If this is so, WHY SHOULD I BOTHER?
1: You have essentially NO chance of being sued by WotC for copyright infringemnet, if you take your design and rules language from the SRD.
2: You can use the wording in the SRD verbatium. No "re-interpretation" necessary.
3: You can use the feel and design of the world's most popular RPG.
4: Copyleft is a good thing
5: In addition to D&D, you get access to a whole bundle of options, many of whom are more than willing to discuss special permission for specific projects, like yours, if you want to go beyond the OGL.
6: Character copyright very much exist in RPGs. Use the D&D rule without the OGL or some other arrangement, and you might as well put a dual-scimitar wielding dark elf ranger turned good who worshipps a unicorn goddess.
and, of course:
7: There are oodles and oodles of ways to communicate that your product works like D&D without using the D&D or d20 trademarks, most of which will be easily accessable to your audience.
And as a shameless plug: the Prometheus Compatability License does allow use on software. More information can be found at www.theFGA.com.
DM
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