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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 252937" data-attributes="member: 944">I wanted to get some feedback on a website idea I hadMy concept is The Open Game Content ExchangeBasically It is all of the OGC cruchy bits from the various projects, netbook, EnWorld wherever assmebled in one place. LegallyAll of the bits would be sorted by creator and type (prestige class, feat, spell) Here is the conundrum.....If i did the site I have 2 goals in mindPut all the crunchy bits together for gamers and developers. So far with all of the OGC stuff out there about the only thing that ever gets used it Chaosiums formation fighting feat. I would like to see more OGC in useSecond I would like fans to have acess to lots of material for thier games.  and I must do it ethically.It is really important to me not to impact the sales of anyones "Book of Crunchies" .After all if I hurt profitability that means less high quality content for all of us. Its just plain wrongMy problem is  I don't know how long to wait before putting something on the site from an OGC product. As I see it if I post, say 1 OGC monster from a module-- well thats cool because the module sales won't suffer. I don't think folks want to pay $5-15 US for a critter by itselfOTOH Reprinting the OGC content of say Liber Equites is moral piracy and just plain wrongBut there will come a point in a year or more which a product is effectivly not selling  anymore and posting dead OGC stuff (legally of course) is ethicalI have three ideas for content sources#1 OGC Cruchy Bits that aren't the focus or even a major part of the product-- a monster, a spell whatever #2 Fan OGC Stuff. The margin between designer and fan is very samll and some of the fan stuff is really good#3 Donated taster stuff, Good bits and many links to sample items for different D20 companys. $4Cruchies from dead stuff. OOP OGC crunchies, PRC and rules varients from dead products and so on.  If it is print I want the companys to approve of what I am doing.Besides, fan support is not all  of what I would be doing. The other purpose of the site is to help with product crosspolination. The questions are.... When is a product dead enough for me to post it?How could I tell? How much crunchy stuff is too much?Are any gamers interested in the idea?Are any game companys interested in the site? Can I make the site break even either with my own OGC products or with banner adds? Profit is nice but not expected.Is this even ethical?Thanks for the feedback</blockquote>

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