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Hackmaster is perhaps the most well-known RPG first created as a parody in a comic strip. Kenzer & Co gained the right to publish the game as a derivative of D&D after Wizards published Dragon Magazine archives containing KODT strips without seeking proper permission.
This agreement ended two years ago, and Kenzer has now moved forward with a new edition of the game without any protected WotC material, i.e. no longer a D&D derivative. Several source books and extensions are planned. The Basic rulebook is due out next month.
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So, that’s the story? I never heard that the Dragon Magazine CDs had anything to do with it, but it sure kicked up a lot of dust wo why not.
Do you have any source for that claim, though?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HackMaster among numerous other places.
Ok. Thanks.