Continuing the D&D executive producer's interview tour, gaming influencer Ginny Di asks a WotC's Kyle Brink about the OGL and other things.
Now that so much has passed, for good, ill, or (most likely) in between, this is why I keep coming back to these threads on Kyle's interviews. I want 4e D&D put into CC so much I can taste it.
But they did for the SRD 5.1.I'm not optimistic about that happening (but I wish they would). It's not like they can flip a switch and it be done. There is no basis of an SRD for 4e. Their IP is littered throughout every power and feat.
Please note that previously he said his instinct is to just do it.
Ginny: People are asking if other things will be put into the Creative Commons like previous editions.
Brink: Were looking at it... We need to make sure we don't release things we don't intend or that aren't necessary for playing 3.0 or 3.5...
Me:
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But 5.1 is actually an SRD. For 4e they'd either need to create an SRD or say "Hey we're opening up the PHB, the MM, and these pages of the DMG as open content under a CC-BY license. Have fun folks!"But they did for the SRD 5.1.
Granted they were in panic at the time.
I was more keying I'm on the fact that the question was about previous editions in general and he answered specifically about 3.x.Please note that previously he said his instinct is to just do it.
But yea.
I think that's much less likely of a scenario. They are currently in litigation with one of these horrible people. And there are examples (BoEF) and 3PP who have said they are intentionally creating toxic material to get back at "SJWS", and there are more and more people recently who have spoken out with extreme vitriol about WoTC's "wokeness". It seems entirely more plausible that they did in fact want to take a preventative measure here.On the flip side, he had to say its about the future, because there are little to no examples, as evidenced by the various times people have said 'show me'.
From what I can tell, the 3.0 and 3.5 SRDs are far and away more IP-free than the 5.1 SRD was.
Ginny: People are asking if other things will be put into the Creative Commons like previous editions.
Brink: Were looking at it... We need to make sure we don't release things we don't intend or that aren't necessary for playing 3.0 or 3.5...
Me:
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There is an existing SRD. It's essentially useless, but it exists.But 5.1 is actually an SRD. For 4e they'd either need to create an SRD or say "Hey we're opening up the PHB, the MM, and these pages of the DMG as open content under a CC-BY license. Have fun folks!"
I mean, I'd love for them to do that, but expecting it is another matter entirely...
I'm not optimistic about that happening (but I wish they would). It's not like they can flip a switch and it be done. There is no basis of an SRD for 4e. Their IP is littered throughout every power and feat.
I am more and more if the opinion that this is true. And also the cynical view is, I think, partially true, maybe, but I hate to say it actually.I think that's much less likely of a scenario. They are currently in litigation with one of these horrible people. And there are examples (BoEF) and 3PP who have said they are intentionally creating toxic material to get back at "SJWS", and there are more and more people recently who have spoken out with extreme vitriol about WoTC's "wokeness". It seems entirely more plausible that they did in fact want to take a preventative measure here.