Grumpy RPG Reviews
Explorer
What are the "Open" game systems, such as 3.5, Pathfinder, Savage worlds, which allow third-party use and publication of material?
Whata re "Open" Game Systems
Google is your friend. The first link it provides me for "open game systems" is:
http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Open_Game_Systems
I don't expect it is exhaustive, but it is a start.
http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Open_Game_Systems
I don't expect it is exhaustive, but it is a start.
Desdichado
Hero
There are varying degrees of open. The Savage Worlds licensing procedure, for example, is significantly less open than that of d20 derived products, which use the OGL as their baseline, and which don't require review, submission, or anything other than following the terms of a license which is freely available to anyone who wants to come along and use it.
There's also a True20 license. Fudge was already open using a difference licensing structure before the OGL was active, as was Dominion Rules and Circe... although to be fair, all of those (with the possible exception of Fudge) are really quite obscure and indie, especially relative to the OGL. Fudge also led to FATE, which seems to have a fair bit of traction, including being the system behind the Dresden Files RPG and Gorilla Byplane Attack. Err.. I mean, Spirit of the Century.
I think a bunch of the current Mongoose games are open, which include new iterations of classics like RuneQuest and Traveller.
There's also a True20 license. Fudge was already open using a difference licensing structure before the OGL was active, as was Dominion Rules and Circe... although to be fair, all of those (with the possible exception of Fudge) are really quite obscure and indie, especially relative to the OGL. Fudge also led to FATE, which seems to have a fair bit of traction, including being the system behind the Dresden Files RPG and Gorilla Byplane Attack. Err.. I mean, Spirit of the Century.
I think a bunch of the current Mongoose games are open, which include new iterations of classics like RuneQuest and Traveller.
The Red King
First Post
Basicly it means that if the license is "open" for that particular game that 3rd party companies can write new product for that system.
So if D and D 3.5 is open, then another company can produce modules, and other items (within the license structure).
This means that if Wizards of the coast says that it is open for modules and add ons but not new rules, then 3rd party companies can not make new rulebooks, etc...
So if D and D 3.5 is open, then another company can produce modules, and other items (within the license structure).
This means that if Wizards of the coast says that it is open for modules and add ons but not new rules, then 3rd party companies can not make new rulebooks, etc...
