Thread: [RPG]: HackMaster Basic, reviewed by James Gillen (4/3)
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Re: [RPG]: HackMaster Basic, reviewed by James Gillen (4/3)
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Originally Posted by Maggan View Post
Short version, as far as I know it:

WotC used Kenzer IP in the Dragon Magazine Archive without permission. Kenzer sued, and later forced a settlement with WotC. Part of this was a license to produce Hackmaster using AD&D.

/M
Fair deal, I'd say.

JG
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