2WS-Steve said:I agree, but after Jan 2009 the fee goes away -- so I think it'd just not count as open (for that reason) in 2008, then afterwards it's the other stuff that's the problem.
The "community standards" clause is also problematic. While there is no approval process per se, there's a post-facto "disapproval" which cannot be avoided or vetted beforehand. Basically, you trust your interpretation of the guidelines, and WOTC will not tell you "Yea" or "Nea" before you publish -- but can slap you down afterwards. This is dangerous, and it's one reason many companies abandoned the STL in favor of the OGL after it was revised post BOEF.