> Wizards opened up D&D with the OGL. For any product > that fits this > niche (class and level fantasy RPG), there's no > longer _any_ excuse not > to be OGL'd.
That is an extreme position. Dont expect everyone to adopt that position. I certainly dont. Particularly something like any Chaosium product that is based on a pre-existing game. I hate to break it to everyone but d20 is a fad. It will pass. And when it does, Runequest and CoC (non-d20) and all the other games will remain. I know we like to consider ourselves revolutionary, but that is very short sighted IMHO. > If a product is supposed to be open > but isn't, then why > should I help support them cheating the system? Aha! The heart of the problem at last! You presume that anyone not opening everything up is cheating the system. That, my friend, is a faulty presumption. Have we seen it sometimes? Perhaps. I'm sure some would say that current whipping boy Mongoose has done that on occasion. Some may have said I have done it. I dont know. But to presume every time there is not a designation that you would like that the person is "cheating the system" is not a valid presumption. Take a look at the Chaosium book. I cant call say it shows a pattern of cheating the system. When I look at it I see ignorance of the license coupled with the paranoia of loosing the IP rights to the original system. Not cheating. Clark ===== http://www.necromancergames.com "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
