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Treantmonk made an edited down version of this apology, where he simply removed massive sections to it to demonstrate how awful the extraneous material made the apology. It is far better, and highlights how much of the original apology is purely written out of spite and arrogance.

The OP is straddling the line between bad take and misinformation. If a working share-a-like license held no value, there would be no controversy about the OGL changes. Either the totality of the TTRPG publishing world is entirely wrong about how they conduct business, or the OP is wrong.

It's somewhat explained. The basic idea is this: a single creature of the players level + 2 is just as threatening to a party of four as two creatures of the players level, despite having half the actions. This is accomplished by having bonuses on a track: a +1 item bonus to hit is expected by...

The best, free resource is going to be Archives of Nethys, which I've linked here to go to the on boarding introduction section. It is the free rules repository, officially sanctioned by Paizo. Highly useful in general. It's going to be your best source while Paizo is recovering from the hug of...

Much of the Lost Omen line is more lore focused than game focused. Absalom: City of Lost Omens; Lost Omens: Mwangi Expanse; Lost Omens: Legends, and the Lost Omen: Travel Guide are all far, far more about the setting lore than the crunch.

You can use this tool to create stat blocks of monsters. The rules for building creatures from scratch are here on AoN, and start on page 56 of the GMG. They are also included for free as a web supplement from Paizo, but it is redundant with the AoN version. There is also this spreadsheet...

This is from a version that was attached to a contract sent to an unknown vendor demanding compliance and a signature. That is the claim at least. A lot of the language is flippant and unprofessional, but apparently that is not unheard of from WotC.

From the Paizo management quote I posted earlier, it appears that Paizo believes 2e is distinct enough that it could have been published without the OGL (probably with some minor alterations to some spell and creature names). They've already done their homework and do not depend on the old SRD.

Let me see if I understand correctly then. This is what you think Wizards would sue Paizo over: their current product line being a copyright infringement on their IP. The evidence they would bring is that Pathfinder used to be an OGL product, and then re-released as a re-tooled version without...

They would need to proffer a specific, compelling instance of a breach of the OGL 1.0a terms. They can't just say that using the Open Game License is in and of itself an admission of intent to breach copyright, that would be cartoonish and absurd.

I imagine most publishers are thinking along similar lines, assuming that it's open as a possibility for them. Even if the 1.1 OGL draft forever remains a draft, Wizards has opened the Pandora's box by introducing the possibility that OGL 1.0a can be ended and they can peruse legal action...

I couldn't find the original reddit post, but this image was shared by Rise of the Rulelords on Twitter, which has a quote from Michael Sayre of Paizo management on why 2e is still using the OGL. TL;DR, it didn't really have to, but did anyways because they estimated it would have been less of...

I don't understand the commentators saying that Paizo's only remaining move is to roll over and die. Do people think they are some mom-and-pop shop with no money whatsoever? That they had never once considered the possibility that the OGL may come under attack and have no plan, no response...

If Paizo can survive the Pandemic, an edition change, a union, freelancer strike, and Jessica Price drama all at the same time, they can survive ripping the OGL 1.0a out of their future products and using some new license. Worst case scenario, they can't call Magic Missile that name any more in...

I'd like to thank Morrus for keeping on top of reporting this. The more we see, the more it looks like the original leak was valid. This development has the potential to impact a lot of livelihoods, mine maybe included.

Really? Terrorists? Is that the comparison you want to make to the guys in the video, people that have worked with the Level Up crew before?

In the video, Stephen and Mark both question the capability for Wizards to enforce any kind of forced de-authorization of 1.0a, both of them conclude that it is likely a scare tactic instead of something truly enforceable. That seems plausible, but I question why they would bother to try and...

I would find it extremely strange for two industry veterans to burn their reputation on clickbait, so I doubt they're trolling for views. For whatever reason, they're putting a lot of faith in their source. Time will tell if that faith is warranted or not. The claims are...exceptional, to put...

More frequent Errata will definitely make the community happy, especially for things that will never see a reprint like Adventure Path specific feats. Something to note with the new Ancestry Boost options is that they replace the old method of Voluntary Flaws. The old Voluntary Flaws rule of...