I have little doubt that a WotC-backed SW RPG would sell more copies than an FFG-backed one (because of cross-marketing with D&D and greater reach), but I strongly suspect WotC would see it as parasitic of D&D, and potentially fragmenting their own audience, so are not interested. Instead I'm pretty sure when the renewal came up, WotC were like "Ehhh, thanks Disney but we'll pass on that.". I somehow doubt that FFG outbid WotC because WotC didn't have enough cash or something. I mean, at the really high end of licensed, it's interesting to me that Star Wars is no longer with WotC. I can only speculate as to the reasons - could be that they aren't as profitable as people had hoped, could be that the fact that many SF-fantasy authors are ex-or-current RPG players incines them towards companies they think will do the setting/IP justice, because it's not going to be big bucks either way. The market as a whole has changed, too - it seems like licensed settings are increasingly going to smaller, more boutique-type game publishers.
And most of these settings don't fit into a D&D mould, so it's not like they could be sourcebooks. They're with Green Ronin because companies like WotC aren't interested.Īnd WotC aren't interested in making RPGs any more. The Broken Earth novels, for example, aren't with Green Ronin because WotC couldn't get them. Publishing a book is not the same as owning the actual IP.īut again, they don't want to make other RPGs. And all WotC would get would be effectively a slightly early chance to negotiate for that IP anyway. Board-game spin-offs of D&D and the like, sure, but actual other RPGs?Īnd 90% of the SF IPs that go through Tor and the like are not really suitable for anything but an RPG. They're only interested in making D&D, Magic, and a few other non-RPG games which don't compete with those. So the idea about other IPs going past them is irrelevant. Presumably because they think it just cannibalizes the D&D market and is unprofitable? Who knows? They have the money, they have the infrastructure, they have the skills. Am the only one who has noticed this? There's no 5E-style d20 Modern for a reason, people.
They tried it for what, over a decade? Well it's over. WotC tried the whole "Let's publish other RPGs than D&D" thing. They are a book publisher! We need a "scratch head" emoji reaction option for posts I swear.Īlso re: IPs, the fact is, WotC don't want to publish other RPGs. It's a bloody confusing thing to suggest.
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