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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 2512110" data-attributes="member: 533"><p>It was SKR's last work for WotC before he was let go earlier than expected. I must admit that like you and your aversion to <em>Eberron,</em> I do not find use for it in my game, so I'm not going to buy it just to collect dust at home.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Dragonlance</em> is a popular setting, plus Margaret Weis & Sovereign Press wanted to revive and support it. WotC work out the agreement that they profit from the sale of the main campaign setting book (essential for <em>DL</em> gamers, if not <em>PHB</em> owners), while Sovereign Press support the line. WotC could have done that with both <em>Ravenloft</em> and <em>Gamma World</em> but for some reason "missed the opportunity" during negotiation (or the third party is adamant on doing it all themselves or not at all).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps, but so far they haven't flooded the market either. I'd rather WotC focus their resources (human and budget) on a few lines, and let others willing to get the license from WotC do the rest, so they can simply kick back and just wait for their royalty share.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I dunno. I have heard rumors last year that WotC was shopping for someone to take the <em>Dark Sun</em> license. Of course, they're not going to give it to the first company who show up with the money. Then again, they did gambled with Sword & Sorcery Studio with the <em>Gamma World</em> license and ... well, the first <em>GW</em> product from them isn't exactly impressive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I've been scratching my head as to why WotC did not compete with AEG, other than the fact that prior to the release of <em>OA</em> WotC owned both <em>L5R</em> and <em>Kara-Tur</em> IPs.</p><p></p><p>And you figured that as soon as WotC sold the <em>L5R</em> IP (I mean they relinquish all trademark ownership) to AEG, they didn't come out with a <em>Kara-Tur</em> supplement compatible to the new <em>OA</em> (unless they're made a grave mistake in the sales agreement like promising not to compete with <em>OA/Rokugan</em> for X amount of years).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger REG, post: 2512110, member: 533"] It was SKR's last work for WotC before he was let go earlier than expected. I must admit that like you and your aversion to [i]Eberron,[/i] I do not find use for it in my game, so I'm not going to buy it just to collect dust at home. [i]Dragonlance[/i] is a popular setting, plus Margaret Weis & Sovereign Press wanted to revive and support it. WotC work out the agreement that they profit from the sale of the main campaign setting book (essential for [i]DL[/i] gamers, if not [i]PHB[/i] owners), while Sovereign Press support the line. WotC could have done that with both [i]Ravenloft[/i] and [i]Gamma World[/i] but for some reason "missed the opportunity" during negotiation (or the third party is adamant on doing it all themselves or not at all). Perhaps, but so far they haven't flooded the market either. I'd rather WotC focus their resources (human and budget) on a few lines, and let others willing to get the license from WotC do the rest, so they can simply kick back and just wait for their royalty share. I dunno. I have heard rumors last year that WotC was shopping for someone to take the [i]Dark Sun[/i] license. Of course, they're not going to give it to the first company who show up with the money. Then again, they did gambled with Sword & Sorcery Studio with the [i]Gamma World[/i] license and ... well, the first [i]GW[/i] product from them isn't exactly impressive. Yeah, I've been scratching my head as to why WotC did not compete with AEG, other than the fact that prior to the release of [i]OA[/i] WotC owned both [i]L5R[/i] and [i]Kara-Tur[/i] IPs. And you figured that as soon as WotC sold the [i]L5R[/i] IP (I mean they relinquish all trademark ownership) to AEG, they didn't come out with a [i]Kara-Tur[/i] supplement compatible to the new [i]OA[/i] (unless they're made a grave mistake in the sales agreement like promising not to compete with [i]OA/Rokugan[/i] for X amount of years). [/QUOTE]
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