Mr. Dancey:
I have a question or two regarding these new ideas in RPG publishing. I am
more of a role player and creative thinker rather than a lawyer, so I could
use your help in determining what is fair game to publish on my own and what
is not.
I have been developing a system that is similar to the Birthright game that
TSR published a little while back. My novel rule system would address
dominion rulership and all the infinite considerations one would have to
take in order to do such a thing. I was hoping originally to be able to
incorporate D&D races and perhaps even the Forgotten Realms setting, but
after all this work suddenly WOTC no longer wants any submissions.
I'll have to strike out on my own, but just what I can use is the question.
Can I use races like orcs, goblins, elves and dwarves in my book? How about
other classic creatures previously included in the Monster Manual etc? Can I
mention 3rd edition character classes and create new ones? Can I make
reference to Forgotten Realm lands and give statistics for them? Can I
mention FR personalities (like Drizzt D'Urden as a poorly spelled example)?
Are the d20 core rules the only D&D material I can mention, and if so is
there any way of convincing WOTC to allow me to use such lands and names in
my work?
Thanks for your time,
Jason Parise
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