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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6663697" data-attributes="member: 37579">I never claimed there was nothing. Read my post again. I acknowledge the existence of the fan site kit but say it fails. And it does. On every level and even basic functionality. We'd actually be better off with nothing then than trap.Because making homebrew content brings me joy and is one of the ways I consume a game system. Because making homebrew content is how I learn the nuances of a game system and its balance, forcing me to learn the language and look at how elements are designed. Because sharing the content gives people other ways to enjoy the game and I want people to enjoy 5e. Because posting content attracts feedback forcing me to reexamine how I approach the rules, making me a better writer. And because I'm not about to let fear dictate how I live my life or enjoy the game. That doesn't mean not being afraid wouldn't be preferable.It took me a while. I posted my first background weeks after the Basic Rules launched. Almost a month. And that was safe due to parody/Fair Dealings. I waited months after that to slowly move onto monsters and then other small things. I want to post more. I'd love to post NPCs or variant monsters rather than new monsters. I would love to post an adventure or two, as there's such a demand for small modular adventures. But caution keeps me from posting. Caution and fear keeps me from supporting the community more. It's not even asking for much. Loose guidelines for where the line is. What material we're allow to quote and what material we're allowed to copy and what material we're allowed to reference. If writing an adventure, can copy a monster statblock? Or reference a monster by book/page? Or do we have to limit ourselves to custom monsters? Can it be set in a published world or does it have to be homebrew?Is it permissible to make new subraces? For PHB races or just Basic? Ditto classes.How should updating adventures from older editions be handled? Just statblocks? Statblocks and advice? Personal use or shared? How about updating monsters/ classes/ campaign settings?Just knowing what I can do and what I can't would be lovely. Freeing. And I think that's true for a lot of people.WotC is a litigious company. They have a reputation for lawsuits and sending out C+Ds like candy. They're not as bad as TSR but that's like saying Jupiter is light compared to the sun. You don't want to get on WotC's bad side. I'd avoid it if I could.</blockquote>

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