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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 4651576" data-attributes="member: 13107">I'll have to disagree.  (But, there may be specific issues because the information is presented in tables.)Factor 1: Character of work: Non-commercial, but non-personal.The work seems to be non-commercial, but also non-personal (if made available across the web).  None of the extra factors (e.g., parody) are present to tilt the usage in favor of fair use.  This seems to be a substitutive work, rather than a transformative one.Factor 2: Nature of work: CreativeThe elements of the table are imaginative items.  The table itself, I don't know.  The arrangement of items in tables seems to be a creative act (in opposition to an alphabetical listing).  However, questions about tabular data may have specific precedents that would provide exact answers, at least as far as fair use of tables.Factor 3: How much of the work will be used: More than a small amount.Here I'd have to say "more than a small amount", especially if the program provides the entirety of the treasure tables as published.Factor 4: Effect of widespread use: CompetingIn this case, I would have to put the answer as "Competes with (takes away sales from) the original".  I look to the character generator as an example, and can imagine a similar treasure generator being added to the online content.</blockquote>