OGL logo instead of d20 logo? (Update with three OGL logos)

mroberon1972

First Post

• Apr 18, 2004

• #1

After looking at the situation, and weighing all of my options, I have come to the conclusion that I would reather not use the d20 logo on my product.

It's not that Wizards WOULD interfer with a publisher, it's just that I get the creeps when they CAN... On the other hand, I understand their point of view and respect that.

As it is, I have created a basic OGL logo and wanted your opinions.

Check out the attachments...

UPDATE:

After thinking about it, I have decided to create three similar logos for Fantasy, Modern, and Future. Since there is going to be 3 basic RPG systems anyway, it makes since to catagorize them by 'age'.

I have uploaded them in WMF format.

You can see them below:

 

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Cergorach

The Laughing One

• Apr 18, 2004

• #2

mroberon1972 said:

After looking at the situation, and weighing all of my options, I have come to the conclusion that I would reather not use the d20 logo on my product.

It's not that Wizards WOULD interfer with a publisher, it's just that I get the creeps when they CAN... On the other hand, I understand their point of view and respect that.

As it is, I have created a basic OGL logo and wanted your opinions.

Check out the attachment...

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The problem with this OGL logo is that it doesn't mean anything past the fact that it's a product released under the OGL, for all intents and purposes it could be a fantasy novel with no 'D20' rules at all...

 

thundershot

Adventurer

• Apr 18, 2004

• #3

Some book that I just got recently had both a d20 and an OGL logo on it...

Ah, d20 Mecha Compendium. On the back, there standard d20 logo next to a same-shaped box that says "Contains OGL Material"

I thought it was nifty, for no apparent reason.


Chris

 

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jmucchiello

Hero

• Apr 18, 2004

• #4

You aren't the first. Try this website one of the larger non-d20 logos.

 

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trancejeremy

Adventurer

• Apr 18, 2004

• #5

While technically it is meaningless, a lot of companies have been using little OGL logos. Mongoose has used on on their OGL line (and Conan)

 

Twiggly the Gnome

Legend

• Apr 18, 2004

• #6

The problem with a lot of these alternative logos is that they make no reference to the system being used. If I created a fantasy rpg that used a version of rock-paper-scissors and released it under the open gaming license, I could with all sincerity call it a OGL Fantasy rpg.

I've been trying to come up with a way to show that something is a d20 system release under the OGL, but not under the d20 STL. What I came up with leaves a little ambiguity, but I think it gets the point across better than the other options I've seen.

 

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Dana_Jorgensen

Community Supporter

Banned

• Apr 18, 2004

• #7

I'll second jmuchiello's suggestion of the free gaming association (www.freegamingassociation.org).

The organization's goal is to redevelop the D20 system under a completely free to use product identity, Prometheus, right down to eventually including character generation rules. The only requirement is to remain loyal to the core of the rules (no switching to using a d30 or d100 for skill checks, for example).

If enough companies start using it as their primary alternative to the D20 logo, it could easily rival the D20 logo in "street cred". As things currently stand with OGL, the d20 system is beginning to fragment with all the variations being published under the OGL banner, as well as the existence of at least one other gaming system operating under the OGL license (Action!)

 

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BrooklynKnight

First Post

• Apr 19, 2004

• #8

Action! ?

never heard of it...

*shrug*

 

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Dana_Jorgensen

Community Supporter

Banned

• Apr 19, 2004

• #9

BrooklynKnight said:

Action! ?

never heard of it...

*shrug*

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It's a game system by Gold Rush Games. The simplest way to describe it is an OGL version of Fuzion. About a dozen publishers make use of the game system.

 

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Ranger REG

Explorer

• Apr 20, 2004

• #10

The new open rules system even have its own web site.

www.action-system.com