On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, lizard wrote:
> John Kim wrote:
> > Well, but I can legally use mind flayers in my adventure --
> > right?? The concept of character copyright is that there exists a
> > large set of creative work which goes into creating a character, not
> > just a name.
>
> "Squid-headed psionic monsters" has a lot fewer antecedents than "space
> knights". If you don't step on WOTC's toes, you'll be stepping on
> Chaosiums. Calling them 'Illithid' really cuts too close.
Er, but I am *licensed* to use the specific creatures which
are squid-headed monsters with four tentacles around their mouth that
suck out brains. They live underground and are lawful evil, and often
work with Grimlocks, and speak Undercommon (although they prefer to
communicate telepathically), etc.
All of this is in the SRD. I am not treading on WotC's toes
if I use these creatures, because WotC has sanctioned my use of them
(presuming I comply with the Open Gaming License, of course). The
only issue is what name I give to them.
- John
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