Brad Thompson wrote:
>
> > lizard
> >
> > but you can't mention (if I read the OGL correctly) *any* trademark, in
> > *any* context, no matter how innocuous or otherwise protected by 'fair
> > use'. If I am being overly anal in my interpretation, please let me
> > know.
>
> You are overreaching. Marks used without permission that indicate
> "compatibility or co-adaptability" are prohibited. Marks that do not
> indicate "compatibility or co-adaptability" are allowed. So it is fine to
> have a Colt rifle or an ice cold Coke in the game, so long as you do not
> indicate that your game is Compatible with Colt products or is co-adaptable
> to caffinated beverages made in Atlanta. Merely saying that a feat is
> "inspired by" or "acts like" a plot point in a particular comic is probably
> not enough to trigger the clause. Indicating that this feat makes it
> possible to convert characters from a Ranma 1/2 RPG would definitely invoke
> the clause. At least, that's how I see it.
Cool.
How about the phrase "The Energist class is represented in comic books
by characters such as the Human Torch, Iceman, or Red Tornado"?
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