> > second, there's the potential loophole in the D20STL of referencing a >> non-OGC, non-D20, product that has character creation rules. > >Exactly what loophole are you referring to, in case I have overlooked it. >Because AFAIC, both trademark license and OGL would prevent you from >referring to any other trademarked product without the trademark owner's >permission.
but many titles are not trademarks, and i certainly don't have to trademark a title of a work i write, and even if i do so, i'm unlikely to deny myself permission to use my trademark. so, i write two works: 1: Foo: the RPG 2: Bar Foo is released under the D20STL. it is a nearly-complete RPG, lacking only character creation and advancement rules. on the cover, it says "Requires the Use of Bar". Bar is a non-open work, copyrighted, but distributed online for free. it contains original (that is, not taken from an existing game) chargen rules. as long as i don't ever explain *why* you need Bar to play Foo, i should be safe--i might even be able to say why, but it's likely that the ban on chargen under the D20STL would apply to explaining how to find rules for chargen, as well as those rules themselves. -- woodelf <*> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/woodelph/ If any religion is right, maybe they all have to be right. Maybe God doesn't care how you say your prayers, just as long as you say them. --Sinclair _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
