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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6671678" data-attributes="member: 6790669">Ok, so as I understand it:When you write a rules supplement, and try to sell it, you can't say &quot;compatible with D&amp;D 3.0&quot; or &quot;d20&quot; or anything like that. You cannot state compatibility with, or suitability for. You cannot mention the name of any WoTC product, period.But what about mentioning D&amp;D on your blog?Imagine this scenario:1) I have a blog on which I give advice to people about neat things to try in their 3.0 D&amp;D games.2) I have links on that blog to my online store (Amazon, RPGNow, etc.)As far as I know, I can babble about D&amp;D all day long, because I'm just some random player talking about the game I love. What I say in that regard is just my opinion.But what if, on my blog, I say, &quot;I like to do this, this, and that, when I play D&amp;D. For more details, take a look at this e-book I wrote.&quot;If the e-book doesn't mention Product Identity within the context of itself, but I mention it on my blog, have I breached the terms of the OGL?(My instinct is telling me yes, it's a breach, which is going to mean taking this to the next step... creating my own complete game system which is essentially a clone, the way Pathfinder did, and then just going that route.)Thanks in advance for any helpful advice you guys can provide in this matter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 6671678, member: 6790669"] Ok, so as I understand it: When you write a rules supplement, and try to sell it, you can't say "compatible with D&D 3.0" or "d20" or anything like that. You cannot state compatibility with, or suitability for. You cannot mention the name of any WoTC product, period. But what about mentioning D&D on your blog? Imagine this scenario: 1) I have a blog on which I give advice to people about neat things to try in their 3.0 D&D games. 2) I have links on that blog to my online store (Amazon, RPGNow, etc.) As far as I know, I can babble about D&D all day long, because I'm just some random player talking about the game I love. What I say in that regard is just my opinion. But what if, on my blog, I say, "I like to do this, this, and that, when I play D&D. For more details, take a look at this e-book I wrote." If the e-book doesn't mention Product Identity within the context of itself, but I mention it on my blog, have I breached the terms of the OGL? (My instinct is telling me yes, it's a breach, which is going to mean taking this to the next step... creating my own complete game system which is essentially a clone, the way Pathfinder did, and then just going that route.) Thanks in advance for any helpful advice you guys can provide in this matter. [/QUOTE]

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