----- Original Message ----- From: "The Sigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I thought I had already been clear on this point - "crippled" simply means > that the Name of a Creature / Monster / Character / Item / Spell / Whatever > is PI'd and therefore not OGC. This in turn means that if I wish to use the > Creature in another publication, it is useless "as written." I gave a > specific example - if I wish to use a FLESHCRAWLER (CCI) in my adventure, I > have to call it something else - "UNDEAD TETHER-FLINGER," perhaps. > In other words, I cannot "transfer" a FLESHCRAWLER without it being > difficult to locate the original. Can you tell me what the following two > creatures are? The first one may be easy (because of its special ability), > the second a little harder. Now answer me this - if you didn't already know > what they were (I assume you have read MM enough to be familiar with many of > the creatures therein), would you be able to easily find them in the MM? > Maybe you could, but I'm leaning towards "no" for the average person.
I would argue that you could probably get away with slight name revisions such as: Lesser Flesh-Crawler Greater Flesh-Crawler Urban FleshCrawl etc.. Or just ask Clark for permission to use the name.. Everyone here knows there are 101 ways to either get loopholes to work for you.. -R _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
