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Old 25th June 2008, 04:25 AM   #12 (permalink)
pemerton
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Originally Posted by tomBitonti
There is a difference between a new race and a new core race, and new class and a new core class. Making new races and classes is not the same as making new core races and new core classes.
This difference does not exist as far as the GSL and the 4e SRD are concerned.

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Originally Posted by tomBitonti
There I see a "core class" as a class archetype that will get it's proportional share of players, and that helps to define the core play of the game. I think that WoTC wants to control the feel of core classes, and wants to control the pace at which they are released to their customers.
This may or may not be true, but the GSL and the 4e SRD do not say anything about such an intention.

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Originally Posted by tomBitonti
I think that the new license is easiest to understand as being prescriptive: Licensees are given very specific instructions on what to do with the licensed material. I don't think WoTC wants the licensees to go much beyond what is prescribed.
What instructions do you have in mind? There is a prohibition on redefinition of 4e References - which is the prohibition that gave rise to the original post in this thread - but there is no prohibition on attempting to establish some concept as "core" in your sense, nor any direction to do, or to refrain from doing, some such thing.
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