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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 2500774" data-attributes="member: 2292">Your first stop should probably be the d20 liscence page on the Wizards of the Coast website - it has a faq regarding the usage of the d20 liscence, a copy of all the DnD rules that can be used under the liscence. Knowing and using the OGL is the bare minimum that will be expected of you as d20 freelancer, and for most of the companies out there it should be enough to get you by. It also covers d20 Modern, should your interest turn towards something other than fantasy gaming.Your second stop should probably be the major OGL sources that seem to be used - Mutants and Masterminds is probably a good choice, as the Superlink Liscence means that there are opening for other publishers to use the system. I'd also suggest picking up the new version of Arcana Unearthed, as it covers a wide range of variant rules that should familiarize you with the more common variations on d20 that publishers use.From there, you're more or less stuck with familiarizing yourself with house systems on a case by case basis if the publisher you've contacted has their own variant. If you're looking for work from Mongoose, being conversant in their liscenced OGL systems (Conan, Babylon 5, and others) would be a good plan. For AEG, knowing the new edition of Spycraft wouldn't hurt. In many ways it's like courting any publisher as a freelance writer - you should know what they write and what they're looking for - but it's hardly mandatory.</blockquote>

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