TSR Who's running the TSR3 social media accounts?

Ernie Gygax (before he and Stephen Dinehart accused the whole affair of being orchestrated by WotC and then deleted their Twitter accounts) indicated that Justin LaNasa was running the social media accounts for TSR3, Giantlands, and Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum. After a full week of insults, barbed exchanges, and problematic statements from all three accounts, the following has been posted by...

Ernie Gygax (before he and Stephen Dinehart accused the whole affair of being orchestrated by WotC and then deleted their Twitter accounts) indicated that Justin LaNasa was running the social media accounts for TSR3, Giantlands, and Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum.

After a full week of insults, barbed exchanges, and problematic statements from all three accounts, the following has been posted by somebody who identified themselves as "Michael", perhaps suggesting that Justin LaNasa is no longer with the company (which seems unlikely), leaving many on social media to question whether "Michael" exists. The new TSR3 was founded by LaNasa, Stephen Dinehart, and Ernie Gygax, and despite the acrinomious social media activity, the former two founders' names have largely escaped much of the criticism.

UPDATE -- the below tweets now appear to have been deleted.

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Around the same time, the header above the available events at the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum website was altered to read: "Most role playing games will be played in old school fashion so if you're easliy offended or Rude ! DO NOT PLAY !" (sic)

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So who is TSR3 co-founder Justin LaNasa? He was an American politician who ran for office in 2014 and 2020, and who was involved in a minor scandal during the latter campaign.

 

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Sacrosanct

Legend
Why does he keep saying it's the first fantasy post-apocalyptic rpg on the market? No it's not. Heck, 15 years ago I put out Bleeding Sky which is exactly that, and I'm positive fantasy post-apoc rpgs have been out since the 80s.

Also, increasing %s reduced by armor % isn't new either. I briefly did the same thing in the 90s before realizing the math was too cumbersome (adding and subtracting double digit numbers in every case was just too slow and felt like work).

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Mistwell

Crusty Old Meatwad (he/him)
As for Michael, the only old Michael I know who played with Gary back in the day is Michael Monard, and I doubt that's him.
It would not be very hard to figure out who it is. I am just..not sure I care?

Now that I realize the one game they have apparently mostly written isn't even an OSR game but it's own entirely different game, and there is no Star Frontiers game written, and this TSR isn't in any meaningful way related to the original TSR...why should I care about this company anymore?
 

CleverNickName

Limit Break Dancing
It would not be very hard to figure out who it is. I am just..not sure I care?

Now that I realize the one game they have apparently mostly written isn't even an OSR game but it's own entirely different game, and there is no Star Frontiers game written, and this TSR isn't in any meaningful way related to the original TSR...why should I care about this company anymore?
It's just layer upon layer of disappointment.
 


Sir Brennen

Legend
Then Mr. Puddles blinks his one remaining button eye, and says, "Oh, I'm so glad you're back: I'm lonely and still afraid of people I don't know."

Then you drop him, turn, and walk away without looking back. Some things are best left remembered.
Wait, you walk away? I’m running and screaming “My stuffed animal Mr Puddles is telling me his creepy melancholic feelings! And apparently he can talk!”
 


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