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Dear Hobby Game Community,

Due to changing demands within our industry and within our own company, WizKids is reorganizing to strengthen itself within the marketplace. In doing so, we are making changes at the executive level management of our company, bringing in highly skilled and proven leaders while allowing the creative side of our company to focus on continued innovation.

I am stepping down as CEO of WizKids. Moving forward, I will continue to work with WizKids in a creative capacity, exploring new product innovations and game development. The goal is to allow me to do what I do best and what I love the most, which is to create great games. Stepping down as CEO is a very difficult decision. But I believe it is best for WizKids, as well as what is best for me.

Lax Chandra will be taking on the role of President at WizKids. Lax was most recently Topps Company’s Director of Business Development for the Entertainment Division and head of the Internet Group. Lax’s mix of strategic vision, passion and discipline combined with his impressive business experience make him a solid choice as WizKids next President. I am confident he will effectively lead WizKids into its next chapter for years to come.

With the strong addition of Lax, WizKids has also hired Joe Hauck as the Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Product Development. Joe brings with him 10 years of game industry experience, most recently as Vice President of Brand Marketing for Wizards of the Coast. Joe is one of the most accomplished marketers in the history of our industry. His experience managing the Magic brand is a testament to steady brand development and extension. Joe will focus on growing WizKids’ market share, forming strategic partnerships, and delivering top-notch products to our industry. I am pleased to welcome him as a valued member of our management team.

WizKids is firmly committed to supporting the Core Hobby Game industry and plans to serve this industry for years to come. The company’s commitment to innovation and excellence has not changed and we look forward to working with all of the folks that make this industry great to help transform the marketplace into a vibrant and exciting one again.

Sincerely,

Jordan Weisman

• Dice pools no longer exist in their SR3 form. They are now attribute + skill +/- modifiers.
  
• The target number for dice rolls is now always 5. Yes, all target numbers. Modifiers add or subtract from dice pools, not the target number.
  
• Each roll of 5 or 6 is a "hit" rather than a "success." Success is determined by the number of hits scored.
  
• The Rule of One (now called a glitch) is triggered more frequently, and may be triggered even when successful.
  
• The Rule of Six no longer applies, except when you are using the new Edge attribute.
  
• Open Tests no longer exist.
  
• A new type of test-Extended Tests-has been added.
  
• The maximum for natural, un-augmented attribute ratings is now 6 (plus racial modifiers)
  
• Intelligence is divided into two new attributes: Intuition and Logic.
  
• Quickness has been divided into two new attributes: Agility and Reaction (Reaction is no longer a derived attribute).
  
• Two new attributes have been added: Edge (luck, a balancer for non-cyber and nonmagic characters) and Resonance (for technomancer characters).
  
• Magic no longer starts at 6; it must be purchased just like other attributes.
  
• Combat Turns are now 6 seconds long.
  

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• Intelligence and Quickness are split into 2 stats each.


• Reaction is no longer derived.


• Karma Pool removed in favor of a stat.


• No more deckers or riggers, they are called HACKERS now.


• Open Tests are gone.


• Dice pools are defined differently.


• Magic is a normal attribute, no longer starting at 6.