Will Hindmarch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Regarding the open market, I meant to say:
> Under the simplified OGL I could produce a new sci-fi roleplaying game
using
> the D20 rules and the innovations made through OGC. My book, however, could
not
> contain character creation or experience tables (for example). So, in order
to
> play my new game, WotC and I would both have to make a sale. Puts a bit of
> pressure on me to write a game worth buying two books for, but that's fine:
the
> best products will be the ones to survive and flourish.
> Am I reading the OGL correctly?
Nope. That's the D20STL. If you don't want the D20 trademark to associate
with D&D and its HUGE network of players, you can just use the OGL and do
whatever you want.
The OGL means "You can make a derivitive work of x and do whatever you want
with it, but you HAVE to release your derivitive work (y) under this
license."
"x" is any open content--something clearly identified as "open gaming content"
in something covered by the OGL. "y" is whatever part of your book that's
derivitive--for a regular guy, that means the rules from the D20SRD rulebook.
DM
Looking for a game? I DM in Upstate NY, twice a month in New Hartford, NY (a
suburb of Utica)
Even better, I've got irregular games where I live, in Charlton (near Albany).
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