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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HalWhitewyrm" data-source="post: 249228" data-attributes="member: 4046">Well, with the release of EverQuest RPG we will see (AFAIK) the first major product to be released under the auspices of the OGL alone, without the d20, meaning it uses the SRD but does not carry the d20 logo, nor announces compatibility with WotC/D&D.I asked about the reason for this decision to the folks at WW and their reply, paraphrased here, is that they wanted to include a character generation chapter and other things to not create the illusion that in order to play you need 2 books (EQ and D&D) when you simply need the EQ book.I completely agree with them, and I applauded them the decision to drop the d20 license in this case and go with the OGL/SRD choice. I wish Spycraft had done this as well.I guess my question is, do you think we'll see more OGL-only products that dispense with the d20 license?Frankly I hope so. While there are products that ARE meant to be used with the d20 license, I think there are some (like the aforementioned Spycraft) that would benefit from freeing themselves of the limitations of the d20 license in order to create fully fleshed-out rules instead of relying on another book.I guess in the end this line of reasoning makes me question, do we really even NEED the d20 license anymore? When 3e came out the d20 license helped draw associations between D&D and the new publishers. But after 2 years do we need to continue doing this?As I said, some products ARE d20, period. And that's fine. But perhaps publishers will begin to release the security blanket that is the d20/D&D association and venture into making SRD/OGL-only products to move in new directions.Looking forward to your thoughts.</blockquote>

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