At 09:01 AM 12/16/2000, Brad Thompson wrote: >Now, dwarves are actually a very bad example because they are not an >original creation of D&D. There are plenty of public-domain sources for all >the material I just mentioned. So long as you can find such a source as the >foundation of your re-engineered class you'll be in pretty good shape, but >be careful if you have a hard time finding historical/mythological >references. You might take a clue from the Halfling class and compare it to >Tokien Hobbits to see just how close you can get. Often you can get VERY >close, but it is ultimately up to the original copyright holder to say when >you've crossed the line. Then a judge gets to decide if you did. Hrm. But is it possible to copyright an IDEA, even one as specific as "blue skinned white hair pointy haired evil underground dwellers who worship a spider goddess"? ( ------------- For more information, please link to www.opengamingfoundation.org
