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Fact is, I really don't believe it was a power they had, anyway, because the material was published during a period when they claim the license was valid and unless you breached the license according to terms listed in it, there's nothing there (even section 9) that says material is to be...

Speaking of “potation”, which I never noticed before in the license: does it honestly refer to D&D themed drinks as “derivative material”? 😆 Because that’s the only definition I’m getting.

The one thing that gives me hope is Alan Bushlow’s take on it (the lawyer which was consulted in the Roll for Combat YouTube segment) in that he suggests that, in a contract for which there is consideration given, as is the case of the OGL 1.0, that courts have been less likely to say that it...

That’s why I’m careful to use the term “originator” when referring to Ryan, because based on articles he’s written, he’s definitely the one who started and championed the idea within WotC pre-buyout. (And the one who was jokingly called crazy at the time, according to him 😃)

For me, it’s more than just my relationships with 3rd party publishers as a result of years at ENWorld and at conventions; it’s the fact that I am a fan of open licenses, and the spurs to innovation and creativity that they bring. I’ve seen it first hand, played the results of these labors, in...

GSL 2: Electrocution Boogaloo

As they used to say on Boston Legal (yes I know about as life-accurate as a Star Wars film) “if you want the Jury to care, make it about them.” 👍

To me, it’s like if the FSF and Richard Stallman had said in 1995, “now that open software is turning a profit, we’re retroactively changing the GPL license terms so that we now own rights to all open software published under it -SURPRISE, MOTHER*****!” it would have strangled half of the...

I am really not sure that’s true, and in fact if Paizo tries to ditch the OGL and republish, I’m reasonably sure WotC WOULD sue, and tie them in court long enough to kill them, because that would be the most precedent-setting case of any case WotC would care to wager. Paizo’s best bet, in my...

The Alchymist thing specifically is going to make me very happy 👍 our group has been playing it that way for a while now anyway.

What I love is that I can come to a place like ENWorld and get this level of discourse👍

Mainly because there’s not much legal precedent in the tabletop RPG space for “mechanics cannot be copyrighted” that’s in fact what the whole OGL safe harbor is based on - Neither the publisher nor the third-party publishers having to stand this up in court to a lot of court costs. Although...

If there was ONE controversy that could drag me out of mothballs too, THIS IS IT. Very glad to see Ryan around the forum!

Rafael, bless you and stay strong. I hope 2022 continues on the same track for you.

I had many high hopes for 2021, that history wouldn't repeat itself -- it didn't, but it just turned out to rhyme with a lot of 2020. :)

Hope you feel better, then, because I didn't know that until (checks watch) four minutes ago. :LOL: Never was that important to me, so I never looked into it, I just assumed same person! In more relevant conversation, congrats to Sir Ian! He's always been one of those people, like Gary G. and...

Ghoul hunting in Boston 1775

My local gaming group has been really into both Zweihander and Shadow of the Demon Lord recently. They have a much more “dark fantasy” and ”gritty fantasy” feel that is not in D&D 5e‘s default rules assumptions. I highly recommend giving them a look-over, as the PDFs for each are under $20...

Does anyone have any official or semi-official stats on COVID transmission from Gencon 2021 that they've seen released? I went last month, didn't catch any con-crud of ANY type (phenomenal, based on my past experiences!) and from my personal observation mask use and precautions were pretty well...

Sorry to hear it, man, but completely understandable. Another year we'll get together?