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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 104269" data-attributes="member: 172">Re: Re: Re: HmmmThat's a non-concern for me. Chances are that if I was a con-goer anyways, I wouldn't plan on having control over who or what I play.That said, how big a chunk of the D&D playing populace are con-goers? I don't have figures, but I am wagering the proportion is rather small.1) Did it go through R&D?2) Even if it did, unlike WotC, they aren't going to take pains to add it to the SRD, like they are slating other WotC stuff to do.In short, AFAIAC, non-WotC non-open product is the WORST possible status you could have.Are you serious?You should consider the fact that those "other publishing ones" are a significant boon to the players out there. You aren't the only kid on the block, and pretending to be the best friend of the big kid on the block makes it so the rest of the kids on the block can't play with you. Take a book like Relics and Rituals. Its spells and other mechanics like true rituals are getting expanded on. Further, take a look at Seas of Blood. Its seaborne combat system is being used by another company. The firearms mechanics from deadlands are used in Dragonstar. And so on. The open content out there will prosper, grow, and cross germinate. In short, it will be supported, and people who buy Mongoose's and S&SS's material can expect to see that familiar material used elsewhere. The best rules concepts will prosper. If they are open.Now take some of the better concepts from the players guide. Like scaling spells. A cool concept. But one that is not open. No one else can expand on it or use it. But if people like the idea enough, someone will make a comparable mechanic that is OPEN. If it is well written and accepted, other people will pick it up and use it. And people who have the Kalamar player's guide will eventually ditch your system so that they can take advantage of the more widely supported one that is out there.Having a quality product is a bona fide benefit... as AFAICT, that is all that the WotC eyes are looking for when they looking at them.But being official is meaningless in and of itself. Sure, it might be nice to have it as a stamp of quality. But companies will earn reputations of their own and have their own stamp of quality.It's up to you to decide what is best for your business. But from a consumer standpoint, and from the standpoint of your contribution to the community, I think Kenzer's policy is a bust.</blockquote>

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