Available Now: Points of Conflict -- a 4E Licensed Product

[Roger]

Points of Conflict is a series of complete, self-contained, ready-to-run encounters that a DM can drop into any adventure. They are designed to be easy to use as improvisational aids and random encounters.

TWO encounters are now available for immediate free download.

They are available from:

http://roger.carbol.com/rpg/4e/poc/poc.htm



Cheers,
Roger

 

[HalWhitewyrm]

Wow, so an actual GSL product with compatibility logo and everything, cool. Good luck with that.

I am curious about something, though: you have attached a Creative Commons licensing to the product as well:

Except where otherwise subject to the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Is this allowed? Did you check with WotC or a lawyer, or did you just put it so that some part of it is "open"?

I'm not being facetious, I am honestly curious about this.

 

[Alzrius]

I'm curious too, since this really does seem to be a GSL product that is also published under the Creative Commons. Does that let you get around the 10/01/08 release date restriction? Or are you publishing it under the loophole that promotional (free) 4E material can be put out early? Or does this fall under the guise of being part of a fansite?

And most importantly, are you still going to write Knowledge (Current Events)? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[Emirikol]

Roger,

That's nice content. It's good to see the first of the 4e products rolling out.

Jay H

 

[Roger]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I'll try to answer some of the questions that have arisen.

With respect to the CC license, I'm not a lawyer, nor have I consulted with a lawyer or WotC about this. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty straightforward interpretation and response to section 10.2, "Third Party IP", of the GSL.

It's not related to the release date issue. But it is a free / promotional product, which is related to the release date issue, as per section 5.4. I wouldn't characterize this as a loophole or an exploit or anything -- it seems clear to me that WotC intends for people to release free stuff prior to October 1st (but after their 14-day wait period.)

On a different topic, Knowledge (Current Events) was released pretty irregularly even at the best of times, but it's still at least theoretically possible that some news story will grab my jugular and refuse to let go.

On a different different note, I feel it's a bit... self-serving, I guess, to 'submit a scoop' on my own stuff. But I certainly wouldn't be adverse to folks out in the audience thinking it was scoop-worthy and acting accordingly.

Thanks again to everyone who has taken a look at this.


Cheers,
Roger

 

[Emirikol]

Roger,

That's how I'd explain it too I don't consider it self-serving if you are actively looking for feedback. Most 3rd party publishers have a 2nd Enworld ID for submitting their own scoops. You're just being honest

I'll probably try to run your stuff on MAPTOOLS (see sig) and see how it plays out.

Jay H

 

[Emirikol]

Roger, one more thing: I noticed on your CC logos that your "by" logo doesn't connect to anything about you. SHould it? The CC and PERSON logo connect to the CC 3.0 page though.

jh

 

[Roger]

I've kept the clicky-links to me on the Ivory Goat Press logo. CC-By, in itself, doesn't require much more than my name.

If you're keen on using maptool, I can make the map images available as separate files, so you don't need to do a little screen-capture dance or whatever.


Cheers,
Roger

 

[HalWhitewyrm]

With respect to the CC license, I'm not a lawyer, nor have I consulted with a lawyer or WotC about this. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty straightforward interpretation and response to section 10.2, "Third Party IP", of the GSL.

::Looks up that section::

Hmm, I see what you're saying, but I would still want to check this with a lawyer (perhaps Clark), just to be on the safe side. Thing is you could potentially be held liable if someone misinterprets what is covered under the GSL and the CC, and uses a GSL-protected item thinking it was covered by your CC.

The OGL did not play at all with CC; they were just incompatible. Now, the GSL is not the OGL by any stretch of the imagination and they have different legal language, but I'd still use it as a reason to check things up.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Most 3rd party publishers have a 2nd Enworld ID for submitting their own scoops.

What!? Seriously?

Why wouldn't they just submit your own? I do.

I think more highly of self-promoters than I do sock-puppeteers.