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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5329185" data-attributes="member: 2732">You miss my point.&nbsp; My point is that, if your goal is to share your campaign with your players or collaborators, you don't need the OGL to be a DM.&nbsp; If your goal is to publish to the world, regardless of your size, then yes, but then you cross the line from just running a campaign to running a publishing house.&nbsp; Your initial statements made it sound like the lack of an OGL prevented you from legally sharing stuff with your private group, and that's not true.&nbsp; You simply aren't allowed to publish.And I would say 99% of players and DMs don't give a damn about publishing their stuff, sharing their work, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even creative DMs might just keep some sketchy notes and play their campaign &quot;on the fly&quot;.&nbsp; Not every DM is suited to write for the public, and they may not have the desire.As far as the evidence, well, considering how well 4e took over, it doesn't seem that the OGL truly mattered in terms of making the game more or less popular.&nbsp; While some fans have specifically rejected it because of the OGL, I suspect more people reject the new D&amp;D because it is different, and the OGL itself is a very minor consideration.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ryan actually stated that the OGL would prevent WoTC from effectively changing the game too much without &quot;forking&quot; the game.&nbsp; While the &quot;fork&quot; did happen (Pathfinder, et al), it turned out the brand loyalty was stronger than this principle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5329185, member: 2732"] You miss my point. My point is that, if your goal is to share your campaign with your [i]players[/i] or collaborators, you don't need the OGL to be a DM. If your goal is to publish to the world, regardless of your size, then yes, but then you cross the line from just running a campaign to running a publishing house. Your initial statements made it sound like the lack of an OGL prevented you from legally sharing stuff with your private group, and that's not true. You simply aren't allowed to publish. And I would say 99% of players and DMs don't give a damn about publishing their stuff, sharing their work, etc. Even creative DMs might just keep some sketchy notes and play their campaign "on the fly". Not every DM is suited to write for the public, and they may not have the desire. As far as the evidence, well, considering how well 4e took over, it doesn't seem that the OGL truly mattered in terms of making the game more or less popular. While some fans have specifically rejected it because of the OGL, I suspect more people reject the new D&D because it is different, and the OGL itself is a very minor consideration. Ryan actually stated that the OGL would prevent WoTC from effectively changing the game too much without "forking" the game. While the "fork" did happen (Pathfinder, et al), it turned out the brand loyalty was stronger than this principle. [/QUOTE]

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