> hmmm... on first glance, looks ok.  The WotC OGL forbids using 
> trademarks without permission (even in ways that woul normally be 
> legal without obtaining prior permission).  But those aren't 
> trademarks. [frex, just did a trademark search on "beholder"--closest 
> i find is a dead trademark for "The Beholder", a web-comic, formerly 
> owned by Nabisco. ]  You're referencing a core rulebook in an 
> acceptable manner.  You're not reproducing copyrighted text (single 
> words/titles can't be copyrighted).  You're being careful not to 
> contribute material to OGC that you don't have authority to 
> contribute.  I don't think you're afoul of the D20STL, in any flavor, 
> because (1) neither of those are defined terms and (2) you're using 
> them without changing their definitions, even if they were defined 
> terms.  Looks ok to me--doesn't even look like you need to get 
> permission, just to do that.  Opinions? Any with a law background 
> care to weigh in?

You are under a licence.  Get permission for stuff not in it.

Andrew McDougall
a.k.a. Tir Gwaith

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