  Obviously, that's not the case.  So what's the point of emphasizing that the Kingdoms of Kalamar products are "official?"Well, all the art and the text go through multiple approval stages both internally at KenzerCo and at WotC.  That means that anything WotC doesn't feel is appropriate under their brand will not be approved.  (So there won't be any 'over-the-top' HackMaster style in Kalamar.  We're easily able to keep the two products separate.)Of course, we want our products to be the best out there (just like every other company).  We stand by the quality of our products, regardless of whether they carry the D&D logo or not.  We're not relaxing on our heels, counting on the D&D logo to support our sales.  We're trying to make the best products ever!  Are we succeeding (or at least on our way there)?  That depends on who you ask.  Everyone has different tastes.Being official is also an extra level of 'mental security' (or whatever you want to call it) for those fans that trust the people at WotC, and also for those that only buy products with the D&D logo.  (If you don't trust WotC, it won't make a difference either way.)  The main thing I'd ask is that you judge our products and their quality for their content and quality.  If you don't like the Kingdoms of Kalamar, that's cool (as long as you're gaming something).  Like I said, everyone has different tastes.Just don't be turned off by something as innocent as wording in an ad, or make wild assumptions based on rumors and speculations.Okay?  Okay.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Mark PlemmonsKenzer and Company<a href="http://www.kenzerco.com" target="_blank">www.kenzerco.com</a></blockquote>

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