> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Regarding your interpreation, though, the only type of example > of this I could think of to support your construction would be > an extremely odd rules formulation.
<snip> > Do you have any other examples of usage in light of your > intepretation? Or is the general form of PI exclusion for > mechanics that you believe the license deals with? I don't have any real-world examples handy, but here are a couple of theoretical examples that ought to illustrate what I'm talking about. Let us suppose for just a moment that the Forgotten Realms magic book had been released under the OGL (it hasn't and will not be). Let us assume for the sake of argument that everything related to The Forgotten Realms was designated as PI, and that such designation is clear and unambiguous. Now if you look at the rules for Spellfire (Spellfire mechanics, Spellfire feat, Spellfire Wielder prestige class). Those rules use PI in their description but the rules themselves, to such an extent as they do not embody the PI, are OGC. That means that the terms Spellfire, The Weave, and the Shadow Weave are PI but the mechanics for granting a character the ability to convert spell slots into blasts of fire are OGC. Same thing for the SW rulebook. If it were released by Wizards under the OGL (it hasn't and will not be). Let us assume for the sake of argument that everything related to Lucas Arts was designated as PI, and that such designation is clear and unambiguous. Now if you look at the rules for The Force (Force feats, Force powers, etc). Those rules use PI in their description but the rules themselves, to such an extent as they do not embody the PI, are OGC. That means that the terms 'The Force' and 'Jedi', 'Dark Side', 'Sith' and 'Force Lightning' are PI, but 'Sense', 'Control', and the actual rules for Force Lightning (damage, Vitality cost, accumulation of evil) would not be. > Were your interpretation correct then any new rules added > would need to be presented as outside the OGL to provide them > any non-OGC status. I believe that is an accurate statement. I hear that the new d20 Traveller book will have exactly that situation. The rules that come from the SRD (character classes, feats, combat, etc) will be OGC (to the extent that they do not embody the Traveller universe, which will be PI). The rules adapted from classic Traveller (starship construction, system generation) will be released outside of the OGL (as 'closed' content). As soon as my copy arrives I'll confirm this supposition, but that is what I understand from Hunter and others on the T20 discussion list. -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
