Editing Dragonlance (section)

=== Further development ===
[[File:Dragonlance-Logo.jpg|right|thumb|The second ''Dragonlance'' logo, used on most of the books and supplements since 1995 with the ''5th Age''.]]
In the mid to late 1980s, a rift developed between TSR and the authors. Weis and Hickman were feeling under-appreciated and, when TSR turned down their ''[[Darksword]]'' series of novels, they went to [[Bantam Books]]. Bantam made them an offer, which they accepted, and they stopped writing ''Dragonlance'' novels for TSR.<ref name="Hunt"/> They returned to write ''[[Dragons of Summer Flame]]'' for TSR in 1995, thinking it would be their final ''Dragonlance'' novel. At the time, ''Dragonlance'' gaming had been converted to the [[SAGA System]], with limited success, and that, combined with TSR's general financial troubles, put the setting's future in doubt. Wizards of the Coast bought the troubled TSR in 1997, and Weis and Hickman then proposed the ''[[List of Dragonlance novels#The War of Souls|War of Souls]]'' trilogy, which was published in 2000-2002. All three novels made the [[New York Times bestseller list|''New York Times'' bestseller list]], and the setting was commercially revitalized.<ref name="Archer"/> By 1998, the original ''Dragonlance'' trilogy had sold well over three million copies worldwide and spawned dozens of sequels.<ref name="Dragon #243">{{cite journal | last = Varney | first = Allen | author-link = Allen Varney | title = ProFiles: Margaret Weis | journal = [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] | issue = #243 | page = 120 | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | location = [[Renton, Washington]] | date=January 1998}}</ref> The central books of the ''Dragonlance'' series were written by the authoring team of Weis and Hickman, but many other writers have made contributions, including [[Richard A. Knaak]], [[Douglas Niles]], [[Roger E. Moore]], [[Don Perrin]], [[Jean Rabe]], [[Paul B. Thompson (novelist)|Paul B. Thompson]], [[Tonya C. Cook]], [[Michael Williams (author)|Michael Williams]], [[Nancy Varian Berberick]], and [[Chris Pierson]].

In 2001, Wizards of the Coast licensed [[Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher)|Sovereign Press]] to publish further ''Dragonlance'' game materials. This began with the newly revised ''[[Dragonlance Campaign Setting]]'' in 2003, which used the new [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition|''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd Edition]] rules.<ref name="Archer"/> In April 2007, Wizards of the Coast had not renewed Sovereign's license, and ''Dragonlance'' RPG game supplements and accessories were only released through the end of the year.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dragonlance.com/features/articles/10040.aspx|title=Articles: Dragonlance License|author=Margaret Weis|date=April 23, 2007|access-date=June 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526103906/http://www.dragonlance.com/features/articles/10040.aspx|archive-date=May 26, 2007}}</ref>

In October 2020, Weis and Hickman filed suit against Wizards of the Coast for breaching a licensing deal with Weis and Hickman for a new ''Dragonlance'' novel trilogy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=October 19, 2020|title=Dungeons & Dragons Publisher Sued by Dragonlance Co-Writers Over Scrapped Book Trilogy|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-dragonlance-margaret-weis-lawsuit/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=October 19, 2020|title=Dragonlance authors sue Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of The Coast|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/19/21523673/dragonlance-authors-weis-hickman-sue-wizards-of-the-coast-dungeons-and-dragons|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Boing Boing]]'' reported that "according to the lawsuit, Weis and Hickman agreed with Wizards of the Coast to produce the new novels in 2017, capping off the series and giving fans a final sendoff, but the company pulled the plug in August 2020".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beschizza|first=Rob|date=October 19, 2020|title=Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman sue Wizards of the Coast after it abandons new Dragonlance trilogy|url=https://boingboing.net/2020/10/19/margaret-weis-and-tracy-hickman-sue-wizards-of-the-coast-after-it-abandons-new-dragonlance-trilogy.html|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US}}</ref> In December, Weis and Hickman filed to voluntarily [[Prejudice (legal term)#Dismissal|dismiss without prejudice]] their lawsuit,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=January 11, 2021|title=Dragonlance authors drop $10M lawsuit against Wizards of the Coast|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/11/22224856/dragonlance-authors-weis-hickman-lawsuit-dismissed-dragonlance-dungeons-dragons-wotc|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref> and "the filing noted that Wizards of the Coast had not formally answered their lawsuit, nor had they filed for a summary judgement".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=December 20, 2020|title=Dragonlance Writers End Lawsuit Against Dungeons & Dragons Maker|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-dragonlance-lawsuit-dismissed/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref> Weis and Hickman's publishing agent affirmed a few weeks following this that a new trilogy of ''Dragonlance'' novels was in the works;<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/25/22249105/new-dragonlance-chronicles-trilogy-weis-hickman-wizards-coast-lawsuit | title = New Dragonlance novel trilogy is back on after authors dismiss lawsuit | first = Ryan | last= Gilliam | date = January 25, 2021 | access-date = January 25, 2021 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> the first of the new trilogy was released in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=December 17, 2021|title=A new Dragonlance trilogy begins in 2022|url=https://www.polygon.com/22841205/dragonlance-books-dragons-of-deceit-release-date-price-weis-hickman|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Polygon|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 20, 2021|title=Dungeons & Dragons: New Dragonlance Novel Gets 2022 Release Date|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-dragonlance-dragons-deceit-release/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref>

In December 2022, the first Dragonlance adventure module, titled ''[[Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen]]'', for [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th Edition]] was released. The module is set during the War of the Lance; Wizards of the Coast has stated that the module does not require prior knowledge of the setting or the novels to play the module.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Announces New Dragonlance Campaign |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dungeons-dragons-announces-new-dragonlance-campaign/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Wizards of the Coast Teases 'D&D Dragonlance's' Return |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50988/wizards-coast-teases-d-d-dragonlances-return |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en}}</ref> An integrated board game, titled ''Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn'', was released in 2023, designed by Stephen Baker and [[Rob Daviau]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=April 21, 2022 |title=New Dragonlance board game was designed by Rob Daviau and Stephen Baker |url=https://www.polygon.com/23036116/dnd-dragonlance-board-game-designed-by-rob-daviau-stephen-baker-details-battle-masters |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn'' is a [[wargame]] that focuses on military battles during the War of the Lance. Both games can be played independently, but the adventure module includes rules for using the board game to resolve the military battles that occur in the narrative.<ref name=":1" />