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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ACValterra" data-source="post: 1115013" data-attributes="member: 14171">Oh that was intentional. It might have been in error. The question is - what can you say in a press release that is not marketing? At the time I wrote it I was relying on a Nike court case that was being adjudicated that said that Nike could not be sued for false advertising for a press release they put out saying they did not use sweatshop labor. Once again - I was functioning in a vacuum as I had no one who would really know whether that argument would hold water that I could turn to. In hindsight that press release wouldn't look a thing like it did. But hindsight is 20/20.Says who? Who is the arbiter of the spirit of the d20 license? How about Ryan Dancey? If anyone can say what the spirit of the d20 license is - it would be Ryan Dancey. I showed that cover to him before we released it and asked what he thought of what we did with the required use text. He not only did not have a problem with it he praised it. While I was in charge of the license if I had seen a company do that I would *not* have come after them and would have quietly cheered them. What did  tick me off was when companies would use the smallest font possible and hide the text on the back. But that was during my administration. Obviously things have changed.Anyone who publishes in the d20 field will tell you that 90% of your sales come in the first 2-3 months. Very few products ever see reprint. I was hoping that at least the first run of BoeF would be d20. That is probably not going to happen.And yes - it is worth trying this hard to get that logo. The d20 logo is a clear indication of compatibility and distributors will lower their orders if you are *only* OGL. So saying you can "just go OGL" is correct but for many companies it will make the diffeence between a viable margin and non-viable margin. At least that is currently true. As Ryan has pointed out it is possible that game manufacturers could band together and create an alternate network/logo.I did not piss in the pool! My swimming trucks were already floruscent purple!! Seriously - I made many errors in my rush to get this product out and you can hold me acountable for all kinds of things - even things that will never be public. You can blame me for BoVD (though it was Monte's brilliant idea I just supported it). But I really do believe in this product - and for those who are interested in adding elements of romance, love, seduction, birth, marriage etc. etc. I think this product will do wonders.AV<a href="http://www.valarproject.com" target="_blank">www.valarproject.com</a></blockquote>

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