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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nothing to see here" data-source="post: 4309267" data-attributes="member: 16432">I suppose my word choice between posts could have been more clear.  QUESTION: What, in reality, does Wizards fear from third parties...ANSWER: Anything that compromises sales of core rule books?To me it is as simple as that.  Using 4e design elements that complement the core rule books is not seen as competition.  Building a wider network from that hub, actually helps drive core sales.Using 4e design elements in a way that competes with Core Book sales, on the other hand, is unacceptable to them.  An OGL-style licence opens up just that threat -- and past experience proves these fears well founded.Now there is a that a third party will release a supplement that directly competes with a Wizards supplement.  There is a much smaller chance that this supplement will direclty eat into Wizards sales of this product.  And I will concede, that under the licence as written, Wizards could move to squash the competition.  But, given the considerations above, such a move (which would, at the first instance perpetually ivalidate the GSL) would be akin to biting off your nose to spite your face.</blockquote>