dnd 3e Licenza D&D alla Kenzer in scadenza

[aza]

Dopo Dragon & Dungeon e Dragonlance anche la licenza della WotC alla Kenzer (kalamar) sta per scadere...

Wizards of the Coast/Kenzer & Company License Agreements Expiring

It is with regret that we announce that KenzerCo’s license with Wizards of the Coast for the D&D brand and the oD&D/AD&D copyright licenses for use with HackMaster will be expiring soon after GenCon. It was a fun seven year run and we really enjoyed writing official D&D materials and honoring former versions of that illustrious rules-set in our own particular KenzerCo way.

KenzerCo will continue to support the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting with setting and source material but the products will no longer bear the D&D logo. Any product currently bearing the D&D logo will only be offered for a limited time after the expiration of the licenses.

We will continue to support 4th edition HackMaster with adventures and other original materials on a going-forward basis, but will no longer offer “hacked” versions of 1e/2e/oD&D materials. Further, the class books, Hacklopedias, PHB, GMG and any “hacked” adventures will only be offered for a limited time after the expiration of the licenses.

The licenses were both rewarding and lucrative, and we at KenzerCo thank Wizards for the opportunity to play in the TSR/WoTC sandbox for the last several years.

We will be happy to answer any questions on the subject on our discussion boards through the Kenzerco.com site.

[Shar]

Mi viene una domanda...

Se, come dicono, la licenza è stata "rewarding and lucrative", come mai non ci sarà rinnovo?

Perchè comunque hanno un nome e gli appassionati dell'ambientazione seguiranno comunque le loro produzioni a prescindere dal logo d&d?

[Azothar]

Può anche essere che la WotC non voglia rinnovare la licenza, mentre alla KenzerCo non sarebbe dispiaciuto. Se non ricordo male (leggendo un topic passato di AZA stesso...ma potrei ricordare male), con Dragonlance è successo proprio che la WotC non abbia voluto rinnovare la licenza.