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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 8757593" data-attributes="member: 6680772">I think you're somewhat misunderstanding the terms here. Wizards won't release an "OGL". The Open Gaming License already exists, and it's out of Wizards' hands. The question is whether they will release an updated SRD (System Reference Document) under the OGL. Anything designated as Open Gaming Content (in 5e's case, the SRD) is perpetually open and available ("In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content.")So let us say that Wizards do as you suggest; they don't put out an updated SRD for two or three years. What effect will that have? Little to none. 5e is already out there, free, open, forever. If the engine of the next iteration (i.e., the math, the resolution systems) remains the same, then third parties will continue to make their D&D-related content and non-D&D games powered by 5e.(And it's worth keeping in mind that the industry is much more resilient to "OGL shock" than it was in 2003 when the shift to 3.5 happened. For one, 5e is less tightly integrated than 3.0 and 3.5, so there's less chance of any changes invalidating whole swaths of products. And two, in 2003, the RPG industry was still print-based, and reliant upon distribution of physical inventory to sales channels. Now, most products are financed and distributed through Kickstarter, allowing the creators to keep their inventory lean, and come in both physical (print-on-demand) and PDF form, meaning that it's much easier to integrate errata/revisions in new printings.)So we're back to Wizards having to fundamentally change the game in order to shut down the OGL market. And they're not going to do that. So it's more likely they will release an updated SRD relatively quickly, in order to take best advantage of that market. Because it's going to exist whether they like it or not.</blockquote>

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