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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 5769830" data-attributes="member: 725">Whether the OGL was successful and the GSL failed depends on how you interpret the data.#1 OGL was successful because D&D 3(.5)E was successful and the GSL was not because 4E wasn't as popular.#2 The OGL wasn't successful because it allowed the existence of Pathfinder which was directly responsible for 4E not being as successful as it should be. The GSL created supporting products when it was needed and doesn't start to live on it's own.That said, it would greatly surprise me if WotC did any sort of OS license beyond a simple and limited fan license. I'm a great fan of the OGL, I dislike the GSL, and dread another new license by WotC.Sure an OGL (type) license could be very effective, but could also be very detrimental, it really depends on the business plan the D&D 5E development team thought out. From what I'm hearing it could be very effective, the trick is convincing management, the licensing department, and the legal team.On the other hand, if they don't do an attractive license for 3pp, certain third party publishers would use the 'fact' that one can't copyright rules to their advantage and publish 5E compatible products anyway.Don't get me wrong, I really hope we get to see the OGL again with 5E. But probably a different SRD (probably more limited).I'm curious if publishers are even interested in another GSL (or even OGL for that matter). I see less and less 3pp 4E publications these days. Hell, even Mongoose has left the GSL 4E field, Green Ronin did two products total (might even have licensed one of the two), White Wolf has left the Battlefield entirely, only Goodman Games seems to be seriously active in the 4E paper product business. Would another license be worth the effort, headache and risk? Sure it's D&D and 5E would be a new opportunity for another big success, but in this business and economic climate?</blockquote>

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