Fan sites to keep the edition alive?

[cavalier973]

http://4enclave.roleplaylife.net

Seconded.

 

[pemerton]

There's lots of fan sites; generally if you find one it will have links to the other.

I don't know how many of them can generate content though, due to GSL restrictions.

The GSL also limits format of licenced products to hard copies or PDFs and does not allow content on websites, blogs, forums. (Section 3.) Technically any website generating content violates the GSL.

The simple solution to this is not to be come a party to the GSL.

Given that the GSL is likely to be terminated by WotC in due course as part of its promotion of D&Dnext, it would be counterproductive for a 4e survivalist fan site to attempt to operate as a party to the GSL even if there weren't particular issues around websites.

Any 4e fan site should rely upon its rights under the law of copyright, and simply avoid using any WotC trademarks or WotC copyrighted material.

 

[Sefotron]

http://sefotron.blogspot.co.uk/ Lots of 4e stuff on there, and plenty more to come.

 

[Roland55]

No reason it CAN'T be here. The next big thing is always going to get more talk and traffic than the same old stuff, but there's plenty of 4e talk going on, too. Heck, my last 2 or 3 articles have been more useful for 4e players than anyone else!

It's all the extra potassium in your fruit-based diet.

Seriously, no reason 4E can't maintain its hold here. Makes perfect sense to me.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Ayup. Blogs are interesting - but they're terrible to generate buzz, I find. They're a good repository, good for lengthy articles, but community (and fans) need the exchange and discussion. Forums are much better for it.

If you want more 4E, keep the buzz alive, create more topics. I'm more than happy to discuss 4E.

 

[silverblade56]

I'm not sure about that. There have been and probably will continue to be lots of discussion about making 4E combats excitingand relatively quick instead of an exercise in grinding through tons of monter hitpoints or encuoraging roleplaying or thinking outside the box in 4E.

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

RPG.net has improved markedly over the past year or two and 4E threads there often do well.

 

[Quickleaf]

[MENTION=63245]Evenglare[/MENTION]
Right here on ENWorld, just like [MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION] said. I've combed the web and have found the best exchange of 4e ideas, stat blocks, conversions, adventures and house rules to be right here.

Sly Flourish (Mike Shea) is still putting out articles with a 4e focus.

There's the archived Square Fireballs that has some good articles.

Fourthcore was having some website issues, but is a wonderful repository of dungeon crawling themed material for 4e.

The list goes on...

 

[Garthanos]

Technically any website generating content violates the GSL.

Did I sign some GSL without knowing it? OGL limited you more than US copyright law it just enabled somebody to use certain specific ip and trademarks while limiting you more in other ways.

 

[Morrus]

Did I sign some GSL without knowing it? OGL limited you more than US copyright law it just enabled somebody to use certain specific ip and trademarks while limiting you more in other ways.

Correct. You aren't party to a license you haven't agreed to.