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[[Image:Dragonlance-Logo.jpg|right|thumb|The second Dragonlance logo, used on most of the books and ''Dungeons & Dragons'' supplements set in the world.]]
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'''''Dragonlance''''' is a ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[campaign setting]] created by [[Laura Hickman|Laura]] and [[Tracy Hickman]], and expanded by Tracy Hickman and [[Margaret Weis]] under the direction of [[TSR, Inc.]] into a series of popular [[fantasy]] novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application. At TSR, Tracy met Margaret Weis, his future writing partner, and they gathered a group of associates to play the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' [[role-playing game]]. The adventures during that game inspired a [[Dragonlance modules (DL series)|series of gaming modules]], a series of novels, licensed products such as board games, and lead miniature figures.
{{Main|List of Dragonlance modules and sourcebooks}}
[[File:Dragonlance Adventures 1987 book cover.jpg|thumb|''[[Dragonlance Adventures]]'', the first ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting sourcebook]]
[[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] created ''Dragonlance'' as a campaign setting for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (''AD&D'') [[roleplaying game]] in 1982. They published the first sourcebook, ''[[Dragonlance Adventures]]'', in 1987. When ''AD&D'' was updated to the 2nd edition, the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting was updated as well. However, in the 1990s, ''Dragonlance'' was converted to use the new [[SAGA System|SAGA roleplaying system]], which uses cards to determine the effects of actions. In 1996, the ''Dragonlance: Fifth Age'' roleplaying game was released; the game used cards to produce random results instead of dice, and emphasized storyline development.<ref name="history"/> When the 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was released, Dragonlance was again updated with a new sourcebook (''Dragonlance Campaign Setting''), although no new adventures were published by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Wizards of the Coast also turned over all responsibility for maintaining the ''Dragonlance'' setting in the 3rd edition to Margaret Weis's home company, [[Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher)|Sovereign Press]].
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