Recent content by jgbrowning

I see it this way. There are two 'bodies' to the OGL, like there were two bodies to medieval kings. The first body is the license itself. Yes, this body is living and breathing as it has for the past 23 years. The second body is the trust created from 23 years of continuous, non-messed-with...

To echo Hussar and S'mon, this thread has been by far the most informative thing I've read on a message board in a long, long time. joe b.

Is Strahd trademarked? I did a quick search but didn't find him (but it was a quick search). joe b.

The name is usable, as is the fact that he's a vampire, but that's it. All the other stuff we associate with him are not open. But the name and the vampire bit are very important. joe b.

"the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich" p.30 joe b.

For me, sadly, literally all of them at this point. Yes, that's extreme, but the past month has been extreme. These concerns can be addressed by WotC by creating an 1.4 OGL that is a copy of 1.0a but includes additional verbiage about it being irrevocable and non-unathorizable. joe b.

Not that I can see. I'd like them to legally address the "unauthorize" issue as well as the "revocable" issue, but given what they just went through, realistically, I don't see them trying to mess with the 1.0a in the future, especially considering that everything was Creative Commons'ed anyway...

There are a lot more SRD's than just the 5.1 version, so the 1.0a OGL remains important. joe b.

Yep. The only way to win a door-in-the-face negotiation is to change the terms entirely. Everyone changed the terms. joe b.

Yep, they're still selling. We're up to the third edition now. joe b.

Heya folks, thought some of you might be interested to know that all 43 of the Advanced Adventures (1e modules) are in a Bundle of Holding right now for a very modest price of around $36. Also included are the 2 1e monster books Malevolent & Benign I and II. Advanced Adventures Megabundle joe b.

You can redistribute the exact file as WotC expressly provides you that permission in the first paragraph of the file: (WotC: Permission to copy, modify and distribute the files collectively known as the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD5”) is granted solely through the use of the Open Gaming...

The d20 System Trademark License. It was done for many years. The morality "reason" of why there needs to be a 1.2 is fallacious. joe b.

Updated my post as I forgot the link. Sorry. :oops: joe b.