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Here is how: Make "d20 = D&D" and really hammer that home. They didnt do that. That made it less than important for us publishers. I hate to admit it, but we publishers didnt necessarily want an open game license. I love it, dont get me wrong. But what I really want is a license taht lets me...

This is a silly bunch of comments. It has nothing to do with the thread. Please post elsewhere. And on top of that your argument is lame. Of course SW is a better property to own as a general matter. It is not a better property to own as a RPG, never has been. And I can tell you without any...

I agree. Initially, the idea was that everyone would want the d20 license because that let people use the d20 logo, which was on the D&D books. What publishers really wanted to do was say "compatible with D&D" but the license didnt allow that. The d20 logo was the next best thing. And as a...

Paizo isnt anti-4E. Heck, if you want proof just note this for the record: they are publishing books with me that are going to be 4E products. I dont know how you can be anti-4E and publish books that support 4E. They arent anti-4E. Now, has the uncertainty on 4E made them undecided on what...

Hard to say. Iron Heroes/Arcana Unearthed still support core D&D. But they do replace the PHB to some extent. I dont know. That's a hard one. I know they arent excited about complete systems that stand alone without D&D. I'm not sure IH/AE goes that far. It will be interesting to see what is...

I appreciate that. I am hoping that our goodwill and excellent track record serve us well in 4E, in particular in working with Wizards on monsters for Tome 4E :)

I think there will be. But I guess I'm not sure what you mean by variant PHBs. My guess is WotC will make a 4E Modern. If allowed, I intend to do an Advanced Player's Guide with the omitted classes, races, etc. So we'll see...

C- I'm not sure that the "GSL won't open up the rules as the OGL did." In fact, I am pretty sure that it will, just not in the same way--the rules wont be in the same SRD format all typed out. In fact, as you mention, it appears that their intent is to allow more access to the rules and...

Best of luck. I hope you get paid. Your options are a bit more limited as the editor rather than the writer of the content. But you still deserve to get paid.

Could the OP please edit the title of this thread? In addition to being absolutely crazy speculation, the title itself (even if the thread isnt read) will contribute to rumormongering. ("Hey, didnt I read on ENworld that Paizo had the GSL?). I'm not sure why anyone would possibly say "site is...

I agree that is an interesting way to provide information with a mechanic. I like it. We intend to do that. But I still want a bit more depth. We'll see how it works out.

OK, I've calmed down now. I hope you get paid. If you dont, I'll help you find a lawyer.

I'd call it a wise business move on their part. :) I'd do the same thing. I dont think when Ryan started open gaming that the goal was to create competing games. It was to support D&D and be an externality driving the sale of PHBs. I dont mind them closing that loophole. Then again, I dont...

I'm with the fanged rodent on this. Big time. The threat of outing is some of the best leverage you have. Cause guess what, they already have your work. I say out them. Truth is not slander. Besides, they all have credit cards or other access to money. Sure, it might hurt them to get it, but...

I dont know what your contract says, but I'll tell you what: if I was you, I would write a letter indicating that you were intending to do either or both of the above. I dont know what your contract says, but it is likely work for hire. They need to pay up or they may not have the rights to use...

You absolutely should be paid. Insist on it. Your contract should set forth the terms. If they dont pay, take action. Period. I say that as a publsiher. There is way too much b*** s*** in this industry and too many freelancers get taken advantage of because of this "hey, its gaming, and were...

Joe, lets just say that friendly discussions will take place with Wizards if we are given the chance to have such discussions. I wont "push" for anything. But it certainly would make sense for exclusivity to be extended if they intend to charge money at this point. The real problem is the...

Sure we do. And it is very, very little. They showed the galley proofs of the MM at DDXP. You can find links to pics of teh page spreads all over ENWorld. So we have seen several actual pages--gnolls, grick, grell, bodak, choker, chuul, etc. We have seen exactly how the pages are laid out and...

You cant skip the MM :) It looks too awesome, and has too many core monsters. Our position on non-evil "monsters" is that we love them. There is room for the blink dog in our book if we can do it. And we love the flumph and the adherer. And we will definately be designing monster races that can...

I'm not sure about that--that "sights have shortened." Just because the OGL isnt being used doesnt mean they are short sighted. The OGL could use improvements, from everyone's standpoint. Granted, WotC will make changes that address the problems from their stanpoint, not necessarily from our...