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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaptain_Kantrip" data-source="post: 135523" data-attributes="member: 546">All of Lovecraft's writings prior to 1923 are public domain; these include some Mythos stories. Therefore, I don't see why you couldn't distribute Lovecraftian d20 products based on those early works that did not include certain Chaosium/WoTC mechanics, such as the Sanity Rules (a direct port from Chaosium's CoC). Various authors, both modern and past (Lumley, Bloch, etc.) have used the Mythos in their stories without any problems. All of Lovecraft's pre-1923 stories are available free online at the Lovecraft Library and other sites. Other sources that inspired Lovecraft, such as Arthur Machen's writings, The King in Yellow, etc., are all public domain as well (written prior to 1923). Anything before 1923 is in the public domain, to the best of my knowledge. I'm not a lawyer, however. Check out <a href="http://www.horrormasters.com" target="_blank">http://www.horrormasters.com</a> for a site dedicated to providing free pdfs of public domain mystery, gothic and horror fiction (some of it quite good!). They have Lovecraft, Stoker, Shelley and many obscure authors. They post a new story every night, 365 days a year!</blockquote>