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#1 Plaguescarred1 Jun 01, 2013 17:30:11	Kim Mohan retired yesterday from WotC. He's been with TSR (and then WotC) since 1979! Amongst his jobs at the company, he's been Editor-in-Chief of DRAGON Magazine, and Lead Editor, then managing Editor D&D 3E. He worked on Unearthed Arcana, and the Wilderness Survival Guide for AD&D 1st Edition, and many other product over the years since. I don't think I'd be exaggerating if I said he is almost as much part of D&D's blood as Gygax and Arneson are. Also retiring yesterday was Leeds Chamberlain, Snr. Mgr. Strategic Operations at WotC; and Angie Lokotz, graphic designer who worked on Planescape. The 7 remaining TSR folks (now only 5) were: Angie Lokotz, Bruce R Cordell, Steven Winter, Mark Painter, Dawn Murin and Kim Mohan. So it's just Bruce R Cordell, Steven Winter, Mark Painter, and Dawn Murin now. Congradulation to Kim, Leeds and Angie! Good luck in any future endeavors!        Props to Morrus for the info
#2 draco1119 Jun 01, 2013 19:27:35	WotC must be downsizing. At least it won't adversely affect their customer service!
#3 Alphastream Jun 02, 2013 18:50:16	I'm really sad to see Kim go, though he certainly earned his retirement. Kim was a fantastic editor. He met with a few DDI authors at one Gen Con and his feedback was invaluable. He's one of those guys that is incredibly humble, despite towering over you in capability. It really wasn't possible for me to appreciate the quality behind DDI until I saw my work developed and edited by Wizards. It is a humbling and enlightening experience. It is inevitable that as the years pass there will be fewer TSR employees. That shouldn't surprise us at all. I'm sorry to see fewer, but only because it shows us how our hobby has matured and how time passes. On the other hand, this seems to further indicate a reduction in the number of in-house editors. Perhaps Wizards is moving to freelancers for editing (and perhaps Kim and others will come back in a freelance capacity, the way Steve Winter has). Or, perhaps there is some other way they are handling this. I do hope the emphasis on quality continues. We can point to various DDI failures or issues, but the quality of the written work has never been an issue. The quality has always been the industry's best.
#4 Hipster_Dog Jun 02, 2013 19:34:08	I'm really sad to see Kim go, though he certainly earned his retirement. Kim was a fantastic editor. He met with a few DDI authors at one Gen Con and his feedback was invaluable. He's one of those guys that is incredibly humble, despite towering over you in capability. It really wasn't possible for me to appreciate the quality behind DDI until I saw my work developed and edited by Wizards. It is a humbling and enlightening experience. It is inevitable that as the years pass there will be fewer TSR employees. That shouldn't surprise us at all. I'm sorry to see fewer, but only because it shows us how our hobby has matured and how time passes. On the other hand, this seems to further indicate a reduction in the number of in-house editors. Perhaps Wizards is moving to freelancers for editing (and perhaps Kim and others will come back in a freelance capacity, the way Steve Winter has). Or, perhaps there is some other way they are handling this. I do hope the emphasis on quality continues. We can point to various DDI failures or issues, but the quality of the written work has never been an issue. The quality has always been the industry's best. Or less editing and more errata. ;)
#5 frothsof Jun 03, 2013 10:46:36	Props to Kim Mohan, I was literally just reading the WSG this week, looking for ways to torment players. Good luck in the future!
#6 Emerikol Jun 04, 2013 15:45:25	Wilderness Survival Guide still one of the very best books ever!