the Jester
Legend
On the subject of patience, the DMG's release date has been pushed back.
This is terrible legal advice. Do not follow this person's legal advice. Ask an attorney. Please.
"Compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition(r)". Totally, 100% legal.
As I said, just stay away from specific names (spells, items, world-locations, etc) and it's not a problem.
Your other sketchy advice aside, that is *precisely* the problem. We're not talking about people trying to create a competing retro-clone while the game is still live, we're talking about wanting an OGL that allows legally-sanctioned supplemental material to be created so small scale publishing partners can drive the sales of the core books. It's the original intent and plan for the OGL. It's why, without an OGL, publishing compatible material is not a route most 3PP will go. Sure, a few folk will color outside the lines and hope to get away with something but that's not me nor most others.
My main point was that the OGL doesn't actually "give" you any new rights you don't already have, really.
Just. Wait.
How is having a product schedule different than announcing the products?
The announcements of upcoming products, without dates, don't allow planning ahead for the purchases as easily.
A fixed schedule, if adhered to, does.
A fixed schedule that's always blown to hell in a handbasket (like most of the gaming industry's are) is no better than product announcements without dates.