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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6685873" data-attributes="member: 37579">It was likely in my lifetime, but I wasn't involved.But we're talking about people who aren't purchasing the item. One gamer needs the books, the other just need to be there. Very often, a gaming group will be one dedicated DM, a couple semi-dedicated players, and a couple people just there to fill out the table. They're all gamers, but not all going to be equally interested in the nuances of the game. In the same way when you go to a friend's board game night you may not know what studio published a certain game or the politics that occurred behind the scenes. &nbsp;Yeah, being informed in your purchases is handy. By that definition, you only need to be informed on 3PP if buying 3PP. And when most players don't even buy a PHB, why then would they know about 3PP and the OGL? I mean, for example, I was on the internet pretty early. 1995 or so. I remember a lot about T$R and people being coy with comparability with their fan material to avoid being shut down. But it was years before I heard about the Lorraine Williams drama or conflict inside TSR. And it was well into the 3e era before I realized that TSR was no longer the publisher of D&amp;D. When I noticed the name &quot;Wizards of the Coast&quot; I thought they'd changed names, not that a game as successful as D&amp;D (in my mind) would have been purchased. I liked D&amp;D so I spent my time reading D&amp;D material, not TSR material. Getting involved and interested in the back end came much later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6685873, member: 37579"] It was likely in my lifetime, but I wasn't involved. But we're talking about people who [I]aren't[/I] purchasing the item. One gamer needs the books, the other just need to be there. Very often, a gaming group will be one dedicated DM, a couple semi-dedicated players, and a couple people just there to fill out the table. They're all gamers, but not all going to be equally interested in the nuances of the game. In the same way when you go to a friend's board game night you may not know what studio published a certain game or the politics that occurred behind the scenes. Yeah, being informed in your purchases is handy. By that definition, you only need to be informed on 3PP if buying 3PP. And when most players don't even buy a PHB, why then would they know about 3PP and the OGL? I mean, for example, I was on the internet pretty early. 1995 or so. I remember a lot about T$R and people being coy with comparability with their fan material to avoid being shut down. But it was years before I heard about the Lorraine Williams drama or conflict inside TSR. And it was well into the 3e era before I realized that TSR was no longer the publisher of D&D. When I noticed the name "Wizards of the Coast" I thought they'd changed names, not that a game as successful as D&D (in my mind) would have been purchased. I liked D&D so I spent my time reading D&D material, not TSR material. Getting involved and interested in the back end came much later. [/QUOTE]

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