2023: The Year in Roleplaying
appelcline A summary of WotC's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, plus there was lots more of note!
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Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Four)
Wizards entered December with massive layoffs. How did that relate to the OGL disaster that opened up the year?
Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Three)
The rest of WotC's disastrous opening of 2023, including the failed OGL 1.2 and their capitulation.
Is the OGL Era Over? (Part Two)
Verification that the leak about WotC's attack on the OGL was true, and the rapid response.
Is the OGL Era Over?
A first look at Wizards of the Coast's predatory attempt to overthrow the OGL.
TSR Connections: Licensees & Lawsuits
TSR was a study in opposites: early on, they embraced licensees, but when they got big, lawsuits became the order of the day.
Wizards of the Coast Next: 2011-Present
At last, the chronicle of D&D 5e and what happened afterward.
Dungeons, Dragons & Comics
A history of media Dungeons & Dragons comics, from the cart ads through the IDW books.
Paizo Publishing: 2002-Present
By July, 2002 Stevens had formed Paizo Publishing to take advantage of licenses to Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
Wizards of the Coast: 1990-Present
Wizards of the Coast is, without a doubt, now the big dog in the world of roleplaying. However, they were very much a small fish back in 1990.