On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Paul Jackson wrote:
> I wish they'd go the D20 route. You could fairly easily translate most
> of the things that make Earthdawn "better" into D20. Hmm. There
> might be a legal problem, though. One of the things that definitely
> differentiates Earthdawn is character advancement (characters buy
> skill levels one by one until eventually they meet the requirements
> of the next level) and it would be challenging to state this without
> violating the OGF rules.
There are no OGF rules. There is the OGL, under which it is perfectly
permissible to include whatever character advancement information the
publisher wishes. And the D20STL, which restricts character creation &
advancement. Currently everyone wants to publish under the D20STL for
obvious marketing reason. Eventually I think some are going to be willing
to publish material that is at its essence using the D20 system but do so
just under the OGL in order to include the type of information the D20STL
prohibits. Unfortunately it will require a publisher having enough faith
in the quality of their project to not need the D&D attention getting link
that the D20 logo provides. An established product line such as Earthdawn
might be more willing to go that route than a producer of a new product
is.
alec
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