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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8905000" data-attributes="member: 4348">I don't think I could get D&D for 1.5 billion.  I don't know how you'd get Hasbro to even agree to sell it, much less for that low amount.If D&D was mine to control completely (it hasn't really been that since Hasbro bought WotC, no one has had sole control of it.  No one has had carte blanche to do whatever they wanted) AND I didn't have worry about enabling it to make money ever again (I don't think that's ever happened where someone didn't have to worry about appealing to customers and just doing their own things without any worry about how much money it would make)...I'd cancel every D&D after AD&D, and every AD&D material after the year 1994.3.X would become D20 fantasy.  That's it's official name.  No longer would we have a game taking another game's name and using it to sell some other rules.  It would be D20 fantasy from here on out.AD&D rules after 1994's date would be AD&D Compliments, or a line that can compliment AD&D but isn't REALLY AD&D (and you know what, Rolemaster could put there stuff in on this as well if they wanted).4e would become the D&D miniatures RPG.  It's a minatures game which also has a Roleplaying game you can play with it.  (Note, these would be the same rules as 4e with errata, BUT development on a pure battles game that used the 4e rules would also be developed).  The Roleplaying would also be there still with 4e, but would be expanded.  The miniatures portion would be pushed hard with merchandising.5e would become Basic D20 Fantasy.  Like D20 Fantasy, but somewhat simplified.People would hate me.  It would lose money.  But AD&D and D&D would finally be the only D&D that had the D&D name recognition.  They would no longer be killed by someone else's game that took their name.As long as you agree to use the new monikers, everything is open content and licensed to use. For D20 and beyond, anything is yours to do with as you want.  It's free game.  If we like it enough and you are a small publisher, we'll ask if you would like us to publish and promote, but you would only get 25% royalties on that (that's somewhat generous, I know you may not believe it, but if D20 had reach, it could be a better idea for someone who is a very small publisher vs. the larger ones).We make a full on miniatures battles in tournaments and Weekend nights for D&D miniatures Roleplaying.  We also sponsor a living D&D miniatures Roleplaying adventures.We have a promotion for D&D and AD&D (pre-1994 versions) for those who wish to use it though.  It's an open submission.  If we like it we will promote it for 20% off the top for us.  If we actually publish it we get to keep 60% of the profits at a minimum, but we push it a lot harder.  We cut bargains with FLGS's, Amazon, Target, and Walmart for specialized content deals where we release things ONLY to their stores.  FLGS's get it first by a month.AD&D PHB is a combined classes book of the original PHB and UA, along with an optional Bard like 2e and a modified Acrobat class that can be played from the start.This would probably lose a TON of money.  It's a bad business plan.  But, if I could control it with no consequences and no worries, and actually HAVE total control (the closest this has really ever happened was with Gygax and almost Williams...maybe), I'd do the above.It's suicidal from a business perspective...which is why it would never be done otherwise.PS:  If I wanted to make a quick but I might see how much Paizo would want to buy D20 for.  It would be for D20 and Basic D20 (3.X and 5e).  MIniatures Roleplaying (4e) and the rest of D&D rules would stay with me.  I'd be looking for several Billion though, so not sure Paizo could afford it or would even want to own it for that much, especially as all the rules and EVERYTHING would be open content at that point.</blockquote>

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