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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 6382841" data-attributes="member: 10479">I'm a fan of the OGL and think WotC missed an opportunity to strengthen 5E by using the OGL during development.  There are a lot of great things out there that could have been part of 5E during playtest and right from the release that are not a part of it.On a personal note, as an ePublisher with plans to go on creating stuff for games (and while I have used Basic 5E and run the Starter Set to ensure I had an understanding of what was on offer), I can only spend so much time and money on a system for which I cannot create stuff utilizing the OGL.So, sure, I can wait.  In the meantime, though, I am not buying further materials for a system that isn't released under the OGL and has no firm plans to eventually allow OGL support.  It just isn't practical for me.  The waiting costs me nothing.  I doubt I am the only one who would like to support 5E/WotC with OGL offerings.  Whether this makes any difference to them, makes any difference to their bottom line, or makes any difference to their long term level of success remains to be seen.At some point, though, I won't be waiting and will just have moved on.  I'd imagine that will be true for more than a few people.</blockquote>