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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 8893584" data-attributes="member: 6669048">Trust me, it's a constant struggle to keep them all straight.For anyone else, here's some clarification:OGL = Open Gaming License. This is the license which, under Version 1.0a, the SRDs for Dungeons &amp; Dragons 3rd Edition, 3.5 Edition, and 5th Edition have been released along with other systems such as D20 Modern, Pathfinder 1st Edition, Starfinder, Level Up: Advanced 5e, and a lot of others. It is specifically JUST the license, the legal document that describes the terms of use of the content released using the license.OGC = Open Gaming Content. This is game rules or other gaming content that has been released under the OGL. Content released as OGC can be used by any third-party to create new material under the terms of the OGL.SRD = System Reference Document. This is a document released by a publisher which contains all of the Open Gaming Content for a system. It is meant to be a reference for third-party publishers so they clearly know what content of a game system is available for use under the OGL. The term is also used for open game content (no caps) released under other licenses, such as Creative Commons or other custom open licenses.ORC = Open RPG Creative License. This is the announced license spearheaded by Paizo created by the law firm co-founded by one of the lawyers who wrote the original OGL. This license does not yet exist and was just announced earlier this evening.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 8893584, member: 6669048"] Trust me, it's a constant struggle to keep them all straight. For anyone else, here's some clarification: OGL = Open Gaming License. This is the license which, under Version 1.0a, the SRDs for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, 3.5 Edition, and 5th Edition have been released along with other systems such as D20 Modern, Pathfinder 1st Edition, Starfinder, Level Up: Advanced 5e, and a lot of others. It is specifically JUST the license, the legal document that describes the terms of use of the content released using the license. OGC = Open Gaming Content. This is game rules or other gaming content that has been released under the OGL. Content released as OGC can be used by any third-party to create new material under the terms of the OGL. SRD = System Reference Document. This is a document released by a publisher which contains all of the Open Gaming Content for a system. It is meant to be a reference for third-party publishers so they clearly know what content of a game system is available for use under the OGL. The term is also used for open game content (no caps) released under other licenses, such as Creative Commons or other custom open licenses. ORC = Open RPG Creative License. This is the announced license spearheaded by Paizo created by the law firm co-founded by one of the lawyers who wrote the original OGL. This license does not yet exist and was just announced earlier this evening. [/QUOTE]

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