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Originally Posted by xechnao  Who has benefited the most out of the OGL? Wotc or the hobby? IMHO Wotc. |
Fortunately, it is only YHO.
With all due respect, this is not even close to true. Dozens of 3rd party companies were created on the sterngth of the
OGL and provide a living to those involved. Other than the company owners themselves, I know how much I've paid out to freelancers in the last few years, and believe me it's many, many thousands of dollars. Multiply that by dozens upon dozens of companies, there's a whole industry out there making a difference to a
lot of peoples' lives.
I know damn well I've been responsible for introducing new artists and writers who have gone on to do very well in the industry. And I'm far from the only one!
WotC may have profited a little peripherally. But the big winner was the third-party publishers. Many companies have been launched, and are successful to this day because of the
OGL and the d20 STL. I own one of them, and it's far from the biggest or most successful.
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