From: David Bolack
>>>If they aren't compatible then they can't substitute for the PHB.
From: "Brad Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>But that is exactly the point. Why on earth would Wizards want a
>>system out there that made it so you didn't need the PHB? The ENTIRE
>>point of the D20 System Trademark License is to make people buy the
>>PHB.
From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Then why did they *bother* with the OGL at all? We have all hashed out
>here the fact that using that you could create a book that was a
>virtual clone (albeit in different words) of the PHB and put that into
>competition with the D&D PHB. Which is *exactly* the situation they
>appear to not want to happen...
Note that the *d20* and the *OGL* are not the same thing at all. The d20STL
was created for exactly the purpose that Brad mentioned above. Ryan has
been upfront about this throughout the entire process. The OGL was created
to support the d20STL, but is also a mechanism that is used to satisfy
Ryan's personal and professional belief in open systems (if I may
paraphrase).
Note that your example (PHB clone in different words) is still possible
under the OGL. What isn't possible, and rightly so, is to do it under the
d20STL. People keep forgetting these are different beasts.
Walter
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