> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:ogf-l-admin@;opengamingfoundation.org] On Behalf Of > Robert J Defendi > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Ogf-l] New to the List > > > Hey, I'm new to the list. How ya all doing? > > I have a general question. Probably common knowledge but I > couldn't find it in the archives. Since the splatbooks and > Epic Levels aren't open content, can they be used in any > form? For instance, can I give a character in a d20 product > a prestige class from Tome of Blood is I don't do anything > but list the name and level and refer you to the book? Also, > what can I do with writing up higher than twentieth level characters?
Please understand, I mean the utmost respect when I say the following... PLEASE read the licenses and the guide: http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/OGLv1.0a.rtf http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/d20stlv3.rtf http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/d20guide.rtf Then PLEASE read the official FAQs: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417a http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417b http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417c http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417d http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417h http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417e http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417f http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417g http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=dt20010417i Then PLEASE reference the official SRD site at Wizards: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=srd And then PLEASE reference the pre-release SRD site at the OGF: http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/srd.html I know this sounds like "RTFM"; but the fact is, there are certain pieces of basic knowledge you just have to have to understand the discussions on these lists. Your question is answered in these documents, if you take the time to read them VERY carefully. Now to anticipate some possible responses: 1. "I already read them, but I didn't find or couldn't understand understand the answer." Fair enough. These licenses and FAQs are a lot to digest all at once, and it never hurts to have some help. These lists are a good place for some basic answers. 2. "I tried to read them, but there's a lot of legalese and stuff I didn't understand, so I got lost." Fair enough. We've all been there. Maybe we can help you. 3. "I tried to read them, but there's a lot of legalese and stuff I didn't understand, so I decided to skip them." Not fair at all. Foul, even. Like it or not, if you're going to publish (or distribute IN ANY WAY) under the OGL and the d20 System License, you WILL be responsible for knowing and understanding and complying with the contents of these licenses. Folks on these lists will be glad to help in that understanding as best we can; but they'll expect that you've made the basic effort to get into the game, so to speak. Martin L. Shoemaker Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com http://www.UMLBootCamp.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
