Hey @matthewmercer are you aware of this? Please tell me this is just your legal team acting on its own and #CriticalRole isn't doing evil megacorp stuff. We're just a small channel who has zero overlap with you guys. We play #shadowrun and have like 20 viewers tops. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/7bGnSzdsgF
— CriticalHits (@hits_critical) November 6, 2022
We just want to sell some stickers and stuff so we can make a few bucks to one day
— CriticalHits (@hits_critical) November 6, 2022
afford a new camera or 2. 2/3
This trademark application was worth more than half a year of donations and contributions from our small community and it's really sad to see their generosity being squandered because of some gratuitous legal action. 3/3
— CriticalHits (@hits_critical) November 6, 2022
This is a potential threat to every Actual-Play show that exists. Just about very last one uses the phrase "Critical Hit", or "Critical Fail".
— Shadowrun Facts (@Shadowrun_Facts) November 7, 2022
If this precedent gets set it's going to crush a lot of dreams for no good reason.
Stay strong, chummers.