My concern is about creating new content that overlaps with something in a WotC book I am not familiar with. There are dozens of supplements I have not read. (A database of the terms they consider trademarked would really help.)
I don't understand your comment about Skyrim. 'Dragonborn' would...
Thanks Nellisir. The beholder question was just an example.
Is there an easy way to determine which terms are product identity and which are not? Proper names and locations are easy enough to spot. I'm worried about running into trouble with something like "Dragonborn". My first guess would be...
As I understand the OGL, one is free to use and redefine the terms in the SRD, except those marked as product identity.
I have seen some wiki pages that are using the OGL replace proper names with generic ones. ie. Mordenkaiden's Sword => Magic Sword. As I understand it, this is fine since the...