4e D&D GSL Live

[RSKennan]

Looks like 4e needs an Osric.

 

[xechnao]

As long as nothing requires you to change anything that is defined in the SRD, I would say "yes".

Ok. Thanks for your time. I am not as much interested in supporting 4e but I want to get a more or less clear idea for what to expect from the GSL.
Thank you

 

[TimeOut]

Ok. Thanks for your time. I am not as much interested in supporting 4e but I want to get a more or less clear idea for what to expect from the GSL.
Thank you

Sure. But please note that my answers are only based on my understanding of the license. To be really sure you would either need an official answer, or a lawyer.

 

[Rechan]

As long as nothing requires you to change anything that is defined in the SRD, I would say "yes".

In other words:

You can only add things to the existing rules. Any addition cannot disqualify an existing rule in the SRD or take its usefulness.

 

[Darrin Drader]

That's in Section 10.2

Yeah, so if I'm reading it right, that means it's up to you to make arrangements with third party publishers to use their rules content?

 

[JVisgaitis]

Yeah, so if I'm reading it right, that means it's up to you to make arrangements with third party publishers to use their rules content?

Yep. Its certainly against the spirit of Open Gaming, but this prevents lame PDF publishers from creating tons of compilation products. I couldn't be happier.

 

[Shroomy]

Yeah, so if I'm reading it right, that means it's up to you to make arrangements with third party publishers to use their rules content?

IANAL, but that's how I'm reading it too. The third party content has to be 4e GSL compliant too, since you act as the licensee in that relationship.

 

[Siberys]

In other words:

You can only add things to the existing rules. Any addition cannot disqualify an existing rule in the SRD or take its usefulness.

So, are they neutering my idea for a third-party UA-esque book? Or could I, so long as I didn't go out and say "Disregard this rule", or something to that effect, and hope that the readership understands that, in use, certain rules need to be deleted for it to work?

 

[DaveMage]

The clause I find interesting is that if you make a GSL product, you can never make that product an OGL product EVEN AFTER THE LICENSE TERMINATES.

This should be interesting.

Also, since Dungeon Crawl Classics is a product line, all 3.x DCCs must be off the market (including .pdfs) once Goodman creates its first 4E DCC.

 

[LeaderDesslok]

I noticed there's nothing like the section 15 of the OGL. Does this mean I don't have to note my sources if I reuse stuff from another 3pp?