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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8824491" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>So I've watched the video, so I can quote verbatim. In bold are the things the guy in the video says, word-for-word.</p><p></p><p>He says <strong>"there will not be an open game license for the new edition"</strong>. This is a meaningless statement -- editions don't have open game licenses. There's one OGL, released 20 years ago. It's irrevocable.</p><p></p><p>He follows up with<strong> "what this would mean is that companies that have basically existed off of making content for this game as third party publishers would essentially not be able to continue forth into the new edition".</strong> This can only be true if the new edition uses substantially different terminology from the current edition and is not compatible with it.</p><p></p><p><strong>"This would affect companies like MCD, Kobold Press, Mage Hand Press, Monte Cook Games, even Paizo in some capacity... Wizards of the Coast is making us aware that they would be the only people able to legally make money off of anything published for this new system"</strong>. I guess we at EN Publishing are safe then! Sorry, Monte! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><strong>"This is a rumour coming from a source that I would vouch for"</strong>. Your source said "<strong>there will not be an open game license for the new edition"</strong>? Then your source doesn't understand what the OGL is. I wouldn't vouch for them if I were you. If they said something different, I suggest you quote what they actually said. But definitely don't vouch for a source that says "there will not be an open game license for the new edition". Because it's a meaningless statement. There's one OGL (well, OK two), it was released 20 years ago, it's irrevocable.</p><p></p><p><strong>"This is a move that would devastate the whole third party scene."</strong> How? As a 22-year publisher of third party D&D books, through several edition changes, I'd love to hear how this will devastate me. I don't think it will.</p><p></p><p>So, folks, this guy's source, whoever it is, is talking nonsense. He doesn't know what the OGL is, how it works, or how publishers of OGL material operate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8824491, member: 1"] So I've watched the video, so I can quote verbatim. In bold are the things the guy in the video says, word-for-word. He says [B]"there will not be an open game license for the new edition"[/B]. This is a meaningless statement -- editions don't have open game licenses. There's one OGL, released 20 years ago. It's irrevocable. He follows up with[B] "what this would mean is that companies that have basically existed off of making content for this game as third party publishers would essentially not be able to continue forth into the new edition".[/B] This can only be true if the new edition uses substantially different terminology from the current edition and is not compatible with it. [B]"This would affect companies like MCD, Kobold Press, Mage Hand Press, Monte Cook Games, even Paizo in some capacity... Wizards of the Coast is making us aware that they would be the only people able to legally make money off of anything published for this new system"[/B]. I guess we at EN Publishing are safe then! Sorry, Monte! :) [B]"This is a rumour coming from a source that I would vouch for"[/B]. Your source said "[B]there will not be an open game license for the new edition"[/B]? Then your source doesn't understand what the OGL is. I wouldn't vouch for them if I were you. If they said something different, I suggest you quote what they actually said. But definitely don't vouch for a source that says "there will not be an open game license for the new edition". Because it's a meaningless statement. There's one OGL (well, OK two), it was released 20 years ago, it's irrevocable. [B]"This is a move that would devastate the whole third party scene."[/B] How? As a 22-year publisher of third party D&D books, through several edition changes, I'd love to hear how this will devastate me. I don't think it will. So, folks, this guy's source, whoever it is, is talking nonsense. He doesn't know what the OGL is, how it works, or how publishers of OGL material operate. [/QUOTE]
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