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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6798701" data-attributes="member: 22424">Okay...Honestly, you're probably best not doing so at all. That way, a DM who wants to run your setting can choose to allow a Battlerager, or not, as he sees fit. It also has the advantage that when the edition updates (or the DM moves to another game entirely) the book remains more compatible - there are fewer mechanic to become obsolete.The one place where you might previously have had to do that was NPC stat-blocks, where perhaps Caesar is best represented as a level 10 Warlord. However, since 5e doesn't use PC-style stat-blocks for NPCs anyway, there's no reason to do this - he may well have powers similar to those granted by that level of that class, but he's best statted up as a monster anyway, so you don't need that word.I guess the point where it becomes tricky is where you need some race (or subrace) that isn't opened - perhaps you need Forest Gnomes* in your setting. In which case I would suggest either considering whether you really need them, or generating a near-clone that is open (Woodland Gnomes!) and using that instead.(Also, bear in mind that since this is the same OGL as has been around for years, there's a whole library of open content that you can use with impunity. So chances are someone has already published an open version of whatever you need.)* Of course, Forest Gnomes aren't a great example either, since the name isn't really something WotC can claim with any great authority. But I needed an example, so there it is.Important note: I am not a lawyer. If you're serious about publishing, you'll want to consult one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 6798701, member: 22424"] Okay... Honestly, you're probably best not doing so at all. That way, a DM who wants to run your setting can choose to allow a Battlerager, or not, as he sees fit. It also has the advantage that when the edition updates (or the DM moves to another game entirely) the book remains more compatible - there are fewer mechanic to become obsolete. The one place where you might previously have had to do that was NPC stat-blocks, where perhaps Caesar is best represented as a level 10 Warlord. However, since 5e doesn't use PC-style stat-blocks for NPCs anyway, there's no reason to do this - he may well have powers similar to those granted by that level of that class, but he's best statted up as a monster anyway, so you don't need that word. I guess the point where it becomes tricky is where you need some race (or subrace) that isn't opened - perhaps you need Forest Gnomes* in your setting. In which case I would suggest either considering whether you [i]really[/i] need them, or generating a near-clone that is open (Woodland Gnomes!) and using that instead. (Also, bear in mind that since this is the same OGL as has been around for years, there's a whole library of open content that you can use with impunity. So chances are someone has already published an open version of whatever you need.) * Of course, Forest Gnomes aren't a great example either, since the name isn't really something WotC can claim with any great authority. But I needed an example, so there it is. Important note: I am not a lawyer. If you're serious about publishing, you'll want to consult one. [/QUOTE]

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