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I don't think this is really going to be enough in terms of protecting the vibrant 3pp community that the old OGL built up (which, as a reminder also created a great deal of additional value for WotC), but I'd like to see what Paizo, Kobold Press, EN Publishing, and other big and semi-big names...

@FormerLurker There is nothing to negotiate. WotC has lied, betrayed the trust of people who have provided an enormous amount of add-on value to D&D over the past two decades (and would have continued to provide), and has shown they are willing to obliterate an entire industry for the sake of...

This is false. Paizo has said that they will defend the irrevocability of the OGL, in court if necessary.

I wonder if it's a misunderstanding of who "they" are who are not reading feedback?

I'ma tell my local newspapers to stop the presses to get this story in.

When the Google search graph showing interest in a controversy of your own making distantly resembles the trendline graph of global temperatures over the past 100K years or so... you done got yourself a problem.

Can't agree - OGL wouldn't stop this from being a money-maker if there was enough value-add - that is, access to IP/PI content (none of which is found in any SRD) and built-in tools in DDB/VTT. And with a big enough user base it could entice 3pps to come on board to create content. (Obviously...

Pretty sure a couple posts note the leaked slide is fake. However, I think DDB could, in theory, have a $30/month tier that would be worthwhile. I wouldn't be interested in it, myself, but I could see it existing.

They tried to warn us in the Monster Manual disclaimer...

So I think that this is a can of worms best left unopened (having beauty reflected in Charisma, that is, not discussing why or why not do so). That aside, I think it links PC game-mechanical capabilities and appearance in a way that's going to be obnoxious to players, especially when you roll...

I think the reason that angle hasn't come up much in discussion here is because controlling prospective 3pp or homebrew content on the VTT doesn't require trying to de-authorise the OGL, it just requires that users and 3pps accept a different licence - not unlike the terms for posting content on...

Nah just a general remark - but I hadn't thought of that angle, and you're right, that is surreal!

I don't think the SRD 5.1 change was all that big. They cleaned up stuff that was in the regular rules but not SRD, added eldritch blast and a few other key spells, and added errata. WotC describes the changes thusly: Systems Reference Document | Dungeons & Dragons

I mean, you don't have to know about the movie or the game proper to understand what's going on - as long as you do your research on the OGL, the context of its publication and maybe even public written statements by Wizards (either in its corporate capacity or by Dancey individually speaking as...

All the more so since I am certain that basically none of the DND Beyond staff had anything to do with this debacle.

I've put a lot of work into iterating on my fantasy heartbreaker, and now I'm trying to "de-OGL-ify" it. So, yes, it sort of has.

Wizards wants D&D to be a brand, and sure, it might take on the facsimile of one. But D&D isn't a brand - at least, I don't think so. It's a game, a hobby, a community, a way of life, a through-line of continuity despite changes stretching almost fifty years. Even if D&D-as-commercial-product...

I would be concerned about a morality clause in an open licensing schema, mostly because of well-meaning people inadvertently misusing it, and somewhat because of the possibility of bad actors "weaponising" it. I don't see anything objectionable about a "morality clause" in a licence that, say...

I should ask if there's any way to tell what my RRSP or my son's RESP portfolio has. If our funds include Hasbro stock, mebbe I should reach out to the fund manager or something.

If you don't think lots of people wouldn't spring for a D&D-branded dice tray that was at least comparable to other dice trays in terms of quality - the way they already do for Avengers t-shirts, Star Wars cosmetics, or official Harry Potter scarves (etc. etc. etc.) - I'm not sure what to tell you.