I think the real objection was to things like novels that did NOT include game stats
for main characters or any other tangible connection to d20.
Conceivably, I could create a setting and release it under the d20STL with portions
made "open" under the OGL thereby establishing the trademark of my setting and
characters. I could then publish novels where events occur in my setting and even
include my major NPC's. But if there is nothing in the novel that derives from OGC or
the d20SRD (no game stats, no open content at all) should I put the logo on my work?
There would be absolutely nothing in the work covered under the OGL or the D20STL in
the first place - what grants me the right to use the logo?
Now if someone released a setting and characters as "open" content then I suppose the
novel (or portions thereof) based on that material would also have to be open and
would conceivably have a reason to use the OGL and the D20STL.
Weldon Dodd
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >In a message dated 9/29/00 6:41:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >I think what Ryan is talking about is use of the d20 logo on things that
> >won't drive the network effect, but rather feed off of it, like paperback
> >novels, conversion guides in appendixes other people's RPGs, etcetera.
>
> I don't know that I would agree with that assesment. A novel that
> included game stats for the main characters and pointed people
> at d20 products would certainly push people *toward* d20 and not
> just "feed off of it". Certainly this effect (minus the stats) has
> helped sales of Dragonlance and the other D&D worlds with *their* novels...
