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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8000431" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Maybe.That's actually a pretty sound analysis, except for one thing that I'm not sure we know (do we?) .... the licensing and IP status of Exandria, and the contractual relation between Mercer and Hasbro.We know that Green Ronin released Tal'Dorei, and it was ... I mean, it certainly didn't do as well as Wildemount, right? So the Mercer/Hasbro collaboration is mutually beneficial. ...but in the long run, in terms of making ALL THE MONEY (which is what companies like Hasbro like to do), they will want to pour more resources into developing the IP that the completely own and can develop further, and less money into IP that they do not completely own.So more Exandria? Sure. But these things can be complicated.I think that there are two factors; the first is that they are more than aware of the sensitivities that they need to deal with (see what happened with just Chult).On the other hand, with wuxia, anime, and the general ubiquity of Asian culture that has been mainstreamed here, I think that we will see some type of themed sourcebook that is more Asian-inspired fantasy as opposed to the pseudo-Western that we see.Al Qadim, on the other hand? That might be quite a bit harder.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8000431, member: 7023840"] Maybe. That's actually a pretty sound analysis, except for one thing that I'm not sure we know (do we?) .... the licensing and IP status of Exandria, and the contractual relation between Mercer and Hasbro. We know that Green Ronin released Tal'Dorei, and it was ... I mean, it certainly didn't do as well as Wildemount, right? So the Mercer/Hasbro collaboration is mutually beneficial. ...but in the long run, in terms of making ALL THE MONEY (which is what companies like Hasbro like to do), they will want to pour more resources into developing the IP that the completely own and can develop further, and less money into IP that they do not completely own. So more Exandria? Sure. But these things can be complicated. I think that there are two factors; the first is that they are more than aware of the sensitivities that they need to deal with (see what happened with just Chult). On the other hand, with wuxia, anime, and the general ubiquity of Asian culture that has been mainstreamed here, I think that we will see some type of themed sourcebook that is more Asian-inspired fantasy as opposed to the pseudo-Western that we see. Al Qadim, on the other hand? That might be quite a bit harder. [/QUOTE]

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