OGL: Kobold Press 'Raising Our Flag' For New Open RPG

Kobold Press has announced its plans regarding the upcoming new OGL v1.1, which involves a new, open game codenamed Project Black Flag.

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Kobold Press has been and always will be committed to open gaming and the tabletop community. Our goal is to continue creating the best materials for players and game masters alike.

This means Kobold Press will release its current Kickstarter projects as planned, including Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns (already printed and on its way to backers this winter).

In particular, Deep Magic Volume 2 will remain fully compatible with the 5E rules. We are working with our VTT partners to maintain support for digital platforms.

As we look ahead, it becomes even more important for our actions to represent our values. While we wait to see what the future holds, we are moving forward with clear-eyed work on a new Core Fantasy tabletop ruleset: available, open, and subscription-free for those who love it—Code Name: Project Black Flag.

All Kobolds look forward to the continued evolution of tabletop gaming. We aim to play our part in making the game better for everyone. Rest assured, Kobold Press intends to maintain a strong presence in the tabletop RPG community. We are not going anywhere.

Raising Our Flag - Kobold Press

Kobold Press is committed to open gaming. We are moving forward with clear-eyed work on a new Core Fantasy tabletop ruleset: available, open, and subscription-free for those who love it—Code Name: Project Black Flag.

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[JEB]

In business sense, Vrearoce Commons makes most sense: does Kobold Press tend to claim Product Identity loosely or tightly?

Kobold has been pretty "traditional" in their use of the OGL (rules are released as OGC, everything else is PI) and said previously they would use ORC for Black Flag, but hard to say how the CC release changes things.

 

[Reynard]

Kobold is one of the good ones.

 

[Parmandur]

Kobold has been pretty "traditional" in their use of the OGL (rules are released as OGC, everything else is PI) and said previously they would use ORC for Black Flag, but hard to say how the CC release changes things.

If I were them, I'd have a long talk with a lawyer before deciding or talking about anything.

 

[Zaukrie]

I doubt we'll play it, even if I like it. We play online, and you can't mix game systems in foundry.......

 

[Parmandur]

I doubt we'll play it, even if I like it. We play online, and you can't mix game systems in foundry.......

It's looking like it will just be 5E, with Kobold Press derived Subclasses and Monsters to replace WotC material.

 

[Zaukrie]

It's looking like it will just be 5E, with Kobold Press derived Subclasses and Monsters to replace WotC material.

Which you would need to hand enter. Unless it is 5e. Not compatible, but 5e.

 

[overgeeked]

Or…you know…you could just not rely on the VTT to do all the fancy stuff. You could just run the game and handle the mechanics yourself and let the VTT be a VTT.

 

[glass]

Or…you know…you could just not rely on the VTT to do all the fancy stuff. You could just run the game and handle the mechanics yourself and let the VTT be a VTT.

Or even not bother with a VTT at all. My group uses Google Slides for battle maps and Discord+DiceMaiden for everything else. Works like a charm! EDIT: Actually, DiceMaiden has been a bit flaky the last couple of weeks, but hopefully they will get that fixed soon!

 

[Marc Radle]

It's looking like it will just be 5E, with Kobold Press derived Subclasses and Monsters to replace WotC material.

Per a recent press release:
“Project Black Flag maintains core compatibility with the 5E products you already know and love, but with a Kobold spin.
Our goal is to keep 5E products vibrant and available in print and on our VTT partner platforms. 'Project Black Flag' is one step in making this a reality."

 

[Parmandur]

Per a recent press release:
“Project Black Flag maintains core compatibility with the 5E products you already know and love, but with a Kobold spin.
Our goal is to keep 5E products vibrant and available in print and on our VTT partner platforms. 'Project Black Flag' is one step in making this a reality."

Yes, exactly what I said. Understand that for me "it will just be 5E" is a selling point: I'm interested in a Kobold Press product that works with my WotC material.