On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Ryan S. Dancey wrote:
> > > 1) The product cannot include rules for creating characters; meaning
>
> The description of creating a character is not in the SRD. There are
> classes, and there are races, but there are no instructions about how to use
> them.
>
Well, what I meant is that the rules are simple enough (pick a
race, pick a class) that a person could reasonably figure them out. I
haven't actually seen the 3rd ed PHB but I used to play 2nd ed and anyone
who has will probably be able to fill in a lot of blanks from the SRD.
> > Also, would WotC pursue legal action or otherwise try to stop
> > someone from providing these types of mechanics (and leveling) in an open
> > game system that incorporated the D20 SRD?
>
> Note: There is a difference between someone publishing something using just
> the OGL, and publishing using the D20 System Trademark license. The OGL
> provides for no content restrictions of any kind.
>
I know the OGL license doesn't have restrcitions. I was curious
if WotC would try to prevent someone from selling their own version of DnD
made from the SRD and their own fill in the blanks information. I heard
that 3rd ed uses a flat scale for level advancement, so it would be pretty
easy for someone to come up with that on their own as a leveling mechanic
for their OGL game based on the SRD.
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