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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5328965" data-attributes="member: 18280">I would not be surprised if I were in the minority, the majority, or somewhere close to 50/50.  I have no data on which to form a firm opinion, and merely speculate.Would you be surprised to learn you were in the minority?Using the OGL means having to copy all of the Section 15 data from every book you use.  Working on RCFG has meant having to copy an awful lot of Section 15 data.  I can assure you, cross-pollination occurred well before 4e.What you see post-4e (or late 3e) is the production of additional rulesets, which tend to cross-pollinate more than sourcebooks or adventures do.  But, once there is enough material to work with, cross-pollination is pretty regular.  Green Ronin, for example, actively encouraged other publishers to use monsters from Jade Dragons and Hungry Ghosts, because they could see the obvious advantages of doing so.Fifth Element, working on the Grand OGL Wiki, might know a bit more about it!RC</blockquote>