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Title: WotC vs Dragonlance creators
Post by: bayonetbrant on October 19, 2020, 06:44:49 PM
https://dragonlancenexus.com/weis-hickman-files-suit-over-cancelled-dragonlance-trilogy/

W&H suing Wizards for breach of contract. Lots of speculation from folks like  Forbeck & Hensley about what's going on...
Title: Re: WotC va Dragonlance creators
Post by: Martok on October 20, 2020, 02:51:56 AM
Came across this story earlier while perusing reddit.  The denizens there seem to believe it's somehow related to the allegations from earlier this year regarding WotC's racist/sexist practices, combined with meddling from Hasbro.  No idea whether there's anything to that, or if it's mostly tinfoil-hat theories.  ??? 
Title: Re: WotC va Dragonlance creators
Post by: bayonetbrant on October 20, 2020, 06:48:49 AM
There are some people, including a few who are probably positioned to know, that think this might somehow be connected to Wizards problems with implementing a legit diversity review, which itself was deemed needed as a result of the recent Ravenloft reboot and yet was somehow badly botched internally

Title: Re: WotC va Dragonlance creators
Post by: bayonetbrant on October 20, 2020, 06:50:34 AM
Incidentally, I also saw a note that thought that based on previous sales as well as the long time since the last new DragonLance material that asking for $10 million in damages was actually too low
Title: Re: WotC va Dragonlance creators
Post by: Martok on October 20, 2020, 07:59:44 PM
Incidentally, I also saw a note that thought that based on previous sales as well as the long time since the last new DragonLance material that asking for $10 million in damages was actually too low

I believe it, especially if the reddit comments are anything to go by.  A lot of those folks are absolutely foaming at the mouth for more DL novels.  :o