You cannot distribute the level advancement rules whether you use the d20
logo or not. Using the rules themselves consitutes acceptance of the d20
license, which states that you cannot redistribute the level advancement
rules. How that pertains to an app that does level advancement behind the
scenes, I do not know.
At least, that's how I read the license.
-Tom Caudron
PS. Has anyone given thought to the creation of an XML standard for
distribution of d20 character info? I mean, if a group of people produced a
CML (Character Meta-Language) and us programmers actually stuck to it when
creating character-related apps, we could then reliably move character info
between different apps (as long as the apps were all CML compliant. I know
the Master Tools hasn't released their internal format, but that doesn't
mean we can't have one. Who knows, if it became more widely used, they
might include support for the CML format in future iterations. Just a
thought. It would be nice to be able to use apps from different companies
on the same character info and be able to share character info with others
regardless of the app the other person prefers. This is something I've been
kicking around with a friend for a while. Y'all think there's a
use/need/place for such a thing?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Reaban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm writing a character generator for
D20 , but if I read the license correctly, because it creates characters and
can advance them a level, I can't distribute it under the D20 license? But
as long as I don't use the D20 name or logo, I can distribute it, right?
If I can't use the term 'D20 System', then any ideas what I should call it?
"A character generator for games based around a 20 sided die" is my current
favorite.
