Re: [ogf-d20-l] D20 System Trademark License issues

[Steve Wieck]

> 1)  The product cannot include rules for creating characters; meaning
rules
> for determining starting ability scores, selecting a racial template,
> selecting a class, allocating skill points, and/or choosing feats.
>
> 2)  The product cannot include rules for advancing characters in level;
> meaning incrementing an existing class by one level, or adding a new class
> at 1st level, allocating new skill points, and/or choosing feats.
>

Ryan,

Would this restrict the ability to create and publish new prestige classes?
It would seem at first read it would not as a prestige class taken by
itself, is not suitable for generating a new character, but I'd like your
take.

Similarly, would this restrict the presenation of new character classes?
This seems much more grey to me as a character class has to define the # of
skill points per level and also in cases like the Fighter delves into the
assignment of (at least bonus) feats.

Thanks,
Steve