Re: [Ogf-l] Interest in Free/Community Setting

[Lizard]

At 05:51 PM 4/24/2001, John Nephew wrote:

>Come on.  "Lands" and "Realms" are synonyms.  Given that we're talking about
>an FRPG setting, I'd say there is plenty of possiblity for a reasonable
>consumer to be confused by the name.
>
>Suppose I do a space opera movie called "Stellar Wars."  Don't you think
>Lucasfilm might be giving me a call?
>
>Even without considering the worry about infringing someone's trademark, it
>seems very derivative and as a gamer I'm turned off by a name that seems
>like a weak knock-off.

If it were me, I'd go for 'Forgettable Lands' and do it as a parody of 
every lame Tolkein ripoff fantasy setting there was. Hey, maybe the 
Kenzer&Co guys will license Hackmaster Fourth and let me do that as a 
setting for it! :)

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