Kal Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you suggesting I can use the terms on the restricted list
> where ever I please if I am not interested in the D20STL?
Yes. Actually, that's what I'm saying. No beating around the bush for me.
> Then why is the restricted list part of the OGL'd document?
Because the D20SRD is easier to change than the D20STL. For example, when 4e
comes out and they make all new "restricted terms", they won't have to
re-write the D20STL. (of course, they probably won't do that... the terms
would either stay the same, or they'd get a new "D20" bit.)
> Even though the OGL says nothing about the restricted list,
> will I face the wrath of Hasbro trademark lawyers If I do
> use the restricted terms?
Since they're not trademarks, no. If you follow the OGL, you're doing what's
legally allowed by contract, and the lawyer's wouldn't bother with you.
> Or are you saying I won't need to use any terms on the
> restricted list to create a complete RPG?
? The restricted terms are words that *cannot be used in any other way in a
D20 game*. Thus, "Wisdom" can't be construed to mean "Intelligence" in a D20
game.
Ryan's attidude seems to be rather lax, so theoretically you could write a D20
game without using ANY of the restricted terms...
And you could most certainly change them all for an OGL-only D20SRD-based
game... or use them verbatium with OGL while ignoring the D20.
> If the D20SRD uses these restricted terms throughout the
> document then how can I freely reuse the D20SRD when these
> restricted terms are by definition somehow restricted?
They're only restricted by the D20STL, and that's only their definitions. As
long as you don't change their definitions, WotC doesn't care how often you
use them--in D20 or just OGL.
> Can we get an example of a restricted term and how the
> restrictions would apply?
I wish.
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