Request for D20 Mecha generator

[trancejeremy]

Well, the tricky part is that a program based on open content is pretty much a derivative work, so the whole thing itself has to be open content. Which means you have to distribute the source code as open content.

(Personally, I don't get how Campaign Suite avoids this problem, but IANAL, nor do I wish to press the issue. I ended up releasing the source code to my fairly primitive character generator as open content just to be on the safe side).

 

[Blacksad]

By "limited function," exactly what do you mean?

If you mean the planned online tool features to run a MUD using Master Tools you may be right, but I'm of the opinion that those should be of a lesser priority. I am more interested in application software for me to organized my notes for my tabletop game session than I am for online game session.

I don't know what was the exact agreement between Hasbro and Infograme (Atari), but Atari hold the right to create most software derived from WotC text.

They just did when they switched from Fluid to Code Monkey Publishing. Upon examination of Fluid's programming they find it is too limiting, and while they continue to correct all the bugs and adds new features, they already know that the next version of e-Tools will have to be a complete rewrite.

At least their freeware PCGen surpasses e-Tools.

I meant that they can't give rights that they don't hold anymore, so they can allow someone else to do a chargen.

What exactly did Green Ronin says about an MnM chargen? Is it the use of certain Product Identity (i.e., power points)?

Last time I checked on their forum (a long time ago), they didn't want any form of chargen (it wasn't a matter of PI).

 

[Ranger REG]

I know. The sale of electronics right instituted by Hasbro sucks, IMHO. But Fluid was already contracted and MasterTools/e-Tools project was already in development when the sale occured two summers ago (2002). It is because of the sales, did they drop the months' work of developing the software's online tool feature that includes soundbites and 3D images of minis (from Chainmail product line).