Recent content by kenmarable

Thanks for the additional information! I can see the law working that way, but also, if I am understanding that correctly, the proper procedure is all 128 of those companies should have filed UCC-1's in Maryland AND notified all 127 other companies in writing (or at least as many that have filed...

At least from that other article (just one source so far, tho), it is not that Diamond is claiming publishers were given ample time or notice to claim their stuff. They are not alleging that. Apparently, the filing states that publishers didn't file a "U.C.C.-1" form to basically put a lien on...

This article has more detail: https://bleedingfool.com/comics/consignment-or-confiscation-diamonds-bankruptcy-leaves-publishers-guessing/ IANAL either, but at least from the details provided it sounds like Diamond is claiming since the companies selling on consignment didn't file a claim...

This is the first I have heard "openness" rather than "virality" of copyleft licenses defined by volume of open content. If this is truly the overwhelmingly common definition used by all of the TTRPG for the past 25 years (well, except for everyone else in thread), I'm going throw a "citation...

This really confuses me. I thought this thread is here on EN World. I thought we are all part of this community. I see many members of this community disagreeing with you and no one agreeing. Are we not members of this community (TTRPG and EN World)? Or do only the True Scots of this community...

So, if I understand this, you are saying: Under OGL - Product A releases some OGC. Product B uses that OGC and has to release their own. Under CC-BY - Product A releases some open content. Product B uses that content but does not have to release it's own. So therefore OGL is "more open" than...

Speaking of which, the A5E SRD is enormous and thank you for that! It's awesome all that you have in there! Buuuut.... just to be greedy ;) , any chance of updates to it like more Gate Pass Gazettes or mechanics from Planestriders or Zeitgeist? This is a purely selfish request related to a...

That, to me, is a huge part of the problem. WotC no longer has any interest in being a "Publisher." They (executive management, of course) have not been shy for years to outright call themselves a "Brand Management" company. They do not see themselves as the largest RPG Publisher, and in fact...

Also don't ignore the other revenue stream that WotC themselves have said is a major focus of their efforts:

I would also be very dubious about that since any evidence not from WotC themselves (very likely Bookscan data, I'm guessing, if not just made up or extrapolated from arcane reverse engineering Amazon sales rank tea leaves) will not include any numbers from WotC's own direct sales which they...

It is pre-recorded but for they will typically play that whole time (with breaks, of course, for food & bio breaks). ;) So 8.5 hours wasn't the planned length, they just played until they were done. So their 7+ hour C2 finale was them playing for over 7 hours. This one was apparently recorded...

Exactly, including the DDB programmers because adding a CLASS is massively more complicated than every single spell, feat, magic item, monster, etc. Knee jerk responses of "a creative project isn't cheap, so capitalism is gonna capitalism" is tiring and trite. The enpoopification of Google and...

Yes, pugilist would be awesome! I love that class! But we'll have to see.

Yep, and part of that is intentional (and I'm sure opinions vary whether that is a good thing or bad thing). I remember Matt talking about being very clear with the cartoon writers that he wanted to keep the randomness of an actual D&D campaign in there. Sometimes things take weird turns and the...