D&D 4E What to do with 4th Edition

[Retreater]

I'd be flattered to get a C&D if I were working on a 4e project. At least it would mean WotC was paying attention to the 4e community.
But I don't think they would/could do it if you based it on an existing game - Pathfinder, 13th Age, etc.
The next step for be is really looking at ORCUS and see how it plays. But the more I'm thinking about it - I'm thinking PF2 with house rules will accomplish what I want.

 

[glass]

I don't think you can just make a new adventure under the OGL and say "It's for the 4th edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game". I think the GSL makes that real precarious.

AIUI, the GSL does literally nothing unless you actually use it and accept it terms. If you do not, you can do exactly whatever you could have done had it never existed (under whatever other licences may exist or normal copyright law).

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[Jacob Lewis]

For those of you who continue to think Orcus is a viable option, I invite you to take a look at the copyright notice (section 15) of its OGL.

Spoiler: 15. Copyright Notice

https://sanglorian.github.io/orcus/​

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No thanks. This is not the way.

 

[Jer]

For those of you who continue to think Orcus is a viable option, I invite you to take a look at the copyright notice (section 15) of its OGL.

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No thanks. This is not the way.

I don't get it - what's wrong with the copyright notice?

 

[Sanglorian]

For those of you who continue to think Orcus is a viable option, I invite you to take a look at the copyright notice (section 15) of its OGL.

No thanks. This is not the way.

It works out to be three pages, in 8 point font. Without it, I wouldn't have most of the 300 pages of content.

But you're not the only person to raise concerns about the length of Section 15. At some point I might go back and separate out the sources for the Orcus core rules, so people who are making their own content for Orcus can use a much shorter Section 15.

 

[kenada]

For those of you who continue to think Orcus is a viable option, I invite you to take a look at the copyright notice (section 15) of its OGL.

Spoiler: 15. Copyright Notice

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No thanks. This is not the way.

That’s required by the OGL. If you use content from an OGL-licensed game, you have to include it. The declarations are transitive, so you have to include any declarations your sources have. Check some of Paizo’s stuff or the OSE advanced fantasy Player’s Tome. The lists are almost as long.

 

[Garthanos]

I think I would streamline everything that last more than 'until your next turn' to use the same 'duration' dice. At the end of your turn you roll a d20, if you roll above 10, you remove a negative condition (of your choice) from your character, but if you roll 10 or below, you must remove a positive condition. And every long term, temporary, numerical buff would be either a +2 or a -2 so you can just use counters to keep track.

duration techniques being niggly is definitely something one could address without it being problematic.

 

[Jer]

Wanna test it via C&D?

Why would you expect a C&D? The 4th edition rule is based on the 3rd edition optional rule that was placed under OGL by Wizards themselves. You could cut and paste the text right from the 3e SRD and use it as is in an OGL product because Wizards has granted you a license to use it verbatim, or you can remix the text and keep using the same rule just

Non AC defense was already in the OGL before 4e even came out. That part isn't an issue for a 4e clone under the OGL so long as you include the 3e SRD in your copyright statement.

 

[Jacob Lewis]

I realize I kicked a hornet's nest, but I don't want to spend the rest of the day explaining myself. So I'll do this once, and then I'm going to try and drop the subject (i.e. I'll do my best not to respond to any more comments or discussions about Orcus because I would like to move past it).

Orcus might be a good system to play with, if that is your thing. I don't find it appealing myself, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the work and effort put into it by the author. I absolutely respect the organization and format skills on display. Kudos!

When we're talking about a usable OGL to support 4e specifically, however, I don't think this is it. For Orcus? Sure. But I wouldn't base a general model on it for 4e, and a lot of that comes from reading the Copyright Notice.

Obviously, it is very long. If you're wanting to publish, or even just make it accessible for others to use it, you'll need to make space for everything on that list plus anything else you want to add yourself. Now if you're making content specifically for Orcus, then it's just something you have to live with. But again, some of us are discussing a 4e license (or workaround) to serve the greater community.

So here's the other issue I have:

That’s required by the OGL. If you use content from an OGL-licensed game, you have to include it. The declarations are transitive, so you have to include any declarations your sources have. Check some of Paizo’s stuff or the OSE advanced fantasy Player’s Tome. The lists are almost as long.

I understand that. But "almost as long" as three pages? I guess it depends on your definition of almost. Most of what I could find in my small Paizo library is less than one page. That's the entire OGL with Copyright Notice. I attached a screenshot from a pdf with one of the bigger ones.

What the OGL doesn't require, however, is that you use content from a hundred different sources and authors just so you can have more content. The biggest difference between Paizo (or OSE) and a person with a lot of enthusiam is that one of these is not a professional publisher with experience navigating and utilizing the OGL. (Maybe they do. I don't know. But I'm not exactly filled with confidence on that point.) That's not a strong selling point for me; it's more like a load stone or an albatross around my neck.

Assuming that the author did their homework and researched each individual license for everything they included in Orcus, everything should be good and no one is going to come back later with any issues or disputes. Supposedly. But if someone else uses the license, they might not be quite as clear about OGLs and what's allowed, etc. Not only will they need to refer to the Orcus OGL, but will probably also want to go back and make sure the other OGLs will allow them to do what they want to do with their content. Its probably not an issue in most cases, but I'd want to know. Maybe that's just me.

But suppose it's not just me. Maybe the authors and publishers get wind of this and take a look for themselves. Maybe one of them decides their rules aren't being followed, or didn't give approval for the way its being used, or something. Doesn't matter what it is. The fact is having this many copyrights and content from so many different sources increases the possibility that someone might not agree to allow their content to be used. And if it is baked into the system, how easy will it be to pull it out? Does it create a space that needs to be filled? How does that affect everyone else? For me, its just too much baggage with too much potential for liability. There must be a better way.

And let me point out one more thing. Just because Paizo and OSE found their solutions, doesn't mean the same solution will work for 4e. It could, but not necessarily by following the exact same footsteps. The GSL created a lot of restrictions to prevent 4e being replicated by anyone else. It's going to take a lot more effort and innovation to get around it, and that might well have been the purpose of the GSL. There's no easy way around it, and that's enough to deter most people from following through.

I'm not trying to harsh on anyone's fun, or their opinion, or their work. Orcus could be a solid alternative to 4e for some (or many), but I think the greater community needs a lighter (less encumbered) OGL to work with. I realize its one of the few arrows we have in our quiver. But its not the solution I'm looking for. Its just looks like more problems to me.

 

[Composer99]

I realize I kicked a hornet's nest, but I don't want to spend the rest of the day explaining myself. So I'll do this once, and then I'm going to try and drop the subject (i.e. I'll do my best not to respond to any more comments or discussions about Orcus because I would like to move past it).

What hornet's nest? You got three responses, one of which was a request for clarification, and the other two of which were not directly disagreeing with you. (I don't parse Jer's reply as being a direct disagreement, at any rate.)

(For what it's worth I agree that a three-page-long Section 15 in an OGL is overlong for a ruleset that might be intended (in part) as a kernel or baseline for third-party extension.)

At any rate, if you want to do your own thing (or not) independent of Orcus - well and good. Nothing wrong with more than one 4ER ("4th Edition Revival" you might say) retroclone existing.