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<blockquote data-quote="SilentWolf" data-source="post: 7696770" data-attributes="member: 6785912"><p>Yes, I firmly agree with that.</p><p>But look at the other side of the coin....</p><p></p><p>With the actual SRD Third Parties cannot experiment with a lot of D&D 5e rules, in order to build new game opportunities. They cannot design a new Class using Maneuvers, they cannot design a new Fighter's subclass that uses Superiority Dice in a new way. Third Parties cannot design an OGL book focused on Madness and Sanity rules or where this rules are used in a new experimental way. They cannot release an OGL Book where the DMG Downtime Activities are fundamental for the game purpouse (just think about a setting based on feudal management or another based on city building).</p><p></p><p>The Third Party companies cannot, also, mention the D&D books to save space and refer to specific D&D 5e rules.</p><p></p><p>I'm not complaining about the new SRD: I understand the reasons for which it was created and I agree with them.</p><p>An official license, however, it would have allowed some selected Thir Party company to design some new experimental D&D material, with the freedom to take inspiration from all the D&D 5e rules. A LotR D&D? A D&D 5e Modern? A Science Fantasy D&D? Just thinking....</p><p></p><p>I'm ok also with good 5e OGL products. As long as they will be of good quality, I've nothing to complain and, instead, I'm really happy for having them. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I'm only a little sorry about what an official license could have been and what would have allowed. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SilentWolf, post: 7696770, member: 6785912"] Yes, I firmly agree with that. But look at the other side of the coin.... With the actual SRD Third Parties cannot experiment with a lot of D&D 5e rules, in order to build new game opportunities. They cannot design a new Class using Maneuvers, they cannot design a new Fighter's subclass that uses Superiority Dice in a new way. Third Parties cannot design an OGL book focused on Madness and Sanity rules or where this rules are used in a new experimental way. They cannot release an OGL Book where the DMG Downtime Activities are fundamental for the game purpouse (just think about a setting based on feudal management or another based on city building). The Third Party companies cannot, also, mention the D&D books to save space and refer to specific D&D 5e rules. I'm not complaining about the new SRD: I understand the reasons for which it was created and I agree with them. An official license, however, it would have allowed some selected Thir Party company to design some new experimental D&D material, with the freedom to take inspiration from all the D&D 5e rules. A LotR D&D? A D&D 5e Modern? A Science Fantasy D&D? Just thinking.... I'm ok also with good 5e OGL products. As long as they will be of good quality, I've nothing to complain and, instead, I'm really happy for having them. :) I'm only a little sorry about what an official license could have been and what would have allowed. :) [/QUOTE]
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