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Originally Posted by HyrumOWC IANAL, but that sounds like redefining them to me. You'd have to call them Silvanesti as the racial name, much like eladrin are eladrin and not high elves. |
So then the question raised is, can you use aspects of those defined rules when designing new races? The Kagonesti are almost identical to the
4e Elf, for instance. Could I simply say "In the world of Krynn, the elven race described in the
4E Player's Handbook is known as the Kagonesti" and then carry on? Or is that redefining?
If I use some of the various eladrin traits for the Silvanesti and Qualinesti, do I have to refer back to the
4E Player's Handbook or can I reprint that information (the text under Trance, for instance)?
I see the intent behind all of this, but I am also seeing that in protecting that intent there's a confusing and nebulous area that remains unclear and counter-productive to what I believe the purpose of the
SRD is (publish new campaign settings, adventures, and sourcebooks to support the core rulebooks.)
Cheers,
Cam