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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 3806943" data-attributes="member: 40359">Maybe a missing piece of information here is that for 3e, they didn't have the SRD ahead of time, just like Clark said. Instead, Ryan Dancey sent out an electronic copy of the PHB to those who signed an agreement and planned on publishing. I forget how much of the DMG and MM were available at that point. Then Ryan gave a list of what to avoid and the publishers were off and running with no SRD, just a "Gentleman's Agreement." And the final SRD was different than what was allowed initially (which is why early 3.0 products include things like mind flayers and beholders, but none after that).So there doesn't *need* to be an SRD for publishers to get going with 4e if WotC does another "Gentlemen's Agreement" sort of approach. I'm thinking that might exactly be what they do again, but this time they know most of the major players ahead of time (whereas with 3e, most publishers were new start ups), and will send them electronic copies of the core rules with a list of what to use and avoid. I also think this "laundry list" approach is how they should do it perpetually rather than posting a set of SRD documents. Least amount of effort on their part which makes it more likely for continual updates.</blockquote>