If I were you, I'd download a copy of the 3.0 SRD before then...
*If* it disappears (=gets replaced by the 3.5 SRD), perhaps ENWorld could host it, as an attachment to a sticky thread...? *If* it disappears, mind you.
And if anyone need it, i have an even older copy of the SRD, in which the monsters that have now disappeared are still in it. Of course, such material was never distributed as open gaming content, so I don't know if there were be any problems associated with having it posted somewhere.
Originally posted by Maitre Du Donjon
Not a bad idea
And if anyone need it, i have an even older copy of the SRD, in which the monsters that have now disappeared are still in it. Of course, such material was never distributed as open gaming content, so I don't know if there were be any problems associated with having it posted somewhere.
Actually, the pre-release SRD is not Open Gaming Content. We were only allowed to use it if we agreed to update our work to the final SRD when it was released.
The old SRD with the removed monsters is as much "OGC Contraband" as the monsters in the Fiend Folio.
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Will 3.0 SRD become "OGL Contraband" once 3.5 SRD is released?
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Originally posted by Tabarnak Smokeblower Will 3.0 SRD become "OGL Contraband" once 3.5 SRD is released?
Nope. Not without far more effort in legal fees and lawyer bills than Hasbro would ever make from the recision.
Ryan Dancy modeled the OGL off of the GPL, which is a license designed to ensure that software remains "Free." (free-as-in-speech, not necessarily free-as-in-beer.)
Unless a court with authority makes the unlikely ruling that copyleft licenses such as the OGL and the GPL are illegal, or the D20STL is modified to require the most current version of the SRD, Wizards of the Coast (and Hasbro) can't do a thing to make a properly released work "OGL Contraband."
The draft SRD is such simply because it was never released under the OGL, but rather made avaliable through the "Gentleperson's ageement."
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Erik Mona:
Our new world is large enough to handle several styles of play, including this one.
There's really no reason to force everyone into playing the same campaign. Every DM has different tastes, and a good campaign setting allows him to find something that speaks to him and to his play style.
The Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting is all about options, not about dictating a single way to play D&D.
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Why have WOTC, or D20, or Hasbro - or who whoever it is - decided to put abstracts of their rules into the public domain? What's the rationale behind it? In what way do they hope to benefit? Could someone explain to me what SRD all about.
thanks
Why have WOTC, or D20, or Hasbro - or who whoever it is - decided to put abstracts of their rules into the public domain? What's the rationale behind it? In what way do they hope to benefit? Could someone explain to me what SRD all about.
thanks
They didn't put abstracts of their rules into the pd. They put nearly all the rules into the pd. Only character creation rules and some of the iconic monsters are missing.
These rules are made openly accessible so people use them. Other people can take these rules and create - and even sell - their own material based on these rules, without having to pay Wizards a single cent. All they have to do is following some format rules, and make sure that people who use these materials (which is not D&D, but d20, which is every "D&D" material that isn't from Wizards themselves) need the Core Rulebooks to do so.
The benefit for Wizards is simple: More people will by their core rules. After all, you need these to use that other stuff.
The benefit for the rest of us: We can make some easy money as we can use an etablished rule system with a broad fan base and make our own accessories for it. Also, there are tons of d20 Books and PDF's out there, covering almost every imaginable aspect of the roleplaying worlds - from big things like all new campaign settings to small things like books about taverns, single monster types, or one single class. While Wizards cannot possibly cover all these little nuances, other, smaller companies can.
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Erik Mona:
Our new world is large enough to handle several styles of play, including this one.
There's really no reason to force everyone into playing the same campaign. Every DM has different tastes, and a good campaign setting allows him to find something that speaks to him and to his play style.
The Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting is all about options, not about dictating a single way to play D&D.
Last edited by Kae'Yoss on Wealday, Sarenith 23, 4707 AR at 10:59 AM. Reason: Late Unpleasantness
Why have WOTC, or D20, or Hasbro - or who whoever it is - decided to put abstracts of their rules into the public domain? What's the rationale behind it? In what way do they hope to benefit? Could someone explain to me what SRD all about. thanks
One clarification, the SRD is not in the "public domain". It is licensed freely to anyone, which is a different legal situation (namely, requirement to abide by rules in the license). In addition, with v3.5, one could critique whether or not WOTC is really following through on this strategy dating from 2000.
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