Is Oriental Adventures OG?
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trancejeremy
Adventurer
But OTOH, if you can decipher AEG's open content declaration, some stuff from their Rokugan books is open content. (Just what is open in their books has spawned countless arguments)
Kesh
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A long, long time ago, one of the WotC developers posted in their official OA forums that they intended to add OA material to the SRD. Months passed, folks asked what was up; they were told "it's coming."
Skip almost a year. Folks ask what's up; they were told, "there's been a delay, but it's coming."
That was around summer of last year. So, it's supposed to be getting added to the SRD... but nothing's come of that. Considering that several classes have found their way into the Complete series of books, I'd say the project has been killed and we now won't see any of it in the SRD. Which is a real pity.
Skip almost a year. Folks ask what's up; they were told, "there's been a delay, but it's coming."
That was around summer of last year. So, it's supposed to be getting added to the SRD... but nothing's come of that. Considering that several classes have found their way into the Complete series of books, I'd say the project has been killed and we now won't see any of it in the SRD. Which is a real pity.
CRGreathouse
Community Supporter
arscott said:
There's quite a lot of d20 ___ OGC material out there from WotC -- d20 Modern, Urban Arcana, d20 Future, etc.
Gez
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It's taking really long to add D&D stuff to the SRD because it has to pass through a number of long steps.
First, it is retyped, not copy/pasted. All examples are removed, as well as any name. Then errata is applied. All that is done by "theAndy" Smith. Then it must be sent to a team that's looking at each item to give the OK or not on a case-by-case basis. And, finally, the survivors of that last step are rounded up in RTF files and sent to the SRD.
First, it is retyped, not copy/pasted. All examples are removed, as well as any name. Then errata is applied. All that is done by "theAndy" Smith. Then it must be sent to a team that's looking at each item to give the OK or not on a case-by-case basis. And, finally, the survivors of that last step are rounded up in RTF files and sent to the SRD.
arscott
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Yeah, but they have a bit of a headstart. They know the contents of the books several months before they're on our shelves. I don't think it took that long for them to come out with a d20future SRD. And I think they're being a bit more lenient with IP when it comes to modern products. I even think that some of the Urban Arcana Villians ended up in the MSRD.
Gez
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Yes, D&D is the prize jewel, and they're particularly harpy-like about it. Modern, Past, and Future are not the same thing, and IP for them is not considered as important. Honestly, between say, Forgotten Realms and Shadow Chaser, which is the most valuable? Which is the most unique?
So, yes, they're more lenient toward d20 Modern products. While they don't want anybody else to benefit from the established D&D brands (Forgotten Realms, Planescape, etc., and now Eberron), they wouldn't object that much to other people supporting the Modern settings that are not really as successful as their D&D settings are.
So, yes, they're more lenient toward d20 Modern products. While they don't want anybody else to benefit from the established D&D brands (Forgotten Realms, Planescape, etc., and now Eberron), they wouldn't object that much to other people supporting the Modern settings that are not really as successful as their D&D settings are.
