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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4308027" data-attributes="member: 710">Yes, that's the beauty of the OGL. But unfortunately, it's not for 4E! That said, maybe we shouldn't worry that much about innovations like True20 or M&amp;M. They were OGL products, &quot;inspired&quot; by 3E, but not really based strongly on them. The GSL is the D20 License for 4E, nothing more, nothing less. As such, the amount of real innovation is limited. Now that 4E is out, its design elements and ideas are out, too. They are neither subject to copyright nor patented. That means it would still be possible to create a new game &quot;stealing&quot; some ideas from 4E. It would most likely not be compatible with it, but neither True20 nor M&amp;M are compatible with 3E, so that's not such a big issue.The only reason to use the GSL (and the d20 License before it was revoked) is to tap into the &quot;powers&quot; of the D&amp;D brand. Using the name recognition to get a larger audience, or just to support your favorite game.From a customer point of view, both Logos are supposed to indicate that the material can be used in your D&amp;D game without any big problems.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4308027, member: 710"] Yes, that's the beauty of the OGL. But unfortunately, it's not for 4E! That said, maybe we shouldn't worry that much about innovations like True20 or M&M. They were OGL products, "inspired" by 3E, but not really based strongly on them. The GSL is the D20 License for 4E, nothing more, nothing less. As such, the amount of real innovation is limited. Now that 4E is out, its design elements and ideas are out, too. They are neither subject to copyright nor patented. That means it would still be possible to create a new game "stealing" some ideas from 4E. It would most likely not be compatible with it, but neither True20 nor M&M are compatible with 3E, so that's not such a big issue. The only reason to use the GSL (and the d20 License before it was revoked) is to tap into the "powers" of the D&D brand. Using the name recognition to get a larger audience, or just to support your favorite game. From a customer point of view, both Logos are supposed to indicate that the material can be used in your D&D game without any big problems. [/QUOTE]

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