on 5/20/02 11:37 AM, Anthony Valterra at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> I too dont see the protectable interest in WP/VP unless
> they were copied directly from SW.<<
>
> Clark is correct. Independent development of a rules system is fine. Filing
> off the names and taking the rules directly from our books is not. I know all
> publishers know this but you need to watch out for your freelancers who might
> want to take short cuts.
Just as a theoretical question, would that include the use of minor
rules tweaks similar to the massive damage adaptation in CoC/d20? Would that
be considered a copyrighted rules concept by this standard? If so, that's a
pity because it's a really good idea that elegantly solves a number of
setting feel problems that arise with the standard d20 damage system. To my
mind, the massive damage adjustment works *better* than the WP/VP system
while maintaining a closer connection to the core d20 rule set.
--
Joe Crow/Glasscastle Productions
d20 Games and Campaign Settings/Freelance Game Writing
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