OGL Samurai, Ninja, Courtier and Ninja classes?

Paka · Jul 9, 2004

Two questions about the Samurai, Ninja and Courtier classes from OA:

1) Are they updated to 3.5 anywhere?

2) Are they OGL?

Thanks.

hong · Jul 9, 2004

1) The OA samurai and shugenja are updated in Dragon 318, I believe (the ninja, pirates and dinos issue). The ninja and courtier are from AEG's Rokugan book and haven't been updated AFAIK.

2) No; at least, not yet.

Aaron L · Jul 9, 2004

They were updated in a recent dragon, but I don't think they are OGL

Maybe eventually. I love the OA samurai.

Chun-tzu · Jul 9, 2004

hong's right about the update in Dragon 318, but only the Samurai is updated. The Courtier and Ninja classes are from AEG's Rokugan book, so WOTC won't be doing any such updates.

The only change to the Samurai is related to the new damage reduction rules. A 4th level samurai's ancestral daisho become honorable weapons for damage reduction purposes.

Fiendish Dire Weasel · Jul 9, 2004

I thought AEG's Rokugan book was OGL, though I don't have a copy around to check.

(I put all my OA/L5R books away once I realized no one wanted to play L5R with me

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Treebore · Jul 9, 2004

Thats because you live on the wrong end of the country. Only Ninja, Maho, and Bloodspeakers over there.

jeffh · Jul 9, 2004

Paka said:
Two questions about the Samurai, Ninja and Courtier classes from OA:

Well, two of the three don't exist - there are no Ninja and Courtier classes in OA

. I'll assume you mean from Rokugan, instead.

Paka said:
1) Are they updated to 3.5 anywhere?

Unknown, but I don't see why you couldn't use them as written.

Paka said:
2) Are they OGL?

Yes, I believe Rokugan was pretty much all OGC. The OA version of the Samurai, however, is not, but the Rokugan treatment is better anyway.

Ranger REG · Jul 9, 2004

Fiendish Dire Weasel said:
I thought AEG's Rokugan book was OGL,...

For the most part, it is and do contains OGC, but there are also designted Product Identity (closed game content). AEG's adapted Samurai class is still PI, until WotC release their content as OGC.

But we'll have to wait long for OA and all other 3e products to be added to the SRD. The next SRD update is d20 Future (to be added to the Modern SRD).

You're better off using the Quintessental books from Mongoose Publishing, or create your own classes and apply the OGL on your material.

Paka · Jul 9, 2004

Ranger REG said:
You're better off using the Quintessental books from Mongoose Publishing, or create your own classes and apply the OGL on your material.

Mongoose's Q Samurai is OGL?