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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 5708965" data-attributes="member: 4348">That actually brings something interesting up, which most people DO NOT KNOW.I don't know if even WotC realized at the time there were more players in the game vying to get D&D at it's downward spiral.You're right, if not WotC, someone would have gotten the D&D license eventually.The wondering is what would have happened if that occurred, it's something I've been pondering a little bit recently.Some players are still in the game, and would reprint D&D.  They don't have enough money for Hasbro...yet.  Either that or Hasbro/WotC will do a reprint...or simply not allow for it.Point blank though, almost positive it would have been reprinted as either 1e or 2e by someone, if any doubts, just look at what people attempted to do with OSRIC, and that's not even official.  So, thus far the thread hasn't cast any illumination on that entire scenario.Financially what occurred was good for WotC.  If WotC hadn't gotten the game though, I wonder what would have occurred.Someone would have gotten the license, though they may have sat on it for a while.  Or it could have gone to Knights of the Dinner table for a penny at auction (or any number of others).  That probably would have brought a MORE SERIOUS version of Hackmaster than what came out (license issues forced them to basically do a parody instead of straight up hardcore game).  Others were in the fold though, more wolflike and ready to devour the corpse, more probable they would have gotten the eventual AD&D license instead.  They would be the more serious contendors who would be after D&D and not have it as more of an after thought.  Some probably already had their own RPGs...And in that case very well may have simply sat on it without releasing it until the past five years showed it could be profitable again, or at least not impact other game sales.No OGL would exist however.  No D20.  Game Evolution as it's occurred would not have happened.Is that bad?  Is that Good?So far most have ignored these items and concentrated more on what already occurred rather than the what if.Currently, AD&D had the same fate as it would have immediately after a TSR buyout/auction which means, AD&D as a system is no longer in print.It may be sometime soon though I imagine, depending on what plans unfold over the next few years.  Could even be in Ebook format.Will it sell though, and would it be worth it to WotC?Oh well, off topic of this specific thread.</blockquote>

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