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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8888667" data-attributes="member: 6688049"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Statement from </span></strong><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Twelvefold Works Publishing</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">:</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Hi my name is Travis H., and I'm CEO of Twelvefold Works Publishing, makers of <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing" target="_blank"><em>Circle & Triangle: A Game for Friends of Bill and Bob</em></a>...the world's only fantasy roleplaying game based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twelve-step_groups" target="_blank">12-Step Recovery culture</a>!</p><p></p><p>Despite the fact that we only have one tidbit of Open Game Content in our existing products—namely a cameo by <a href="http://www.d20resources.com/arcana.d20.srd/organizations/the.fellowship.php" target="_blank">"The Fellowship" from the d20 Modern SRD</a>—we have signed the <a href="https://www.opendnd.games/" target="_blank">#OpenDND lette</a>r.</p><p></p><p>We suggest that the executives (a.k.a. 'big shots' and 'bleating deacons') of WOTC take a fearless and searching inventory of their actions, and frankly admit their mis-steps.</p><p></p><p>What would turn this around is for WOTC to not only continue with the OGL 1.0, but to also add the word 'irrevocable' to the text, for OGL 1.0b.</p><p></p><p>This would be an action worthy of "<a href="https://bigbooksponsorship.org/articles-alcoholism-addiction-12-step-program-recovery/twelve-traditions-group-conscience-mob-rule/elder-statesmen-bleeding-bleating-deacons/" target="_blank">Elder Statespersons</a>."</p><p></p><p>Failing that, we endorse <a href="https://koboldpress.com/raising-our-flag/" target="_blank">Kobold Press' <em>Fantasy Core</em> initiative</a>.</p><p></p><p>And...we offer a further vision for you...</p><p></p><p>...We (the small RPG publishers) band together under the leadership of the mid-sized and 'big' (non-Hasbro) publishers, such as Paizo, Kobold Press, Free League, Goodman Games, Green Ronin, Malhavoc Press, Modiphius, Pelgrane Press, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Steve Jackson Games, and other stellar companies, and make a<strong> "Seventh Era" Open RPG</strong>.</p><p></p><p>An open RPG which is so modular and scalable (on the complexity-to-simplicity metric and the crunch-to-storytelling metric) that it is worthy of serving as the 'next edition' of all of their house systems. A system which simultaneously serves as PF3, Year Zero Engine 2E, Dungeon Crawl Classics 2E, Adventure Game Engine 2E, Cypher System 2E, 2d20 2E, 13th Age 3E, Savage Worlds "7th Era", GURPS "7th Era", and so forth.</p><p></p><p>As a complete realization of Peter Atkinson's vision for the Envoy RPG. And together, we overcome the lingering domination of the corporatist behemoth—this existential threat to the gaming community—once and for all. For the love of True D&D. It can be done.</p><p></p><p>-Travis H.</p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Twelvefold Works Publishing</span></strong></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 8888667, member: 6688049"] [B][SIZE=5]Statement from [/SIZE][/B][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing'][B][SIZE=5]Twelvefold Works Publishing[/SIZE][/B][/URL][B][SIZE=5]:[/SIZE][/B] Hi my name is Travis H., and I'm CEO of Twelvefold Works Publishing, makers of [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing'][I]Circle & Triangle: A Game for Friends of Bill and Bob[/I][/URL]...the world's only fantasy roleplaying game based on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twelve-step_groups']12-Step Recovery culture[/URL]! Despite the fact that we only have one tidbit of Open Game Content in our existing products—namely a cameo by [URL='http://www.d20resources.com/arcana.d20.srd/organizations/the.fellowship.php']"The Fellowship" from the d20 Modern SRD[/URL]—we have signed the [URL='https://www.opendnd.games/']#OpenDND lette[/URL]r. We suggest that the executives (a.k.a. 'big shots' and 'bleating deacons') of WOTC take a fearless and searching inventory of their actions, and frankly admit their mis-steps. What would turn this around is for WOTC to not only continue with the OGL 1.0, but to also add the word 'irrevocable' to the text, for OGL 1.0b. This would be an action worthy of "[URL='https://bigbooksponsorship.org/articles-alcoholism-addiction-12-step-program-recovery/twelve-traditions-group-conscience-mob-rule/elder-statesmen-bleeding-bleating-deacons/']Elder Statespersons[/URL]." Failing that, we endorse [URL='https://koboldpress.com/raising-our-flag/']Kobold Press' [I]Fantasy Core[/I] initiative[/URL]. And...we offer a further vision for you... ...We (the small RPG publishers) band together under the leadership of the mid-sized and 'big' (non-Hasbro) publishers, such as Paizo, Kobold Press, Free League, Goodman Games, Green Ronin, Malhavoc Press, Modiphius, Pelgrane Press, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Steve Jackson Games, and other stellar companies, and make a[B] "Seventh Era" Open RPG[/B]. An open RPG which is so modular and scalable (on the complexity-to-simplicity metric and the crunch-to-storytelling metric) that it is worthy of serving as the 'next edition' of all of their house systems. A system which simultaneously serves as PF3, Year Zero Engine 2E, Dungeon Crawl Classics 2E, Adventure Game Engine 2E, Cypher System 2E, 2d20 2E, 13th Age 3E, Savage Worlds "7th Era", GURPS "7th Era", and so forth. As a complete realization of Peter Atkinson's vision for the Envoy RPG. And together, we overcome the lingering domination of the corporatist behemoth—this existential threat to the gaming community—once and for all. For the love of True D&D. It can be done. -Travis H. [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18694/Twelvefold-Works-Publishing'][B][SIZE=4]Twelvefold Works Publishing[/SIZE][/B][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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