I've read all the ones I was able to find before posting, but you might have some here that I couldn't. (As I said, I did go through the archives looking for this information as well). I'll go back through these and see if there's a doc here I didn't know about. The base website for this list has very little in the way of directions into finding this stuff and the Wizard's site doesn't' seemed to be designed to promote d20 questions(I spent a week looking before posting here). Anyway, thanks for all the links I'll go over them all and see if it helps. I know for a fact, I didn't find that many FAQ's on the Wizard's website, so there's probably data there I didn't find.
The legalese was daunting, and to my mind ambiguous (I could interpret their miniatures clause a dozen different ways). Usually I'm good at reading contracts (I've never had problem with my work for hire contracts, at any rate.) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ogf-l- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin L. Shoemaker > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Ogf-l] New to the List > > > 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 _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
