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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5911666" data-attributes="member: 10479">Did D&amp;D see a resurgence in (large?) part because of the OGL?&nbsp; Did 3.XE start to drop off with the lack of OGL support that WotC had decided was the future of D&amp;D in the mid-2000s?&nbsp; Did DDM begin to flag when 3.XE began to flag?&nbsp; Did 4E have such a hard time because a revised form of 3.XE under the OGL was still thriving?&nbsp; Will 5E manage to find success without making use of the OGL?&nbsp; Argue against the success of the OGL or how much that success was shared with 3.XE or how much it was denied 4E or how much it might or might not help 5E all you like.The OGL doesn't care.&nbsp; The OGL is unaffected by our opinions, our speculation, or the success or failure of products that do or do not use the OGL.&nbsp; But of the things you mention (OGL, 3e, 4e, 5e, DDM, even D&amp;D for that matter), there's only one that we know with certainty will still be around in ten years, twenty years, or even fifty years, and that is the OGL.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 5911666, member: 10479"] Did D&D see a resurgence in (large?) part because of the OGL? Did 3.XE start to drop off with the lack of OGL support that WotC had decided was the future of D&D in the mid-2000s? Did DDM begin to flag when 3.XE began to flag? Did 4E have such a hard time because a revised form of 3.XE under the OGL was still thriving? Will 5E manage to find success without making use of the OGL? Argue against the success of the OGL or how much that success was shared with 3.XE or how much it was denied 4E or how much it might or might not help 5E all you like. The OGL doesn't care. The OGL is unaffected by our opinions, our speculation, or the success or failure of products that do or do not use the OGL. But of the things you mention (OGL, 3e, 4e, 5e, DDM, even D&D for that matter), there's only one that we know with certainty will still be around in ten years, twenty years, or even fifty years, and that is the OGL. [/QUOTE]

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