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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PatrickLawinger" data-source="post: 4322546" data-attributes="member: 2735">That is the way I see it. The problem is, you have no idea what the future will bring. You could create the setting as system independent, and then try to create additional support products with the stats. The question is, if you do that, do those products prevent you from later making completely different OGL products supporting that same, non-OGL setting? I would say that it is a gray area, WotC could claim that you can't. It is something to have a lawyer answer. I don't think that they'd be successful with that claim in court, but what do I know, and, who would want to risk the legal fees to find out?The setting "fluff" is something they can't take away from you or prevent you from using in another way, with the exception of the OGL based on what you agree to if you accept the license. NOTHING about the license would prevent you from, say, writing a series of short stories or novels for your game world. I can't remember where I saw a post that someone was actually worried about that.Right now I am a small enough publisher that I haven't put out any products yet, and my first planned products are system independent anyway. I am focused on having enough finished products for that line to begin staggered, regular releases. If, probably when, I do any material for 4e I will most likely write up proposals for companies like Necromancer Games or Goodman Games. Like a lot of people, I have many, many ideas for 4e products, but I am waiting to play the game a bit more and get more used to the actual in-game use of the rules before I actually write anything up.As for the GSL, I am just waiting a while to see if the license is the "final say" or not. Right now, I have my doubts that WotC is going to change the clause about going back to the OGL because a) I am sure someone at WotC insisted on it and b) if they DID change it the message boards would fill with posts saying, "see, they really will change the license at a moment's notice, we can't use this, WotC is so screwed up!"Basically, my viewpoint as a "publisher" is a bit skewed toward patience. I have plenty to keep me busy right now and I have freelance writing and editing relationships with several companies that ARE going to make 4e/GSL material and have an avenue to publish material with them if I want to. I do think that some of the discussions have gotten far more heated than they really need to be.Patrick</blockquote>

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