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<blockquote data-quote="redcard" data-source="post: 4350326" data-attributes="member: 68928">Kind of. But a company signing under the GSL doesn't mean they HAVE to use the items under the GSL.&nbsp; It doesn't mean that you're going to get a better quality in product, it just means you're getting an end product with a &quot;Licensed for D&amp;D&quot; on it.&nbsp; I can make a module that uses orcs, and giants, and rats, and gnomes and elves and not step one foot on any wizards IP and not use the GSL.&nbsp; At the same time, I can make a module that uses the GSL and is completely horribly done.Note that the GSL explicitly makes you have to look stuff up, too.&nbsp; I can't say , for example, &quot;The marked X's on the map indicate Pit Traps.&nbsp; To avoid a pit trap roll..&quot;&nbsp; Because that is reproducing running text.&nbsp; In a GSL licensed product, I have to say &quot;The Marked X's on the map indicate Pit Traps.&nbsp; Pit Traps are Explained in the Dungeon Master's Guide, Chapter X.&quot;&nbsp; I'm not allowed to list page numbers either.&nbsp;&nbsp; Similarly, if I have monsters, I cannot stat them out if they are in the monster's manual.&nbsp; I simply can only refer to the MM.So while I'm able to use the TERMS, it doesn't mean I'll be able to use the rules directly.The long and short of it is this.. there is nothing in the GSL that says your product will work with 4e, or would work well with 4e.&nbsp; All that the GSL is for is for approving products to have a licensed sticker on them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="redcard, post: 4350326, member: 68928"] Kind of. But a company signing under the GSL doesn't mean they HAVE to use the items under the GSL. It doesn't mean that you're going to get a better quality in product, it just means you're getting an end product with a "Licensed for D&D" on it. I can make a module that uses orcs, and giants, and rats, and gnomes and elves and not step one foot on any wizards IP and not use the GSL. At the same time, I can make a module that uses the GSL and is completely horribly done. Note that the GSL explicitly makes you have to look stuff up, too. I can't say , for example, "The marked X's on the map indicate Pit Traps. To avoid a pit trap roll.." Because that is reproducing running text. In a GSL licensed product, I have to say "The Marked X's on the map indicate Pit Traps. Pit Traps are Explained in the Dungeon Master's Guide, Chapter X." I'm not allowed to list page numbers either. Similarly, if I have monsters, I cannot stat them out if they are in the monster's manual. I simply can only refer to the MM. So while I'm able to use the TERMS, it doesn't mean I'll be able to use the rules directly. The long and short of it is this.. there is nothing in the GSL that says your product will work with 4e, or would work well with 4e. All that the GSL is for is for approving products to have a licensed sticker on them. [/QUOTE]

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