My heroes: Ryan Dancey and Peter Adkison

[Alzrius]

Tonight, I'm feeling the love for Ryan Dancey and Peter Adkison.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for saving D&D.

My point is that I now realize just how precious my html SRD is. I can legally burn copies for people who don't have a PHB. I can legally cut and paste from it to make my own player's handbook to distribute to my players. For free. If I want to publish my wacky house rules, I can do that pretty darn easily. Tonight, I finally understand just what Ryan and Peter gave us.

It was crazy, what they did. Obviously Hasbro and WotC think it wasn't a great business move, and I know it's true.

If Hasbro goes insane tomorrow and decides to close up shop at WotC and mothball the D&D brand forever, we still have our game. If, over the years, the new editions of D&D that will keep rolling out morph into something none of us can recognize at all, we still have our game.

So again I say, thanks guys.

QFT!

OGLovers, today is a day for rejoicing in what we have, and what can never be taken from us.

 

[Henry]

A Note for Ryan D:

If it turns out that there is a better singular person to be heaping the Laurels, Flowers, and Ribbons on than you and Peter, please let us know.

I've always attributed it to Ryan and Peter, but it's possible there is some other unsung OGL hero in there.

 

[Aristotle]

The fact that the GSL exists is great, if not held to the standard of the OGL, and I'm happy to have it. I really like 4E. I'll be playing it, but I too am thankful for those pioneers who opened up the industry at a whole new level.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Just adding my "Amen" to the chorus.

 

[SteveC]

Amen to the praise for Peter and Ryan.

Just a reminder to everyone: without the OGL we would not have 4E D&D in the form it is today, because there would have been no Mike Mearls for WotC to hire.

It really is something special.

--Steve

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Amen here as well.

 

[I'm A Banana]

I'll do better than an Amen.

Drinks are on me, you two.

 

[Menexenus]

Thanks for the OGL.

So say we all.

 

[ProfessorCirno]

Adding my "aye!" to this as well.

 

[Sunderstone]

Thanks for the OGL.

So say we all.

So say we all.