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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 9433538" data-attributes="member: 907">So, how often did Wizards of the Coast incorporate OGL material created by others in their own publications during the 3.0/3.5 era? I know of two instances: Monster Manual II included two monsters from OGL sources (Creature Catalog, IIRC), and Unearthed Arcana included a small number of mechanics as well.The thing is that while CC-BY is friendlier to the first downstream producer, it doesn't really generate an ecosystem. When Necromancer/Frog God releases monsters in Tome of Horrors, Paizo can then include those monsters in their adventure paths. This is, to me, one of the strongest things about the OGL, and CC-BY doesn't do that. It only lets people create things based on the primary source (the SRD).You can release new versions of the OGL. It's just that people can use material released for any version of the OGL along with any other version of the OGL – essentially meaning you can never make it less permissive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 9433538, member: 907"] So, how often did Wizards of the Coast incorporate OGL material created by others in their own publications during the 3.0/3.5 era? I know of two instances: Monster Manual II included two monsters from OGL sources (Creature Catalog, IIRC), and Unearthed Arcana included a small number of mechanics as well. The thing is that while CC-BY is friendlier to the [B]first[/B] downstream producer, it doesn't really generate an ecosystem. When Necromancer/Frog God releases monsters in Tome of Horrors, Paizo can then include those monsters in their adventure paths. This is, to me, one of the strongest things about the OGL, and CC-BY doesn't do that. It only lets people create things based on the primary source (the SRD). You [B]can[/B] release new versions of the OGL. It's just that people can use material released for any version of the OGL along with any other version of the OGL – essentially meaning you can never make it less permissive. [/QUOTE]

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