Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit

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Bethke, Erik (2003). Game development and production. Wordware Publishing, Inc. p.12. ISBN 1-55622-951-8. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) Vehovec, Doug (August 23, 2018). "Is There a Best Edition of D&D? Absolutely". Nerdarchy . Retrieved February 25, 2020. Hall, Charlie (July 23, 2018). "Dungeons & Dragons gets a major crossover with Magic: The Gathering this fall". Polygon . Retrieved April 26, 2020. Early in the game's history, TSR took no action against small publishers' production of D&D compatible material, and even licensed Judges Guild to produce D&D materials for several years, such as City State of the Invincible Overlord. [144] This attitude changed in the mid-1980s when TSR took legal action to try to prevent others from publishing compatible material. This angered many fans and led to resentment by the other gaming companies. [76] Although TSR took legal action against several publishers in an attempt to restrict third-party usage, it never brought any court cases to completion, instead settling out of court in every instance. [145] TSR itself ran afoul of intellectual property law in several cases. [146] a b Gramuglia, Anthony (May 4, 2020). "Stream of Many Eyes: D&D's Most Ambitious (and Fun) Event, Explained". CBR . Retrieved November 2, 2020.Haberman, Clyde (April 17, 2016). "When Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a 'Moral Panic' ". The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2023. Alongside the publication of the 5th Edition, Wizards of the Coast established a two-pronged licensing approach. The core of the 5th Edition rules have been made available under the OGL, while publishers and independent creators have also been given the opportunity to create licensed materials directly for Dungeons & Dragons and associated properties like the Forgotten Realms under a program called the DM's Guild. [152] The DM's Guild does not function under the OGL, but uses a community agreement intended to foster liberal cooperation among content creators. [152] Sofge, Erik (March 10, 2008). "With Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax created a monster". Slate Magazine . Retrieved June 11, 2020. Countdown to 3rd Edition: Feats and Fighters". Dragon #270. Wizards of the Coast. XXIV (11): 30–31. April 2000. ISSN 1062-2101. a b c d Waters, Darren (April 26, 2004). "What happened to Dungeons and Dragons?". BBC News . Retrieved February 25, 2020.

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What Is D&D?". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 12, 2005 . Retrieved February 21, 2007. Hite, Kenneth (March 30, 2006). "State of the Industry 2005: Another Such Victory Will Destroy Us". GamingReport.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009 . Retrieved February 21, 2007. Smith, Rich (January 17, 2023). "A Big Change Could Be Coming for Hasbro: Should Investors Worry?". The Motley Fool . Retrieved January 17, 2023. Eric Goldberg reviewed Dungeons & Dragons in Ares Magazine #1 (March 1980), rating it a 6 out of 9, and commented that " Dungeons and Dragons is an impressive achievement based on the concept alone, and also must be credited with cementing the marriage between the fantasy genre and gaming." [172] Eric Goldberg again reviewed Dungeons & Dragons in Ares Magazine #3 and commented that " D&D is the FRP game played most often in most places." [173] a b c Michaud, Jon (November 2, 2015). "The Tangled Cultural Roots of Dungeons & Dragons". The New Yorker . Retrieved February 25, 2020.

a b "D&D CEO Thinks Hobby Is 'Under Monetized' Compared To Video Games". Kotaku. December 12, 2022 . Retrieved January 12, 2023. With the launch of Dungeons & Dragons's 3rd Edition, Wizards of the Coast made the d20 System available under the Open Game License (OGL) and d20 System trademark license. Under these licenses, authors were free to use the d20 System when writing games and game supplements. [147] The OGL has allowed a wide range of unofficial commercial derivative work based on the mechanics of Dungeons and Dragons to be produced since 2000; [148] it is credited with increasing the market share of d20 products [149] and leading to a "boom in the RPG industry in the early 2000s". [150]

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