> lizard > > If your intent is to do something which is interesting, but which you do > not wish to breach the license, no.
If 'interesting' includes those things which WotC seems to be trying to protect, then don't put a d20 Logo on it. People seem to think that the trademark is some kind of magic token that will automaticly make their product sell. It isn't. True, it is hard to create a product that directly extends D&D and tell people about it, but it can easily be done within the context of a product line. For example, if you release 10 adventures with a "Dangerous Caverns" that bear the d20 logo and your own mark, and then you publish a "Dangerous Caverns Character Guidebook" without the logo, nobody is going to assume it is not d20 compatible just because it doesn't have the logo. > Knowing that > you can, say, add 'action dice', or use 'departments' instead of > 'races', or use an alternate hit point system, and not be in danger of > hitting the walls of the STL, is a good thing. No, it is false protection. Just because someone else has done it does not mean you are safe if you do it. Quite the opposite - if just one person does one thing that gets uncomfortably close to the things WotC wants to protect and the rest of the world ignores it, then perhaps WotC will not bother with it. On the other hand, if it becomes common practice then they can simply change the license and everybody who thought they were compliant is now in violation. Worse, every time the license gets updated there will be a few 'anecdotal' changes that could have an unforseen impact on publishers of existing products. It is in everyone's best interest for the license to stay static, and that means respecting the spirit of the d20 STL and staying away from those areas that WotC wishes to protect. If you have a cool idea that gets close to describing the effects of experience or level advancement or character creation then drop the logo and save us all a lot of grief. -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
