> kevin kenan
>
> For an ascii file, what do people think about the following? Does it
> seem clear? Does it read ok? Drawbacks?
That has the effect you intended, but it is probably overkill.
> All text which appears between square brackets, "[" and "]", or is
> listed in the Product Identity section is Product Identity. All text
> on a line which begins with "->" is Open Game Content unless it is
> marked as Product Identity.
If it were my text, I'd say something like:
"All text that appears between square brackets ('[' and ']') and all text in
'Chapter 2: Erinpeak' is Product Identity. All text outside of Chapter 2
that does not appear between square brackets is Open Gaming Content."
That way you could lose the the '->' markers on every line, and it would be
easier on the eyes.
> As a result, "Erinpeak Mountains" and "Erinpeak Goblins" would be
> closed.
Exactly.
> <example>
> The following terms are considered Product Identity:
> 1. Snakemen
> 2. Stanky Swamp
>
> All text below this line is Open Game Content.
>
> All Snakemen live in the Stanky Swamp. Their stats are:
> Str 8, Dex, 14, ...
>
> </example>
<snip>
> Are you saying that the above example is in violation of the OGL? From
> the quotes below, it sounds like you are claiming the above is a
> violation.
Yes, because all the text below that line is not actually OGC, is it? If
you said "All text below this line not already identified as Product
Identity is Open Game Content" then you would be fine.
-Brad
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