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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 3967818" data-attributes="member: 2732">Yeah, I didn't want to target Tiefling so much, the only reason I named them is I was trying to think of specific examples of property that Wizards might want to protect.&nbsp; The &quot;generic fantasy&quot; races, elves, dwarves, goblins, kobolds, orcs, halflings, forms of undead, dragons, etc, are so widely duplicated there is no need to protect those as much.&nbsp; The stuff that is D&amp;D specific, where the creation was with the D&amp;D game and not as influenced by fantasy is what I wonder about.&nbsp; In Races and Classes you see how much thought is being put in to make the D&amp;D versions unique.&nbsp; There's a lot of talk about building the brand and all the background details.&nbsp; All that would come with implied need to protect it.I guess if it's a playable race, it'll be included.&nbsp; But I am wondering about what they will do to protect what they would consider &quot;Product Identity&quot;, and how it will affect things.&nbsp; This will probably affect monsters more than anything else.&nbsp; I've heard about new beasts being created--how many will be released and how many will be considered akin to Beholders, Gith, Mind Flayers, having a special &quot;coolness&quot; factor etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 3967818, member: 2732"] Yeah, I didn't want to target Tiefling so much, the only reason I named them is I was trying to think of specific examples of property that Wizards might want to protect. The "generic fantasy" races, elves, dwarves, goblins, kobolds, orcs, halflings, forms of undead, dragons, etc, are so widely duplicated there is no need to protect those as much. The stuff that is D&D specific, where the creation was with the D&D game and not as influenced by fantasy is what I wonder about. In Races and Classes you see how much thought is being put in to make the D&D versions unique. There's a lot of talk about building the brand and all the background details. All that would come with implied need to protect it. I guess if it's a playable race, it'll be included. But I am wondering about what they will do to protect what they would consider "Product Identity", and how it will affect things. This will probably affect monsters more than anything else. I've heard about new beasts being created--how many will be released and how many will be considered akin to Beholders, Gith, Mind Flayers, having a special "coolness" factor etc. [/QUOTE]

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