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[Lizard]

Except the Trojan Horse was an act of deception, while the openly declared nature of the GSL and it's revocable status is anything but deceptive.

Next you'll be trying to convince people WOTC wasn't "surprised" or "exploited" by people republishing the SRD, just because the FAQ on their web page said you could. Good luck with that.

Annoying when people try to see conspiracy or deception in things stated openly and plainly, ennit?

 

[Fifth Element]

It is not "O;" it is faux "O."

I'm sorry, where is the "O"? It's the GSL now. There is no "O" in the name.

 

[Fifth Element]

So I wish to applaud WOTC for taking a higher road rather than being the empire building bully on the block they were looking to be.

Your assumption that they were looking to be that is simply incorrect. It's based on misinformation and misinterpretation.

 

[tomBitonti]

Goodman
- Dungeon Crawl Classics
- Complete Guide
- Morningstar
etc.

For Necromancer I think its an open question if their modules in general are a single product line or if each one without the same name is an independent product line.

I expect that Tome of Horrors is a product line for Necromancer.

My impression is that product lines are products which reference each other. (I would think that having a common branding would count, but that is just my sense of it, and I have no idea if my sense is correct.)

 

[Fedifensor]

I expect that Tome of Horrors is a product line for Necromancer.

So, can Necromancer Games create a 4E monster book called "Fiend Folder" or somesuch that does exactly what ToH did for 3E, but call it a separate product line (since it's a monster sourcebook with a different name)? What if 99% of the monsters are the same ones in the ToH? What if it's only 50%?

 

[Jack99]

And Linae stated that nothing was actually changed. So your assumption is factually incorrect, unless now you want to start calling people liars.

Thats not what Linae said. She said it was the same doc. Which doesn't mean the wording wasn't changed. Subtext FTW.

 

[jedrious]

Thats not what Linae said. She said it was the same doc. Which doesn't mean the wording wasn't changed. Subtext FTW.

in other words to you the speculators are always right and there is in no possible way that it could have been misinterpreted and you won't believe WotC did things right before a public outcry despite any evidence

 

[Jack99]

Exactly correct. This license is one giant step _BACK_ from open gaming as in OGL. It is not "O;" it is faux "O." Ask Paizo how easy it is to have a revocable license that forms the core of your existing business model revoked - Dragon and Dungeon Magazines.

While it is never fun to lose a license, do you really think Paizo would have the position they have today, if it were not for the license they had? I feel that it would be more than fair to say that Paizo has benefited A LOT from that license, even if it was taken away from them, with (too little?) warning.

Cheers

 

[The Little Raven]

Thats not what Linae said. She said it was the same doc. Which doesn't mean the wording wasn't changed. Subtext FTW.

The question (aka context) specifically was "Is it the same GSL as two weeks ago, or has it been rewritten?" She said it's the same one, which states that it hasn't been rewritten. Last I checked, changing the wording of something would qualify as rewriting it.

 

[Jack99]

in other words to you the speculators are always right and there is in no possible way that it could have been misinterpreted and you won't believe WotC did things right before a public outcry despite any evidence

Heh, have a search and read my posts. I am one of the biggest WoTC fanbois around here. So please don't lump me in with those other nut-cases . No, what I am saying is that in this case, I do believe (based on Linae's comments here the last 24 hours) that the basic intention of the GSL was never changed. However, I do think they might have realized that some of the wording they had chosen wasn't, shall we say, optimal, and rephrased some parts.

Either way. In my mind, GSL > closed system > OGL. So I was pretty sure I would end up at least partially happy.