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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 7657093" data-attributes="member: 10479">True, though it is worth pointing out that the OGL was abandoned and the widely-disliked GSL came into being, widely enough as to cause Paizo to jump ship and take a large portion of the market (while using the OGL).&nbsp; We know there is no OGL currently in effect though it could have been announced with the announcement of 5E, could have been used during the playtesting to help in creation / design, and could have been used during initial release to have many, many more oars in the water propelling the edition forward.&nbsp; WotC clearly felt they needed help as they granted a number of project licenses to specific outside entities.&nbsp; WotC's own 5E support has been met with mixed feelings at best.I appreciate your continued discussion of this situation.&nbsp; I hope it all works out well for D&amp;D and the hobby as a whole.&nbsp; I thought the same thing when they delayed using the OGL for the last edition then came up with the GSL.&nbsp; That's the history, and the successful history 3.XE had using the OGL, that has informed much of my thinking regarding the current situation, FWIW.&nbsp; I'm sure in five years I'll be having discussions informed by those situations past, and this current situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 7657093, member: 10479"] True, though it is worth pointing out that the OGL was abandoned and the widely-disliked GSL came into being, widely enough as to cause Paizo to jump ship and take a large portion of the market (while using the OGL). We know there is no OGL currently in effect though it could have been announced with the announcement of 5E, could have been used during the playtesting to help in creation / design, and could have been used during initial release to have many, many more oars in the water propelling the edition forward. WotC clearly felt they needed help as they granted a number of project licenses to specific outside entities. WotC's own 5E support has been met with mixed feelings at best. I appreciate your continued discussion of this situation. I hope it all works out well for D&D and the hobby as a whole. I thought the same thing when they delayed using the OGL for the last edition then came up with the GSL. That's the history, and the successful history 3.XE had using the OGL, that has informed much of my thinking regarding the current situation, FWIW. I'm sure in five years I'll be having discussions informed by those situations past, and this current situation. [/QUOTE]

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