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Yes, the earliest go live date is October 1. Of course, it is June 20, today, so Oct 1 is doable for Winter's Tomb.

I agree that there are far fewer considerations for adoption for someone who doesnt have an OGL backstock.

True, the d20 STL was a bit more "lawyer-ey" but still more approachable IMHO than the GSL for the regular gamer.

This actually is one of the first things that struck me about the GSL that disappointed me. Yes, the OGL had its legalisms but it was pretty easy for the average gamer who wanted to do some D&D stuff to use. The GSL is a full blown license. Frankly, it doesnt do a ton more, but its approach is...

[Nevermind, later post covered it, dont need me to say it again.] Clark

There seems to be some confusion about Necromancer Games' plan to support 4E, so I am here to clear that all up. Necro will be supporting 4E. Though we still have a few questions to clear up before we can fully go forward, we anticipate resolving those issues shortly. Anticipated products...

Which license are you talking about? The OGL? Because the GSL doesnt "gave wotc permission to take my work and make it their own" but the OGL does. In fact, that was a big objection that many of us had to the OGL at first. So are you objecting to the OGL? Are you cautioning new publishers...

Thanks, Scott. Good plan. Let the dust settle. Gather the relevant questions. See if you can put together a FAQ based on these extra questions. Much appreciated. I miss the old d20 listserve. Scott, any chance you can start one up again? Our discussions there were so much more constructive...

You shouldnt be giving out any advice and no one should be relying on your advice. Forming legal opinions on signficant matters from "a friend who took classes in law" is crazy. People, please stop offering legal opinions on things when you dont know what you are talking about and dont have...

Bottom line: the guy laughing all the way to the bank is Joe Goodman. Individual, stand alone, non-setting specific adventures without a ton of individually valuable IP (such as a setting book would have) are CLEARLY the best type of product under the GSL.

Though I dont agree with your last sentence, I do agree with the concern that you began the post with--what about the next RA? I believe we are full of great ideas and the next thing may well be as good or better than what we have done before. So sure I protect RA by not making it 4E, but what...

I dont agree with that. But what you have to think about as a publisher is--once the GSL is gone, if I did this as a 4E product I may never be able to produce it as a game book again. Unless something other than the OGL becomes viable. But then again it is hard for me to believe that in 8 or...

They actually did use OGC in MM2--my OGC in fact. In a hillarious twist of fate, they totally screwed up their section 15 designation and were in violation of their own license :)

Only when one side has all the bargaining power :) No, its not that normal in the way they did it, leaving it as open as they did (but that is actually a good thing, in a wierd way). But updates and revisions are, and a continuing use signifying an agreement to those changes isnt that wierd.

Because he agreed.

We had these same worries with the OGL when it first came out. I just dont see this as an issue. Clark

Its not insane. Its a license. This is hardly the worlds most restrictive license, for goodness sake. The discussion is about what it does, what it doesnt do, what it allows and what it doesnt allow. And whether those meet our respective needs. But its not "insane" or all these other things. YOu...

I'm not willing. I am probably going to draw a bright line: anything for 4E will be brand new and wont refer to the core IP that I want to make sure I will be able to use forever and all time. That means no Rappan Athuk 4E, no Bards' Gate, no Tomb of Abysthor, etc. I just dont want to lose the...

I'm just glad I get to be Harrison Ford. Han Solo has always been my favorite. Lidda: "I love Necromancer Games products!" Han Necro: "I know."

I dont agree with your "one monster means a conversion" reading from a practical standpoint BUT this is clearly something I want some clarity on.