amazon_ad_tag = "madirishmanpr-20"; amazon_ad_width = "728"; amazon_ad_height = "90";//-->, This page last modified . . ), a strategy intended to lure in new customers, but that actually divided its own core customers. [9] Spelljammer had not been considered a success by TSR as players perceived it as mainly a way to move characters from one world to another rather than its own setting; Planescape attempted to remedy this by focusing on Sigil as a place to set an entire campaign, rather than a place to pass through. This led to clashes between Williams and Gygax, who resisted some of Williams' suggestions. [5] Tim Kask was hired in the autumn of 1975 as Periodicals Editor, and the company's first full-time employee. Start your VIP Membership from as low as $3/Month, 1999-2023 Enthusiast Gaming (TSR) Inc. - All rights reserved. Original logo of Tactical Studies Rules: the entwined initials of founders Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Wizards admitted that it failed to file paperwork for the registration of TSR, Star Frontiers, and other related marks in a timely fashion as required under federal law. [72][verification needed][73]. [36] With no viable financial plan for TSR's survival, Lorraine Williams sold the company to Wizards of the Coast in 1997 in a deal brokered by Five Rings Publishing Group (FRPG).