On the other hand, I would be astonished to learn that anyone in WotC's R&D department had anything more than a passing familiarity with Palladium's products.
I don't recall a single designer in roleplaying R&D who had Palladium books in their reference library at work. I sat five feet away from Tweet for most the 3E design process, and he tended to look back at stuff like Runequest (which has been a clear influence on Jonathan's work going back to Ars Magica) and Arduin.
Chris Pramas
Green Ronin
