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TSR decided to create a franchise, including modules, board games, lead figures, and - for the first time - novels. Weis had been hired as an editor; with Hickman, she began working with the author hired to write the novels. They weren't satisfied with the author, and decided they should be the ones to write the books.<ref name="Hunt"/> They collaborated over a weekend, writing the prologue for the first five chapters of the first novel,<ref name="Hunt"/> ''[[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'', based on the module ''[[Dragons of Despair]]''.<ref name="courier"/> TSR liked their treatment and gave them the assignment, firing the author. After two years of development, TSR released the module ''Dragons of Despair'' and the novel ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' in March and November 1984, respectively.<ref>{{cite journal |date=November 1984 |title=Chronicles: a novel idea |journal=Dragon #91 |publisher=[[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] |volume=IX |issue=6 |pages=44–45 |issn=0279-6848}}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp | title=The History of TSR | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | access-date=August 20, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195557/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp | archive-date=September 24, 2008}}</ref> TSR had doubts about the finished novel's sales potential, and attempted to order thirty thousand copies, ultimately ordering the minimum print run of fifty thousand. The success of the novel prompted TSR to publish more copies to meet demand.<ref name="Hunt"/> The novel was written after the completion of the first [[Dragonlance modules (DL series)|''Dragonlance'' game modules]]. Weis and Hickman felt this was constraining and made the novel feel too episodic, so they reversed the process for the next books and completed the novels before the related modules were written.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 22, 2007 |title=Interview: Screenwriter, George Strayton |url=http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/news/show_news.asp?id=12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814060903/http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/news/show_news.asp?id=12 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2007 |publisher=Dragonlance movie site
=== Further development ===
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When the 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was released in 2000, ''Dragonlance'' was not initially updated for the new edition. In 2002, Margaret Weis's company [[Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher)|Sovereign Press]] acquired the license to publish 3rd Edition ''Dragonlance'' material. The official update, ''[[Dragonlance Campaign Setting]]'', was published in 2003 for the 3.5 Edition. [[Wizards of the Coast]] turned over all responsibility for maintaining the ''Dragonlance'' setting to Sovereign Press until 2007.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=Dragonlance Campaign Setting (3.5) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/28592/Dragonlance-Campaign-Setting-35 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=[[Dungeon Masters Guild]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Archer" /><ref name=":2" /> The campaign setting was not supported during the [[4th edition D&D|4th Edition]] era (2008-2013) of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2022 |title=D&D's Latest Unearthed Arcana Teases the Return of a Classic Setting |url=https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-ua-heroes-krynn-dragonlance-return/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2022, Wizards released the PDF ''Heroes of Krynn'' which is part of the "[[Unearthed Arcana#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|Unearthed Arcana]]" public playtest series for the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th Edition]] of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2022 |title=D&D's Latest Unearthed Arcana Unleashes Dragonlance and the World of Krynn |url=https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-unearthed-arcana-dragonlance-krynn/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' commented that this "all but confirmed" the return of the Dragonlance setting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Dragonlance playtest materials released for Dungeons & Dragons |url=https://www.polygon.com/22968856/dnd-dragonlance-playtest-materials-released-5e |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> The setting was revisited in December 2022 with a new adventure module for the 5th Edition.<ref name=":3" /> On December 6, Wizards released the adventure book ''Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dragonlance
=== Novels ===
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===Races===
Like in many ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' campaign settings, the fictional world of the ''Dragonlance'' campaign is shaped by the division by race, with white humans as the central focus, but also including elves, goblins, and many others.<ref name="EFHF">{{cite book |last=D'Ammassa |first=Don |date=2006 |title=Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction |location=New York |publisher=[[Facts On File]] |page=58 |isbn=978-1-4381-4063-6}}</ref><ref name="HY">{{cite book |last=Young |first=Helen |date=2016 |title=Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness |location=New York, Oxon |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=42-43, 93 |isbn=978-1-138-85023-1}}</ref> With the species in many cases clearly assigned to "good" and "evil",<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Clements |first=Philip J. |date=December 2019 |title=Dungeons & Discourse: Intersectional Identities in Dungeons & Dragons |page=113 |url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1573729920432102 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917120731/https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:bgsu1573729920432102 |url-status=dead}}</ref> some critics have suggested that the setting had the [[Dungeons & Dragons controversies#Cultural representations and racism|potential to raise racist expectations]].<ref name="HY"/> The authors take an active stance against racist ideology and ensure that a "fascistic genocidal campaign to wipe-out species that are considered 'impure'" would have catastrophic consequences.<ref name="HY"/> In contrast, the authors emphasize the need for tolerance and cooperation between the races.<ref name="HY"/>
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