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<blockquote data-quote="Valiant" data-source="post: 3787167" data-attributes="member: 54792"><p>Another thought, publishers wanting a crack at a 4E license may not want to antagonize the lion WOTC by supporting the AD&D market. Without WOTCs blessing they might find it not worth the risk. Just a thought. :\ </p><p></p><p></p><p>Q -If a couple well known publishers really stepped up to the plate -- Goodman, Troll Lord and/or Kenzer seem like good candidates -- and created a fully supported "1E" line, I think it would be successful (at least enough to keep it alive).-</p><p></p><p>I have always believed this as well, and one has to wonder why they haven't. For instance, TLG could easily adopt OSRIC if they wanted to (as a side along to C&C; afterall OSRIC = AD&D, C&C does not, its its own hybrid generally seen by most as D20 light, despite its convertability). With Gygax in their pocket they should be all over it (afterall it would be like Coke also owning Pepsi, they'd be competing with themselves. My only guess why they (and others like Goodman and PPP) don't use it is because they don't want to build a brand they don't control (they can't license it afterall). </p><p></p><p>The rumors going around that some of these companies were steered away from using OSRIC for legal reasons is hogwash IMHO, that arguement doesn't hold any water. </p><p></p><p>OSRIC itself could be challanged (unlikely as the owner lives in the UK), but anyone can slap the word OSRIC on the cover of their modules and still be 100% compliant to WOTCs OGL. And if some publisher needs to mention something thats grey area, its simple enough to give a reference page number from the OSRIC document. </p><p></p><p>If anything, I think the "old school" industries general bashing of OSRIC has hurt them far more then they realize by alienating their base (who, I think, strongly supports what OSRIC is doing). Perhaps in time we will drag them into using OSRIC, kicking and screaming. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Valiant, post: 3787167, member: 54792"] Another thought, publishers wanting a crack at a 4E license may not want to antagonize the lion WOTC by supporting the AD&D market. Without WOTCs blessing they might find it not worth the risk. Just a thought. :\ Q -If a couple well known publishers really stepped up to the plate -- Goodman, Troll Lord and/or Kenzer seem like good candidates -- and created a fully supported "1E" line, I think it would be successful (at least enough to keep it alive).- I have always believed this as well, and one has to wonder why they haven't. For instance, TLG could easily adopt OSRIC if they wanted to (as a side along to C&C; afterall OSRIC = AD&D, C&C does not, its its own hybrid generally seen by most as D20 light, despite its convertability). With Gygax in their pocket they should be all over it (afterall it would be like Coke also owning Pepsi, they'd be competing with themselves. My only guess why they (and others like Goodman and PPP) don't use it is because they don't want to build a brand they don't control (they can't license it afterall). The rumors going around that some of these companies were steered away from using OSRIC for legal reasons is hogwash IMHO, that arguement doesn't hold any water. OSRIC itself could be challanged (unlikely as the owner lives in the UK), but anyone can slap the word OSRIC on the cover of their modules and still be 100% compliant to WOTCs OGL. And if some publisher needs to mention something thats grey area, its simple enough to give a reference page number from the OSRIC document. If anything, I think the "old school" industries general bashing of OSRIC has hurt them far more then they realize by alienating their base (who, I think, strongly supports what OSRIC is doing). Perhaps in time we will drag them into using OSRIC, kicking and screaming. ;) [/QUOTE]
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