D&D 5E Third Party Support

[Reynard]

So, how much support from third party publishers will 5E get? As I understand it, at this point there is no OGL or license, but Kobold is producing their adventures and Necromancer has promised (via Kickstarter) unofficial support. Is that true? Is that it? Is there some sort of impending announcement regarding third party support, or has WotC made a definitive statement on the subject?

Thanks.

 

[Nagol]

So, how much support from third party publishers will 5E get? As I understand it, at this point there is no OGL or license, but Kobold is producing their adventures and Necromancer has promised (via Kickstarter) unofficial support. Is that true? Is that it? Is there some sort of impending announcement regarding third party support, or has WotC made a definitive statement on the subject?

Thanks.

My absolute bottom-pulling guess is the current planned support will work much the way some of Goodman Games' support for 4e or Judges' Guild for 1e was done. Not using a license, just keeping to legal uses.

If an acceptable license pops up, I'm sure they won't be upset to use it instead.

 

[Umbran]

Various things have gotten said that suggest to me that there will be a licensing scheme. I don't expect them to announce any such until after the DMG is released, at the very least.

Until then, you'll see a couple folks providing support in the ad hoc manner of those mentioned above, but I doubt you'll see many enter the market that way.

 

[Hussar]

My Magic 8 Ball prediction is that WOTC will go for individual licensing, rather than a blanket OGL. I do think that fan made stuff will be pretty much allowed, after all, we've already got a Basic SRD online and it's still there. If someone wants to start charging money though, then WOTC's going to want a piece of the action.

Like I say, totally Magic 8 Ball, reading the entrails time.

 

[Umbran]

My Magic 8 Ball prediction is that WOTC will go for individual licensing, rather than a blanket OGL.

I would not be at all surprised by that.

I do think that fan made stuff will be pretty much allowed, after all...

They have said they will have a "program" for fan content. Won't be surprised if this is part of Morningstar, even.

we've already got a Basic SRD online and it's still there.

Well, there's a set of rules, available for free, but still covered by copyright. SRD is specifically "that stuff that the license allows you to use".

 

[Nagol]

I would not be at all surprised by that.



They have said they will have a "program" for fan content. Won't be surprised if this is part of Morningstar, even.



Well, there's a set of rules, available for free, but still covered by copyright. SRD is specifically "that stuff that the license allows you to use".

I think Hussar is referring to the SRD5 a third-party is putting together as opposed to anything from WotC.

 

[GX.Sigma]

So, how much support from third party publishers will 5E get? As I understand it, at this point there is no OGL or license, but Kobold is producing their adventures and Necromancer has promised (via Kickstarter) unofficial support. Is that true? Is that it? Is there some sort of impending announcement regarding third party support, or has WotC made a definitive statement on the subject?

Thanks.

They're going to announce their plan "this fall," and "launch" it "early 2015."

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20140529