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I love the unexpected interpretation of your prompt! This sounds like something that would be fun to incorporate in a D&D setting, especially when you include the concept that the beast into which one wildshapes has its own separate identity...

Based on responses in this thread, we may be in the minority, but I had a similar reaction. However, you didn't bring up what I found to be the most in-your-face non-fantasy/sci-fi element: take a look at the font and other graphics choices made in the Players' Map handout. I think it's too...

One thing I wanted to make clear, though, is that the CC-licensed SRD doesn't grant someone a license to use the word "yuan-ti". You don't need a license for that, unless it's a trademark and your use of it could create confusion. (And has been pointed out (thanks :) ), "yuan-ti" is almost...

I agree with most of what you have to say in this post, but... Yes, they absolutely can be. I don't know where this comes from. Stat blocks are specific creative expressions, eligible for copyright protection just like any other piece of text or music or film. I don't see how that's in any way...

Trademarks don't need to be registered, merely used in commerce (which "yuan-ti" has been for over 40 years).

How one implements attribution is a trademark issue. If your attribution might cause confusion in the marketplace regarding who has produced a product, or whether it has some sort of official approval, then you're at the very least skating on thin ice. Including a duplication of WotC's...

Both copyright and trademark protection are automatic; trademarks can be registered, which can make them easier to defend. Copyright protection is for creative works—books, stories, artwork, music, film, etc.—and has a limited lifetime (decades, with details being jurisdiction-dependent)...

I hope you realized after writing this how easy it is to turn around. In the situation you describe, would your spouse have a case to deny your divorce request by pointing out that your marriage agreement was perpetual? (To be clear, in most legal jurisdictions I know of, they wouldn't.) Your...

I've never played in Eberron or consider myself a fan, particularly, but that is a property I would love to see in a well-funded series. The setting seems tailor-made for longer-form storytelling, as opposed to tentpole movies.

All's well that ends well. I don't know how the grapevine worked, exactly, but I received a surprise email from Wolfgang this afternoon, and KP plans to update the next digital and print editions of Creature Codex with credits. To whomever passed this along, thanks! And thanks to Wolfgang and KP...

My daughter and I designed a monster for KP's Monarch of the Monsters contest in 2015 (the gargoctopus), the terms for which clearly limited use of the material to the contest. After feedback provided via a couple of articles on KP's site, I submitted a revised version for inclusion in the...

It seems an appropriate time to bring this up... I have to say, in relation to Kobold Press specifically, I find myself sympathizing with WotC to some extent. ================ WotC: "Hey, you published our IP without properly crediting us, or paying us any money!" Kobold Press: "We're...

You had said: But now you're assuming they would've had some other choice. If the original OGL had included royalty terms, and upon the release of 4e Paizo faced a choice of the GSL (to continue publishing official D&D content) or the royalty-encumbered OGL, they might very well have forged...

And that's fine. I'm sure there are many D&D players who feel the same. But this video, and the messaging in it, was for Hasbro investors (and potential investors); it wasn't targeted to you, or gamers in general.

What else would you expect him to say? "We think D&D has the potential to be a global brand on par with Marvel, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings... but we're fine with how much we're making now, so it's all good."? As a HAS investor and D&D fan, I'm glad they're thinking of ways to make D&D...

In digital (usually "free-to-play") games, yes, "recurrent spending" usually means micro-transactions. D&D is much bigger than some mobile game, though. Recurring revenue also means subscriptions, which is already a feature of DDB, and probably a big part of what it made it financially appealing...

Or it's ongoing subscription revenue from people who've already purchased the books, from people like me, and nothing new. This could very well be just an observation that D&D Beyond gives WotC the opportunity to earn recurring revenue.

I appreciate your desire to interpret SupergeekMike's arguments charitably. And I don't have a problem with a lot of the video. If he had kept it to, "Hey, I found this rule that existed in old versions of D&D which don't appear in later editions, but I think it'd be interesting to explore the...

There were so few of us, and Boomers were in charge for so long, we could hardly be blamed for anything. 😇