> Rory MacLeod
>
> Thanks for the assist. Actually, I have read the SRD but I did not see
> mention of specific things that were OK to reference and which are not.
You have to read the licenses in addition to the SRD, but the answers are
there (if a bit obscure).
> For example, let's say I wanted to refer the reader to a specific
> book, such
> as "See page 29 of the Dungeon Masters' Guide(tm), published by Wizards of
> the Coast..."
No. 'Wizards of the Coast' is a trademark not owned by you, and therefore
cannot be used without permission according to the OGL. See the sections
under Mandatory Restrictions, Mandatory Requirements, Trademark use in
Marketing, and Optional Trademark Use in the d20 System Trademark Logo Guide
for the exact phrases that may be used. Only these phrases may be used, and
they cannot be modified.
It has been discouraged but not proscribed that one refer to pages in the
individual books, because reprintings are likely to renumber the pages.
> In your opinion (or anyone else who cares to respond), would
> that generally fall under the SRD?
This statement causes me some concern. There is nothing that is 'generally'
under the SRD. The SRD is what it is. If you see things in there, then you
can use them. If you don't, you can't. If you want to make up your own
stuff to take the place of things that are missing from the SRD, go right
ahead. Copyright law will govern whether or not you have come too close to
the original.
After being on the d20 boat for more than a year now, the best advice I can
offer is this: If you aren't VERY comfortable reading contracts and don't
have a FIRM grasp of copyright and trademark law, hire someone who does. If
nothing else, they can read the licenses and then you can ask them questions
about what you'd like to do, and what you'd like to use.
-Brad
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