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The Complete History of D&D Pt, 4 @ GameSpy

Posted by Kristophe @ Thursday - August 19, 2004 - 10:04 -
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GameSpy's Allen Rausch continues the week-long celebration of D&D's 30 year anniversary with Part IV of the Complete History of D&D entitled "Repairs & Resurrections"...

Wizards of the Coast had pulled off a miracle, it had saved Dungeons & Dragons from oblivion and was now the dominant company in its field. Once the celebration of a successful acquisition had died down, however, the hard work had to begin -- figuring out exactly what assets and liabilities the former TSR had, and just how bad the situation was. To do that, the company started out with an extensive inventory of what was available and what would have to be jettisoned -- and the first thing that would have to go would be Lake Geneva itself.

Wizards began by announcing that the Wisconsin office would be closed following the 1997 GenCon and merged with WotC's office in Renton, Washington, a few miles outside of Seattle. According to some of the people who were there, that prospect wasn't as daunting as it seemed, because after a personnel evaluation the company had decided to retain between 85 and 90% of TSR's people and offer them relocation packages for Seattle. It seemed that Peter Adkison had told the truth when he acquired the company and tried to reassure the staff. He believed in the brand and in the talents of the people who were producing it. All Dungeons & Dragons needed was some better management to once again flourish. In the end, morale perked up and approximately 80% of staff offered positions accepted and made the trek to Washington.
 
 
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