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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 4147527" data-attributes="member: 158">I can, and still do, because Not only my table, but many other DMs who frequent these forums, as well as <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/md/md20020228e" target="_blank">the creator of the OGL,</a> have said that the OGL's purpose was not to "help gamers" but to help WotC.People doubt it, but I know it described the situation for me and my gaming group, and at least one other local gaming group in my area. I also know from conversations with people at various conventions it play at the least a small role in thei groups, too. For my group, it meant we didn't play Shadowrun or World of Darkness or GURPS; it meant we played Grim Tales, Spycraft, Star Wars, and Mutants and Masterminds. It meant we came back to D&D quicker than had we strayed into other games (only to come back again; and believe me, the majority does come back again).Also, those people who ran that trading card company are largely gone now, too, as well as those who designed those D&D games. The people there now are competent, I have no doubt, but I also hope they believe that open gaming is important to the health of D&D and WotC, and that OGC companies are not just some competitor, but an important part to the gaming cycle.</blockquote>