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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8863781" data-attributes="member: 18182">No, but it didn't during 4E either . . . . gamers tend to move along with new editions, and not be terribly interested in 3rd party products writing for the previous edition. So, if One D&amp;D doesn't have an OGL, or has a delayed one, it can impact those writing for the game.The lack of an OGL tied to the 4th Edition pushed some interesting changes in the industry, and was the catalyst for the Pathfinder game and the entire OSR movement. Creators found a way around the &quot;no OGL&quot; problem, but it definitely had an impact on creators and their ability to reach the audience.That said, I'm not worried about it. There is ZERO evidence that WotC is thinking about ditching the OGL again, and One D&amp;D isn't going to be that different from the existing 5th Edition game. Folks writing for 5th Edition D&amp;D have very little to actually worry about.However . . . . anybody tying their main income to writing for somebody's else's game does have to realize at some point that WotC might move in a direction that leaves them behind. That's exactly why Paizo created Pathfinder, to break that reliance on WotC. It was a wise move.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8863781, member: 18182"] No, but it didn't during 4E either . . . . gamers tend to move along with new editions, and not be terribly interested in 3rd party products writing for the previous edition. So, if One D&D doesn't have an OGL, or has a delayed one, it can impact those writing for the game. The lack of an OGL tied to the 4th Edition pushed some interesting changes in the industry, and was the catalyst for the Pathfinder game and the entire OSR movement. Creators found a way around the "no OGL" problem, but it definitely had an impact on creators and their ability to reach the audience. That said, I'm not worried about it. There is ZERO evidence that WotC is thinking about ditching the OGL again, and One D&D isn't going to be that different from the existing 5th Edition game. Folks writing for 5th Edition D&D have very little to actually worry about. However . . . . anybody tying their main income to writing for somebody's else's game does have to realize at some point that WotC might move in a direction that leaves them behind. That's exactly why Paizo created Pathfinder, to break that reliance on WotC. It was a wise move. [/QUOTE]

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