{"id":608586,"date":"2026-03-22T09:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/witcher-school-closes-down"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:40:50","slug":"larp-witcher-school-is-shutting-down-after-license-pulled-by-cd-projekt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/larp-witcher-school-is-shutting-down-after-license-pulled-by-cd-projekt\/","title":{"rendered":"LARP Witcher School is shutting down after license pulled by CD Projekt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/larp-witcher-school-is-shutting-down-after-license-pulled-by-cd-projekt.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A real world Witcher school in Poland is having to close down due to having its license to the IP pulled by <strong>CD Projekt Red<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/real-life-polish-witcher-school-closes-amid-political-concerns-as-licence-is-pulled-by-cd-projekt-red\">Eurogamer<\/a>, The Witcher School, a real-life school that fans of the series could attend to learn things like leatherwork, fencing, and casting magical signs, is shutting down. 5 &amp;Zdot;ywio&amp;lstrok;&oacute;w, the company that ran the role-playing school, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WitcherSchool\/posts\/5090000364400627?comment_id=804931900911573\">announced the news on Facebook<\/a>, saying that CD Projekt Red &#8220;terminated the license agreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5 &amp;Zdot;ywio&amp;lstrok;&oacute;w alleges that the license was pulled due to one staff member&#8217;s involvement in a controversial, ultra-conservative Polish Catholic organisation Ordo Iuris, known for being anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/stopideologicalneocolonialism.org\/en\/\">against gender equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/witcher-school-closes-down\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/witcher-school-closes-down\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A real world Witcher school in Poland is having to close down due to having its license to the IP pulled by CD Projekt Red. As reported by Eurogamer, The Witcher School, a real-life school that fans of the series could attend to learn things like leatherwork, fencing, and casting magical signs, is shutting down. 5 &amp;Zdot;ywio&amp;lstrok;&oacute;w, the company that ran the role-playing school, announced the news on Facebook, saying that CD Projekt Red &#8220;terminated the license agreement.&#8221; 5 &amp;Zdot;ywio&amp;lstrok;&oacute;w alleges that the license was pulled due to one staff member&#8217;s involvement in a controversial, ultra-conservative Polish Catholic organisation Ordo Iuris, known for being anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+, and is against gender equality. 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