Fans said the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' was at risk. So they went to battle

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No game of Dungeons & Dragons is exactly alike – the worlds, characters and problems are crafted by players themselves. Depending on your game's Dungeon Master – the person who guides players through the story – you could find yourself teaming up with roguish elves to save their princess or infiltrating a dragon's lair to retrieve a magic sword.

Last month, however, the tabletop roleplaying game itself became the story, when drafts of changes to its copyright license were leaked to the public, one of which would introduce royalty payments from certain creators. Fans felt this would destroy the culture of the game and, outraged, united to protect their beloved hobby against an unlikely foe: the game's own publisher, Wizards of the Coast.