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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 1866682" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>Ok, this is a long and technical question, but I have no intention or running afowl with WotC...</p><p> </p><p>I want to make a website dedicated to my homebrew setting. It wouldn't be for profit, but for sites like this and players in my game to have a place to look up info on my setting and rules. I have no intentions of publishing this, just having it available on the web. (A Fan Site.)</p><p> </p><p>What of the following can I use and not get sued...</p><p> </p><p>* References to Races not in the SRD, like Goliaths or Warforged. (Such as Goliaths live in the hills of Mortar, near the southern coast...)</p><p>* References to Spells/Magic/Prestige Classes in various sources (PCs can choose from the following Prcs: Acolyte of Skin...)</p><p>* References to WotC Deities (Dwarves on the north worship Moradin, the soulforger)</p><p>* Assigning custom deities WotC Domains (Lendinor: LG, Domains: Good, Law, Glory, Community, Sun FW: Mace)</p><p>* Giving NPC stat blocks with WotC classes or PrCS (Thomas Restenford, Human Cleric6/Radiant Servant of Pelor 2, NG. AC 21...)</p><p>* Referencing New Rules not presented in the Core/UA (Baron Semdi is a Deathless Lich...)</p><p>* Referencing PI or other Monsters by name (Underdark Encounter table. % Roll: 01-10: Mindflayer. 11-20....)</p><p>* Using WotC artwork from the Online Gallery with appropriate Links/Citation</p><p>* Linking Back to Material presented on WotCs site as preview (like the Goliath or Uldra stats in the what's in the Works columns)</p><p>* Referencing WotC sub races (The High, or Moon Elves of Enderia live on the western coast...)</p><p> </p><p>These are very specific, but I'm sure I missed some. It all boils down to this question...</p><p> </p><p>* How much WotC fluff and reference to crunch can a fan site use, or are we bound to the same strict guidelines as a d20 publisher?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 1866682, member: 7635"] Ok, this is a long and technical question, but I have no intention or running afowl with WotC... I want to make a website dedicated to my homebrew setting. It wouldn't be for profit, but for sites like this and players in my game to have a place to look up info on my setting and rules. I have no intentions of publishing this, just having it available on the web. (A Fan Site.) What of the following can I use and not get sued... * References to Races not in the SRD, like Goliaths or Warforged. (Such as Goliaths live in the hills of Mortar, near the southern coast...) * References to Spells/Magic/Prestige Classes in various sources (PCs can choose from the following Prcs: Acolyte of Skin...) * References to WotC Deities (Dwarves on the north worship Moradin, the soulforger) * Assigning custom deities WotC Domains (Lendinor: LG, Domains: Good, Law, Glory, Community, Sun FW: Mace) * Giving NPC stat blocks with WotC classes or PrCS (Thomas Restenford, Human Cleric6/Radiant Servant of Pelor 2, NG. AC 21...) * Referencing New Rules not presented in the Core/UA (Baron Semdi is a Deathless Lich...) * Referencing PI or other Monsters by name (Underdark Encounter table. % Roll: 01-10: Mindflayer. 11-20....) * Using WotC artwork from the Online Gallery with appropriate Links/Citation * Linking Back to Material presented on WotCs site as preview (like the Goliath or Uldra stats in the what's in the Works columns) * Referencing WotC sub races (The High, or Moon Elves of Enderia live on the western coast...) These are very specific, but I'm sure I missed some. It all boils down to this question... * How much WotC fluff and reference to crunch can a fan site use, or are we bound to the same strict guidelines as a d20 publisher? [/QUOTE]
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