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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 6087477" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>When it was 3/3.5 most of the stuff actually being used at the table was the core books. Of the non-core stuff purchased (even if little used in play) a decent percent was not WotC. </p><p></p><p>Of course I didn't threaten not to play non-OGL things -- I'm happy to make a character if someone wants to run it. I just that I'm no interested in sinking time into DMing/world building/massive-rule-hacking if it was non-OGL. In terms of what a standard OGL like 3.5 brings, a lot of it is just mental sweetener to justify the inevitable amount of extra time I sink into world building, even if I'm only signed up to be running for a short stint.</p><p></p><p>1) I like that the basic rules are always going to be out there -- so I can imagine still using it years down the road without depending on whether the group I'm playing with still has copies of the old edition or can find them on e-bay. This also makes me happier to put money into buying the non-core books for the system since I can at least pretend there's a better chance they'll be used for the long haul (even if only sporadically).</p><p></p><p>2) I really like the thought that I could take whatever I've worked on and publish it (or even just post it for the general public without fear of a cease and desist). Anything I make is "something that's mine" instead of just being "fan fiction" -- even if I never decide it's good enough to put it out there for the general public.</p><p></p><p>But now PF has spoiled me. I buy the books I use stuff from regularly, but I like to be able to legally browse the material I only want a snippet from. And I really like having data bases out there like what Crystal Keep did for 3.5 before WotC told them to take them down (although they seem to be available elsewhere now).</p><p></p><p>I completely understand why a publisher wouldn't want to OGL their product like that though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 6087477, member: 6701124"] When it was 3/3.5 most of the stuff actually being used at the table was the core books. Of the non-core stuff purchased (even if little used in play) a decent percent was not WotC. Of course I didn't threaten not to play non-OGL things -- I'm happy to make a character if someone wants to run it. I just that I'm no interested in sinking time into DMing/world building/massive-rule-hacking if it was non-OGL. In terms of what a standard OGL like 3.5 brings, a lot of it is just mental sweetener to justify the inevitable amount of extra time I sink into world building, even if I'm only signed up to be running for a short stint. 1) I like that the basic rules are always going to be out there -- so I can imagine still using it years down the road without depending on whether the group I'm playing with still has copies of the old edition or can find them on e-bay. This also makes me happier to put money into buying the non-core books for the system since I can at least pretend there's a better chance they'll be used for the long haul (even if only sporadically). 2) I really like the thought that I could take whatever I've worked on and publish it (or even just post it for the general public without fear of a cease and desist). Anything I make is "something that's mine" instead of just being "fan fiction" -- even if I never decide it's good enough to put it out there for the general public. But now PF has spoiled me. I buy the books I use stuff from regularly, but I like to be able to legally browse the material I only want a snippet from. And I really like having data bases out there like what Crystal Keep did for 3.5 before WotC told them to take them down (although they seem to be available elsewhere now). I completely understand why a publisher wouldn't want to OGL their product like that though! [/QUOTE]
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