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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Admiral Caine" data-source="post: 4676500" data-attributes="member: 60438">That is a good point, even though I usually don't go for "well they did it, so it must be okay" argument. But I agree. An earlier poster, Clatsclaw I believe, was replying to Azigoth and made the point that PowerCards could somehow be used in a manner which would allow people to play the game without actually buying it. Much like the old SRD could.. to an extent. But that's not very realistic in this case, and the Exalted Charm Cards are a good example. It's really extreme to think that people are going to Reverse Engineer the 4E game system from Power Cards alone. I realize that prior to Core Rules release last year that fans did do a lot of that sort of stuff with the Shadowfell quickstart rules, but with the books readily available now- its a different situation. Let me use a metaphor using auto parts. The Manufacturers and Sellers of auto parts protect their products from theft because-1.) It costs money to produce them2.) They want to sell them. I guess you could argue-3.) Some guy could theoretically cobble them all together into a real working car! And then not buy a car! Yeah, it could happen. But I don't see that as the overriding concern for why auto parts stores protect their inventory. If you're going to rip off a car, you're going to rip off a car. You're not going to do it by swiping spark plugs and hubcaps. And to step through the metaphor.. If you're going to pirate a game rulebook, you're going to pirate a game rulebook. Not Power Cards. If as a vendor you're going to sell Power Cards, you're going to want to make sure no one gives Power Cards away for free. NOW..... As I have said before, WOTC is completely within their rights. No argument. No complaint. (And lest someone is skimming this post, I in no way advocate piracy!) But let us not make up reasons for why they're doing this. WOTC is doing it because it is their property and they want to sell it. That argument needs no further embellishment. They want to sell Power Cards. White Wolf was not interested in doing that, so they could see how the free Charm Cards made their books easier to use, and how they added value to their game system.</blockquote>

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