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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5766774" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p>Well, I don't know what 5E is going to look like, so I can't get into specifics there. But taking 4E as an example, the DSL would be pretty much like the OGL, except that the powers, feats, and race and class definitions in the Player's Handbook (and PHB2, PHB3, Martial Powers, etc.) would be product identity, along with the actual game rules such as combat and chargen.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, you're free to reprint the statblocks for most monsters and possibly magic items--the stuff you need for adventures. Conveniently, 4E NPCs don't use the same rules as PCs any more, so your ability to stat up an NPC wizard is not hampered by being unable to use PC material.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What I said was, "I find it hard to imagine how it could be proven without detailed access to their market research--how can you disentangle the effect of that one portion of the OGL from everything else going on?" I do not have access to WotC's market research, so I'm no more able to disentangle it than you.</p><p></p><p>I can point to statements by all of the major 3PPs around the time of 4E's release, indicating that they wanted to get on board with 4E but could not accept the terms of the GSL. This solution would eliminate all of the problems they cited; restrictions on cross-publishing, revocability of the license, and so forth. So I think a license of this sort would help to get 3PPs on board.</p><p></p><p>If they find there isn't any money in supporting 5E, of course, they'll get off again. But if that's the case, I don't believe opening up 5E completely would change anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 5766774, member: 58197"] Well, I don't know what 5E is going to look like, so I can't get into specifics there. But taking 4E as an example, the DSL would be pretty much like the OGL, except that the powers, feats, and race and class definitions in the Player's Handbook (and PHB2, PHB3, Martial Powers, etc.) would be product identity, along with the actual game rules such as combat and chargen. On the other hand, you're free to reprint the statblocks for most monsters and possibly magic items--the stuff you need for adventures. Conveniently, 4E NPCs don't use the same rules as PCs any more, so your ability to stat up an NPC wizard is not hampered by being unable to use PC material. What I said was, "I find it hard to imagine how it could be proven without detailed access to their market research--how can you disentangle the effect of that one portion of the OGL from everything else going on?" I do not have access to WotC's market research, so I'm no more able to disentangle it than you. I can point to statements by all of the major 3PPs around the time of 4E's release, indicating that they wanted to get on board with 4E but could not accept the terms of the GSL. This solution would eliminate all of the problems they cited; restrictions on cross-publishing, revocability of the license, and so forth. So I think a license of this sort would help to get 3PPs on board. If they find there isn't any money in supporting 5E, of course, they'll get off again. But if that's the case, I don't believe opening up 5E completely would change anything. [/QUOTE]
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