Free 4e Character Generator

[Brasswatchman]

Just posted this thread on the Wizards.com forums last night:

Offer to WotC: *Free* 4th Edition Starting Character Generator - Wizards Community

Thoughts? Opinions? Think I'm just wasting my time?

 

[Umbran]

I would guess that WotC has had tons of such offers, as there are lots of computer-jocks in the gaming community. If WotC hasn't taken any of them up on their offers, I doubt they'll take yours.

 

[Kishin]

Just posted this thread on the Wizards.com forums last night:

Offer to WotC: *Free* 4th Edition Starting Character Generator - Wizards Community

Thoughts? Opinions? Think I'm just wasting my time?

Probably a bit of the third, sadly. With absolutely no disparagement intended, I think you're better off making it available to fans (ENWorld's downloads section, for one) and letting it circulate and become popular that way, rather than offering it to a company who has an identical product on the way and is probably not going to be interested in picking this item up in order to avoid even imagined legal issues.

 

[Mistwell]

I agree with Kishin on this one.

 

[El Mahdi]

Seconded. Definitely put this up at the Downloads section.

 

[Grimstaff]

Yep - why not make this an "ENWorld Exclusive"?

 

[Irda Ranger]

Seconded. Definitely put this up at the Downloads section.

Thirded.

 

[Brasswatchman]

Thanks for the feedback and support, everyone. I appreciate it. That said, though... the last time I showed up around here, everybody (including a mod) came down pretty heavy on me on an intellectual property issue. Now I show up with a piece of software that not only makes use of WotC's protected intellectual property, but is somewhat competitive with a product they have in the works... and everyone is okay with me just sharing it?

 

[Kuato]

and everyone is okay with me just sharing it?

Yes.

You already said you'd take it down when (read "if") the official product launches so as to prevent competition. You could even post it exclusively on your own website instead of here, giving the mods/etc no recourse anyway, and then WotC can decide for themselves if they need to bother with a C&D letter - since you won't be making any money on the project, I strongly suspect it wouldn't be worth their time.

 

[Brasswatchman]

Okay. Does everyone else agree with Kuato?