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Remember hindsight is always 20/20, back then had that issue being talked in this forum, no doubt the same arguments about seeing WotC in court being a risky move would have been written. Remember that taking advice from FUD is the easiest way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

That is not the point I am arguing about, but the "WotC is so big and 3pp is so small that you CAN'T litigate against them if your end goal is to win" mantra I feel from some posts here.

I am not a lawyer (maybe only a rules-lawyer) but from what I remember Kenzer & Co. won a lawsuit against WotC, so IMO it is not hard to believe WotC will lose this one also.

WotC maybe, but the big hakunas at Hasbro will want explanations and a few shrunken heads as trophies to show the shareholders mob ... eventually.

It is relevant to comment that is precisely what happened when Gygax published Dangerous Journey's, he did a gamesystem that had nothing to do with (a)d&d yet TSR still sue them.

In my personal opinion, at this point in time that is less likely than vladimir putin stepping down from his position and letting himself be charged with crimes of war. Now, hit them back hard and long enough and they might just do that, but our posting in social media wont make them even...

You are not seeing the bigger picture. They are trying to ensalve (as opposed to merely "upset") the creators in the community, who will therefore not write anything to support any product with a wotc label for the rest of their lives. If Microsoft made the same to all windows programmers all...

I can bet you that is not the case, quite the oṕposite any rewriting they might be doing at the moment is merely to amplify the "shock & awe" intimitadition factor, in their minds this is a already fait accompli and their are already planning later stages of their plan of world domination of the...

If said clause is included in the individual contracts sent to specific members of the creative community, this will be no doubt the "Ours Gaming Licence" indeed cohum OGL 1.1 to rule them all, OGL 1.1 to find them, OGL 1.1 to bring them all and in the legalese bind them In the Land of Hasbro...

Just a quick comment, if WotC is allowed to deauthorize the 1.0a with 1.1 then there is nothing preventing WotC from doing a 1.2, 1.3 and so forth, every time tightening their grip further. IMO 1.1 should be challenged and maybe convince some authors to further challenge OGC, the displacer beast...

I do not think that is how it works. Polytheism is part of D&D. Same as devils/demons. TSR tried to remove/rename devils/demons and there was not a huge increase in players to warrant such an action. This is just like violent video games, if you do not like the violence, there are *other* video...

I can't resist, here is the link to said cartoon clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kwekOnxiko

I do not mean they should be actively disrespectful. But if you are going to have to double check every single sentence out of fear somebody is going to cry foul, chances are you are not going to publish anything since there will someone that dislikes it for whatever reason, time is money...

By the same token, it has already been a year since said announcement and still no release of a japanese version of the game (all I can see in amazon japan is the english version of the books), so you should not believe said announcement is meant to be believed a 100% Not that the japanese are...

Since AFAIK D&D 5th edition is not being translated into chinese, hindi, russian, farsi or arabic, I think it is an overstatement that it needs to be respectful. Heck, hollywood has been disrespectful of other cultures for decades and they profit quite a bit selling their movies and merchandise...

Huh!? When I read the title I thought "So WotC is going to adapt some GG material to 5e". But it is the other way around? Since when WotC is so strapped of cash that they need a 3pp to do a print run of one hardcover? O_o;

It is more feasible that One Book Shelf (drivethrurpg/rpgnow/dungeonmasterguild) offers that kind of deal for the same reason comixology does instead of Marvel and/or DC, they can offer a wider selection of titles, not limited to any one company and including many WotC titles.

It does. The sketchy part is about increasing sales at B&M stores, unless they provide some type of incentive (reward points, free tables to play, etc.) it is more comfortable to just buy your dead tree copy at amazon or OBS. So it makes sense B&M would feel like they are being back stabbed by a...

I ask for your forgiveness. In my defence, I am forced to use the to local dialect (aka as 'murrican) or risk being moderated. We must be thankful the board does not use the modern White House dialect (aka as BS).

God gracious, of course not. This is a peasant revolt, where we burn the houses of the oppressor elites and use their heads to play soccer. Please excuse me now as I warm up with a fresh cup of Shadenfraude.