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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9628716" data-attributes="member: 7006">Well, this is what Monte Cook I believe talked about when he stepped away from the early stages of 5E design.My own guessimation is that because there is no way to really determine what an employee would come up with "off-hours" versus when they were on the clock... creative endeavor companies such as this put that clause in their contracts.  I mean if you think about it... someone is at the office working on the design of 5E and thinks of a really cool subclass idea during the day-- and then purposefully does not bring it up in a creative meeting because they decide they could make a few extra bucks actually designing it at home with the intent of selling it themselves on the side.  How does anyone conclude whether or not it was made during work hours or off-hours?   The idea was while they were on the clock, but the pen to paper was at night. That's just asking for potential PITA litigation.  Which I figure is probably why companies have those policies in their contracts that so long as you work for them... any design you make while under contract is theirs.  That way there's no dispute.Admittedly I could be misremembering the situation as it was over a decade ago... but that's just my impression.</blockquote>