From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Alec A. Burkhardt wrote: > > > Please open your copy of CoC to the CREDITS page. Read the text > > right below "inspired by H.P. Lovecraft". Since the CoC rules > > aren't Open Content, how exactly to you intend to use those rules? > > So there's absolutely no reason anyone publishing under the OGL > > would ever need to refer to the CoC book at this point. In fact > > doing so could probably be construed as an admission of copyright > > violation. Maybe someday those rules might become OGC (altho > > since this wasn't solely a WotC project it may be less likely) but > > for now they aren't. > > If i were to use the rules in CoC, I'd simply wait for d20-modern. > > Not that I'm privy to any special informaiton, but it seems logical > that all of the "non-fantasy genre" rules that they want to OGL will > be easiest to do so in one lump as d20-modern. > > And while I'm speculating, I'd guess that WotC is plotting a "d20 > Primal Order," which will include rules for Gods (Deities and > Demigods), level 20+ heroes (Epic Level handbook) and worlbuilding > (insert high-margin product X here.) Judging by the timeframe > between Star Wars (first "d20 modern" game) and d20-modern, I'd > guess that we've got at least 2-3 years before these oh-so coveted > rules become OGC. > > And, of course, Wizards wouldn't say anything about this, as talking > about things that far in advance kills the current sales that they > need to be profitable. :)
First off, I'd like to apologize. While I realize there is a new version of the d20 System Trademark License (version 3.0) available now, Wizards have not yet approve the new draft of the Usage Guide (distributed earlier on the list, courtesy of Ryan Dancey). So at this time, one cannot refer to any other Wizards' core rulebooks except the Dungeons & Dragons Third Edition Player's Handbook. As for the d20 Modern, will that rules address a classless chargen rule that is present in CoC? Is it possible for publishers to produce a RPG product that features no class without infringing on the copyright of Wizards' CoC rulebook? _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
