Re: [Ogf-l] Re: [Ogf-d20-l] D&D 4E

2006-08-09 Thread Doug Meerschaert
Clark Peterson wrote: The bottom line truth is that there was very little significant reuse of OGC. I think I'll place blame for this most on a failing in the OGL -- there was no easy way to say "my book uses Monte Cook's rules" without actually asking Monte. Which puts you right back in t

Re: [Ogf-l] Re: [Ogf-d20-l] D&D 4E

2006-08-09 Thread Clark Peterson
> That little rant is not likely to endear me to > anyone in the RPG industry, > but there it is. The uglier the truth, the truer > the friend that tells it. Not at all. I think you are mostly right. You're probably aware of my take on "crippled" OGC--I dont buy in to all the claims, and I think

Re: [Ogf-l] Re: [Ogf-d20-l] D&D 4E

2006-08-09 Thread spikeyj
On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, The Sigil wrote: > Enlightened > self-interest would push most publishers together to adopt the same > bug-fixes? > > It will NEVER happen. One of the "talking points" that had everyone excited > about the OGL was that we were likely to see a whole bunch of rules and > id

[Ogf-l] Re: [Ogf-d20-l] D&D 4E

2006-08-09 Thread The Sigil
Surely if the Wizards of the Coast bring out a 4E D&D that is not compatible with the SRD it will just make it economically viable for people to add character creation rules to the SRD and sell their own 3e PHB/DMG/MM clones. Game companies would also have an incentive to do their own SRD bug-

Re: [Ogf-l] PI declarations

2006-08-09 Thread David Shepheard
From: "David Shepheard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Tim Dugger" On 12 Aug 2005 at 10:09, Spike Y Jones wrote: Oops I must be going mad. That was a year ago! Feel free to ignore my reply. ___ Ogf-l mailing list Ogf-l@mail.opengamingfoundation.org http:

Re: [Ogf-l] PI declarations

2006-08-09 Thread David Shepheard
From: "Tim Dugger" On 12 Aug 2005 at 10:09, Spike Y Jones wrote: > Slaine, Warp Spasm, Tir Nan Og, Fomorian, Red Branch, Fir Bolg, > Enech*, Cromlech. Here is an idea - for these terms, since they are public domain, include a statement of such. Example: Public Domain terms: From Celtic Mytho