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<blockquote data-quote="Art Waring" data-source="post: 8882412" data-attributes="member: 7037141"><p><a href="https://www.opendnd.games/" target="_blank">#Opendnd Open Letter</a>.</p><p></p><p>Due to recent leaks from multiple sources, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarters-director-of-games-on-why-the-platform-attracts-lower-ogl-v1-1-royalties.694198/" target="_blank">which have been confirmed by kickstarter</a>, & <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-ogl-just-whats-going-on.694193/post-8883099" target="_blank">also confirmed by Griffon's Saddlebag</a>, many 3pp publishers, as well as a wide spectrum of content creators are delaying their D&D projects until further notice is given regarding the 1.1 OGL.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, many 3pp publishers have already invested a significant amount of time & resources into developing new games using the 1.0a OGL, and are faced with potential loss that cannot be easily recouped.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ogl-leak-community-backlash-dnd/" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons Community Holds Breath as Wotc Prepares New OGL</a>.</p><p></p><p>-Quoted from the article:</p><p></p><p></p><p>While wotc may not pay much attention to forums, hopefully they will have to address this issue directly if more people show that they are unhappy with the new terms of the leaked 1.1 OGL.</p><p></p><p>3pp Publishers should be paying attention to the fact that industry luminaries like Ryan Dancey and Owen K.C. Stephens have made public statements here on the forum this weekend. This issue may not affect players directly, but it does effect the health of the game if content creators are forced underneath the sword of Domacles. This will have a significant impact on the entire ttrpg industry, from Paizo/ Pathfinder to 5e to OSR to games that use the OGL but are using their own ruleset.</p><p></p><p>Not to mention that the more action we take now, the more likely they will do something to address the growing concerns within the community.</p><p></p><p>The petition can be signed anonymously if you want so you are not putting anything at stake by signing up. Signing a petition would also go a long way to show that the 3pp community is unified against this latest development, and united for the future of an open gaming community and ttrpg's going forward.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your time and your consideration.</p><p></p><p>I don't have any affiliation with any of the petitions or the Open Dnd website, I am an independent content creator who is advocating for equality within the gaming community.</p><p></p><p>#opendnd #dnd #ogl #opengaming</p><p></p><p>EDIT: ---></p><p>This is a Plus [+] thread.</p><p>This thread IS NOT here for folks to argue if they are still on the fence, or are taking a stance in favor of wotc's new license, or that the leak isn't confirmed, because it has been confirmed by multiple sources now, including the Director of Games Jon Ritter of Kickstarter, who has confirmed with his own words that the new royalty rates are indeed true.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarters-director-of-games-on-why-the-platform-attracts-lower-ogl-v1-1-royalties.694198/" target="_blank">Link to the thread discussing the Kickstarter announcement</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Waring, post: 8882412, member: 7037141"] [URL='https://www.opendnd.games/']#Opendnd Open Letter[/URL]. Due to recent leaks from multiple sources, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarters-director-of-games-on-why-the-platform-attracts-lower-ogl-v1-1-royalties.694198/']which have been confirmed by kickstarter[/URL], & [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-ogl-just-whats-going-on.694193/post-8883099']also confirmed by Griffon's Saddlebag[/URL], many 3pp publishers, as well as a wide spectrum of content creators are delaying their D&D projects until further notice is given regarding the 1.1 OGL. Furthermore, many 3pp publishers have already invested a significant amount of time & resources into developing new games using the 1.0a OGL, and are faced with potential loss that cannot be easily recouped. [URL='https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-ogl-leak-community-backlash-dnd/']Dungeons & Dragons Community Holds Breath as Wotc Prepares New OGL[/URL]. -Quoted from the article: While wotc may not pay much attention to forums, hopefully they will have to address this issue directly if more people show that they are unhappy with the new terms of the leaked 1.1 OGL. 3pp Publishers should be paying attention to the fact that industry luminaries like Ryan Dancey and Owen K.C. Stephens have made public statements here on the forum this weekend. This issue may not affect players directly, but it does effect the health of the game if content creators are forced underneath the sword of Domacles. This will have a significant impact on the entire ttrpg industry, from Paizo/ Pathfinder to 5e to OSR to games that use the OGL but are using their own ruleset. Not to mention that the more action we take now, the more likely they will do something to address the growing concerns within the community. The petition can be signed anonymously if you want so you are not putting anything at stake by signing up. Signing a petition would also go a long way to show that the 3pp community is unified against this latest development, and united for the future of an open gaming community and ttrpg's going forward. Thank you for your time and your consideration. I don't have any affiliation with any of the petitions or the Open Dnd website, I am an independent content creator who is advocating for equality within the gaming community. #opendnd #dnd #ogl #opengaming EDIT: ---> This is a Plus [+] thread. This thread IS NOT here for folks to argue if they are still on the fence, or are taking a stance in favor of wotc's new license, or that the leak isn't confirmed, because it has been confirmed by multiple sources now, including the Director of Games Jon Ritter of Kickstarter, who has confirmed with his own words that the new royalty rates are indeed true. [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarters-director-of-games-on-why-the-platform-attracts-lower-ogl-v1-1-royalties.694198/']Link to the thread discussing the Kickstarter announcement[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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