>From: Stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>--- Faustus von Goethe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > When you GM for money, you have to advertize those
> > services. During that
> > process, you have to use the trademarks of the games
> > you will run. At that
> > point you are violating trademark law and "diluting"
> > the trademark of the
> > game company.
So, Faust is saying "your stumbling block is advertisting."
>First, "I'm a programmer not a Lawyer, Jim."
>I thought I could use the D20SRD and the D20STL to GM
>a D&D compatible game. I believed this would allow me
>to use the D20 logo and use the PHB ruleset.
>The campaign world would be of a non-commercial (my)
>design.
>Am I assuming too much here?
You want to be able to use the D20 trademark to advertise--so, use the
D20STL, and do SOMETHING under OGL. Say, release your campaign or
something. Write up your PC's sheets for them. SOMETHING.
And if you're really worried about it, talk to a lawyer... or don't worry
about it.
DM
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