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Mongoose's Legend, their Trademark-free version of RuneQuest/BRP And thus some games based on it, like D101 Games' OpenQuest Until now this list included Delta Green, but they just declared their independence.

Didn't hurt Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook etc. that much. Wouldn't be surprised if we'd get a similar turn out as desktop operating systems: 80% D&D, 15% Other-System-Anyway, 5% System-Because-of-Freedom

And was a D&D 3.5 game. Back then at least "Pathfinder" just appeared to be their name for their Golarion-based adventure paths. Was a separate system already in play then?

"Alternative" is okay, most of them do that already, and most of the industry has been doing that since the 70s. "D&D successor" would be an issue, but I doubt that any of the game companies would actually try that. It's not a winning strategy, that moment happened once and because of...

I wonder whether it would have happened at all without the wounds of past conflicts in third party D&D publishing. Not having to be afraid of the TSR-du-jour was a big deal. And now we're back to square one.

Doesn't C&C just give a straight +6 "proficiency bonus" from the very start?

"Hey, guys, I got this bangin' software straight from my Dutch source…"

Okay, I thought you were talking about downstream from DG. I thought that Chaosium wasn't too sure about the safety of the OGL here anyway but DG are friendly enough, and the big thing is the not-open Mythras more than Legend anyway. Plus Chaosium's own licenses being offered… Most of what you...

What OGC is in the book where this would matter, by the way? That press release talks that you don't need licenses for the mechanics, which would apply to both them and anyone re-using their mechanics in turn. It's not like they can have it both ways. So what are we talking about here?

I'd say the hill itself would've been smaller. And you're right, while the current situation seems a bit removed from the d20 peak and thus one could imagine a situation where this would've happened without that boost, a critical mass of either the whole industry or D&D-ish gaming might've been...

I'd say it's a mixture between the ever-existing RPG infights (Judges Guild, Role Aids, Palladium), the software world showing an alternative way and some small games already going baby steps in that direction (Fudge, Fuzion). A big player coming out with this was basically the second best...

If this OGL turns me 35 again, I'm buying all the supplements.

Speaking of "scorching", this reminded me slightly of the GIF licensing issues that happened between 1999 and 2004. You know, the graphics format that has birthed countless memes, basically the only way to have something animated (or transparent) on the early web. And all of a sudden...

People sometimes draw connections to the software world and especially its open-source/free software sub-cultures, but I don't really see anything like that happen. RPG creation is just too visual and not inherently collaborative. So this would be closer to a AAA video game being made by...

Again and again, IANAL, but that's truly specific, assuming that all the flack that first post got isn't true and this isn't just about the license being available but also applies to past material being released under said license. Which would be a very huge loop hole that somehow never...

Do you think gaming FAANG devs will lobby the EFF or their employers to sic their lawyers on this? I don't really think this connection will help a lot here. Again, IANAL: But let's assume that WotC does enact a terrible reign. A lot of that will happen without any big lawsuits. No direct...

I'll leave that to the legal eagles here, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's some distinct difference between the OGL and all the software licenses, never mind that revoking one doesn't immediately create a precedent for all those. So I don't expect Big Tech or EFF lawyers to come to the aid...

The new Chaosium license? That's definitely not the only reason they did this, though.

Wasn't October when Ray Winninger left, who, when at Mayfair had to fight some legal battles with TSR?

Last year, Germany had a very cheap public transport ticket for a few months, where you just paid 9 Euros once and could use most trains, subways etc.; People weren't happy when this period ended, and so one group formed where you could basically pay the same as a monthly contribution, and if...