HomeLAN - WotC had the Warcraft license originally. How did Sword and Sorcery come to take it on?

Andrew Bates - Being in the right place at the right time, I suppose. As you may recall, Wizards of the Coast released a Starcraft pen-and-paper RPG years ago, and a Diablo sourcebook more recently. They were designing a Warcraft sourcebook a few years back, but put publication on hold. (You'd have to talk to them as to why, but I think it's all for the best. We received their manuscript as part of the license arrangement, but much of it's outdated compared to Blizzard's published material and the focus is very different from where Sword & Sorcery is headed with the Warcraft RPG.)

Anyway, Warcraft happened to come up in the course of talking about our other WotC licenses, Ravenloft and Gamma World. We're big Blizzard fans and they've liked our stuff, too. Since WotC was willing also, transferring the license benefitted everyone.

In fact, not only has Blizzard been enthusiastic about the game's development, but WotC's also given it their stamp of approval. The Warcraft core campaign setting will release under the Dungeons & Dragons banner, and will be fully compatible with the revised 3rd Edition rules. All that help combined with Sword & Sorcery's talented folks should make for an amazing game.