Dragonlance No More
A Letter From Margaret Weis
by Margaret Weis
The Dragonlance RPG License has been a labor of love for me and my staff throughout the term of our agreement with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. Our goal in creating Dragonlance game product has always been to give the long-time fan quality material that supports our vision for Dragonlance while attracting a new audience to this epic world. Our agreement has come to term and is not being renewed. We will be releasing new Dragonlance RPG product through the end of this year and then will step back from our association with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro.
Margaret Weis Productions is thrilled to be associated with incredible properties such as Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, and Supernatural. Our latest endeavor is a collaboration with Tracy Hickman in the development of our new world — Dragonships of the Vindras — an epic series featuring Viking-like warriors, three opposing groups of Gods, ships powered by dragons, and the ultimate quest for salvation and survival through recovery of the Five Bones of the Vektan Dragons. This new fantasy world is rich with adventure and romance and is being published by Tor Books on a timeline to coincide with the launch of new game Dragonships product in the classic tradition of Dragonlance. Stay tuned for exciting announcements on this line in the coming months.
In response to the many inquiries we’ve received, please know we view this as a beginning, not an end. We see this as an opportunity to provide our fans and community with quality product with which we’re going to be proud to be associated for many years to come.
Margaret Weis
President
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
- Damionte
Dragonlance has been a part of Dungeons and Dragons for decades. It’s difficult to imagine a D&D landscape without one of the most classic and beloved settings. I know they want to see this as a beginning for Dragonlance but in all honesty it’s just another nail in the coffin. Look at previous campaign worlds who lack the backing of the core D&D world.
Whatever happened to…. Dark Sun, Spelljammer, & Birthright?
Without new products that correspond to new edditions of the core game old campagn worlds will peter out and die. Yes you have your hard core fans of such worlds who will just stick with older game editions so they can continue to play in thier games. That’s great and is just fine. The problem is that doesn’t make any new money for the publishers. As time goes on people will forget about dragonlance. As the new gamers pick up new editions which don’t include it.
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