From: "Kal Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Are you suggesting I can use the terms on the restricted list
> where ever I please if I am not interested in the D20STL?
Yes.
> Then why is the restricted list part of the OGL'd document?
Because I don't want to put it in the D20 System Trademark License; because
doing so would require a whole new license if we add, drop, or modify a
Restricted Term.
> Even though the OGL says nothing about the restricted list,
> will I face the wrath of Hasbro trademark lawyers If I do
> use the restricted terms?
Nope.
> Can we get an example of a restricted term and how the
> restrictions would apply?
In the D20SRD; imagine a section that says:
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Restricted Terms:
Strength - ability; describes the physical power of a character
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If you're using the D20 System Trademark License, you would violate the
terms of that license if in a product you had the following text:
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"Strength means how much damage a character can absorb before dying".
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If you were not using the D20STL, you could use that text without violating
the terms of the Open Gaming License.
Ryan
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