In a message dated 7/21/03 9:54:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>[In case anyone cares: i stick by my guns that they can't claim "d20" as trademark *or* PI. I wonder if i'll ever do anything that challenges that claim.]
You mean, like producing a d20 product that even refers to a "d20" as a variance die or a damage die or anything? Claiming "d20", unmodified, as PI basically all but closes off the SRD from being used and even talking about rules or task resolution.
Well, it's the "d20 product" part that is iffy for me. Or, rather, whether i'll ever produce a work licensed under the WotC OGL and built upon the D20SRD. Perhaps-- a couple of projects in the works, but one may not happen, and the other may not end up being D20.
But you're right, taken at face value, you can't so much as refer to "roll Strength + d20" without infringing.
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