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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 3:53PM
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If true, I see no real downside. As much as people joke, Disney has taken a fairly hands off approach to the licenses they have acquired. No sign of Mickey Mouse in the Avengers, for example. Pixar has been allowed to run autonomously. And lucasfilm remains in creative control over the IP.
The article I read said he was kept on as a creative consultant. That doesn't mean control. Has there been another article that says that he retains control?
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 3:56PM
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If true, I see no real downside. As much as people joke, Disney has taken a fairly hands off approach to the licenses they have acquired. No sign of Mickey Mouse in the Avengers, for example. Pixar has been allowed to run autonomously. And lucasfilm remains in creative control over the IP.
The article I read said he was kept on as a creative consultant. That doesn't mean control. Has there been another article that says that he retains control?
It means it appeases fans that might be upset with Lucas being out completely. Control has been handed down to another lady...I don't recall her name.
Edit: Kennedy! That's it, thank you Foxface.
My two copper.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 3:56PM
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Not Lucas. Lucasfilm as an entity retains creative control. Specifically Kathleen Kennedy.
Essentials zigged, when I wanted to continue zagging.
Roll dice, not cars.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 3:58PM
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Duck Barbarians/Wizards in core.
Donald Duck, Rage Mage.
I've seen Disney movies. It's the mice that get wizardly powers. All the duck does is rage. 
Well in the games the ducks get the magic and the mice get the swords.
Orzel, Halfelven son of Zel, Mystic Ranger, Bane to Dragons, Death to Undeath, Killer of Abyssals, King of the Wilds.
Constitution Based Class for Next!
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 4:07PM
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They'll probably make the same mistake Hasbro made and put a $50 million dollar sales goal on a $35 million dollar product. Hopefully they'll change out the management though. That would be a plus on the D&D side... 
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 4:10PM
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Well since Disney is comfortable with the imbalance between donald duck and mickey mouse, they seem the perfect choice to handle D&DN.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 4:23PM
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With the recent buying of starwars I could easily see hasbro being bought. I however see WotC possibly becoming a seperate entity before that happens. IF not, I"m sure we could arrange that. (Just start some rumors about D&D to where Disney doesn't want it and let another company buy it before the deal goes through.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 4:25PM
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Huh. Sounds good to me.
I don't use emoticons, and I'm also pretty pleasant. So if I say something that's rude or insulting, it's probably a joke.
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 5:23PM
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So, looking through my way-back machine, community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...I guess we can replace "Paizo" with "Disney", and your prediction will have been spot on!
'I have had players complain about having extra rares in a pack. I’ve had players complain about getting free things. I have had players complain because they liked something “too much”.' - Mark Rosewater's Twitter, May 7th, 2013
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7 months ago ::
Nov 05, 2012 - 5:39PM
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I am more worried about what this means for Transformers, GI Joe, and My Little Pony.
Do those things make money? I have little concern for them.
Well, Transformers has had three billion dollar movies made, I guess that counts for something. And each of these brands probably makes more than the entire hobby of table top rpgs. What is your point? I do wonder how long the Disney legal team would allow Pathfinder to exist before they figured out some way to tear it down. Remember, these are the people that filed suit and won against the makers of Kimba the White Lion for copyright infringement on the Lion King, despite KtWL being made before the Lion King.
CORE MORE, NOT CORE BORE!
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