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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 513555" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>First, a good guideline for this forum:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Please don't use the Publishers' forums to try to make your competitors look bad.</strong></p><p></p><p>That's mostly common sense (and good manners) for professional publishers, but since this problem crops up now and again we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the rule. If you notice any problems, please report them using the "report a post" function.</p><p></p><p>-- o --</p><p></p><p>There are a few questions which crop up from time to time, so here are a few useful links:</p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=13" target="_blank">D20 System Introduction (by Eric Noah)</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">WotC has an official <a href="http://www.wizards.com/D20" target="_blank">D20 System Website</a>, complete with FAQs, licenses, print-quality D20 System logos, and the parts of the SRD that have been officially released as open gaming content.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Open Gaming Foundation</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=srd" target="_blank">D20 System Reference Document</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=msrd" target="_blank">D20 Modern System Reference Document</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=15" target="_blank">WotC's Fan Site Policy</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=14" target="_blank">Electronic SKU Download (ESD) Conversion Agreement</a> (this is WotC's policy concerning conversions of older 1E/2E materials to 3E)</li> </ul><p>Some related articles and interviews:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=11" target="_blank">Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=1" target="_blank">Ryan Dancey: the D20 System and the Open Gaming Movement</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=9" target="_blank">Ryan Dancey: An open letter to d20 publishers regarding the Open Gaming License</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=42" target="_blank">Ryan Dancey of Organized Play on d20 Phase II (April 2003)</a> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30179" target="_blank">What kind of sales can you expect from a PDF?</a><br /> </li> </ul><p>And the most common question of all....</p><p> </p><p><strong>Q: Can I use xxxxxx [insert D&D/D20 rules/material here] in my planned d20 system product?</strong></p><p> </p><p>A: If xxxxxx is Open Gaming Content then you can use it. If it's not, then you can't without specific permission. </p><p> </p><p>WotC OGC is to be found in the SRDs, above, so if it ain't in the SRD, it ain't OGC - which means you can't use it.</p><p> </p><p>Everyone else indicates what material they are designating as OGC in their products, so you need to look at the book in question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 513555, member: 1"] First, a good guideline for this forum: [CENTER][b]Please don't use the Publishers' forums to try to make your competitors look bad.[/b][/CENTER] That's mostly common sense (and good manners) for professional publishers, but since this problem crops up now and again we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the rule. If you notice any problems, please report them using the "report a post" function. -- o -- There are a few questions which crop up from time to time, so here are a few useful links: [list] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=13"]D20 System Introduction (by Eric Noah)[/url] [*]WotC has an official [url="http://www.wizards.com/D20"]D20 System Website[/url], complete with FAQs, licenses, print-quality D20 System logos, and the parts of the SRD that have been officially released as open gaming content. [*][url="http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/"]Open Gaming Foundation[/url] [*][url="http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=srd"]D20 System Reference Document[/url] [*][url="http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=msrd"]D20 Modern System Reference Document[/url] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=15"]WotC's Fan Site Policy[/url] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=14"]Electronic SKU Download (ESD) Conversion Agreement[/url] (this is WotC's policy concerning conversions of older 1E/2E materials to 3E) [/list] Some related articles and interviews: [list] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=11"]Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0[/url] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=1"]Ryan Dancey: the D20 System and the Open Gaming Movement[/url] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=9"]Ryan Dancey: An open letter to d20 publishers regarding the Open Gaming License[/url] [*][url="http://www.enworld.org/forums/article.php?a=42"]Ryan Dancey of Organized Play on d20 Phase II (April 2003)[/url] [*][url="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30179"]What kind of sales can you expect from a PDF?[/url] [/list] And the most common question of all.... [b]Q: Can I use xxxxxx [insert D&D/D20 rules/material here] in my planned d20 system product?[/b] A: If xxxxxx is Open Gaming Content then you can use it. If it's not, then you can't without specific permission. WotC OGC is to be found in the SRDs, above, so if it ain't in the SRD, it ain't OGC - which means you can't use it. Everyone else indicates what material they are designating as OGC in their products, so you need to look at the book in question. [/QUOTE]
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