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<blockquote data-quote="Koren n'Rhys" data-source="post: 7246283" data-attributes="member: 66792">Not particularly accurate. WotC is doing nothing more than protecting their intellectual property. I suspect that MPMB, as OrcPub before him, finally drew enough attention to his sheet that they finally needed to crack down on him. It's an amazing product, and I still use it myself, including custom spells and a wizard subclass I had to fumble through the java code to include. That doesn't mean however, that they can allow something like this to freely give away there IP. Just as with numerous other character sheets and spell sheets, the proper, legal avenue is to include only SRD and freely-available Basic content, and allow the import of additional, protected content by the end user. A third party can continue to host the libraries needed (probably can't be MPMB's own Patreon page) so that everyone can continue to use it as desired. There is no other legal way to do it that I am aware of.I'll also point out that D&amp;D Beyond is NOT owned by WotC, so they are not forcing anyone to buy anything.&nbsp; Just like with Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds, and this new D&amp;D Reader product that seems to be in the works, they are another company who has paid for the license to sell official content.&nbsp; Wizards is supporting them, as the others, as official outlets to purchase from, but that doesn't make them WotC owned or directed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Koren n'Rhys, post: 7246283, member: 66792"] Not particularly accurate. WotC is doing nothing more than protecting their intellectual property. I suspect that MPMB, as OrcPub before him, finally drew enough attention to his sheet that they finally needed to crack down on him. It's an amazing product, and I still use it myself, including custom spells and a wizard subclass I had to fumble through the java code to include. That doesn't mean however, that they can allow something like this to freely give away there IP. Just as with numerous other character sheets and spell sheets, the proper, legal avenue is to include only SRD and freely-available Basic content, and allow the import of additional, protected content by the end user. A third party can continue to host the libraries needed (probably can't be MPMB's own Patreon page) so that everyone can continue to use it as desired. There is no other legal way to do it that I am aware of. I'll also point out that D&D Beyond is NOT owned by WotC, so they are not forcing anyone to buy anything. Just like with Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds, and this new D&D Reader product that seems to be in the works, they are another company who has paid for the license to sell official content. Wizards is supporting them, as the others, as official outlets to purchase from, but that doesn't make them WotC owned or directed. [/QUOTE]

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