Re: [ogf-d20-l] Creature Collection Critique...

[lizard]

"Kevin J. Brennan" wrote:
> 
> "Marizhavashti Kali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > b)A pretty half hearted embrace of openness. I understand the need to
> > > protect valuable IP, but I think the names of the creatures should have
> > > been Open, at least if they were linked with the stats and combat.
> >
> > Well... The names and likenesses are IP. I could take the "Herald of
> > Vangal" and use all the game information in another D20 product as "The
> > Daughter of Graz'zt" (or rather, some other demon prince of my own
> > invention). I'm fine with that.
> 
> I can understand the descriptive material being closed, but the problem I
> had with it is that all the new rules are closed as well. For example, the
> Exemplar has access to several new feats, all of which are closed content.
> For that matter, all of the monster special abilities are closed too.
> 
Are they? Unless I misread the opening, ALL the text under the 'combat'
section is open -- which means all the (Ex) and (Su) stuff.

Which is a lot of good material and a boon to future developers. Can
someone check their CC for me?