SRD Question (for Scott or Linae): 4e References or just Section Headings?

[jaldaen]

So I noticed a lot of people are reading the SRD section headings as 4e Refrences in addition to being a section heading. My question to Scott and Linae is:

Are the section headings in the SRD also 4e References, which cannot be defined, redefined, or altered in any way?

So are Dwarf, Human, Fighter, Wizard, Demon, Devil, etc... 4e references or intended to make it easier to use the SRD in conjunction with the Core Books?

This is a question I've asked in other threads, but I figure it deserves its own thread since this one difference in reading the SRD can make all the difference between a very restrictive SRD and a very open one.

Thanks for your response

 

[Yair]

It's an important question, but I'm not clear what is it based on in the GSL. What it the legal meaning of having headings in the SRD? Where does it say in the GSL that you can Reference headings, for example, in a way that seperates headings from the terms which you can't redefine or modify?

 

[jmucchiello]

It's an important question, but I'm not clear what is it based on in the GSL. What it the legal meaning of having headings in the SRD? Where does it say in the GSL that you can Reference headings, for example, in a way that seperates headings from the terms which you can't redefine or modify?

You miss the point. He is asking if the headings in the SRD are also "4E References" as defined in the SRD.

 

[lurkinglidda]

Are the section headings in the SRD also 4e References, which cannot be defined, redefined, or altered in any way?

Yes.

Edit - do not define or redefine. you may add to the items in the SRD though.

From section 4.1 of the GSL:
<snip> Licensee will not define, redefine, or alter the definition of any 4E Reference in a Licensed Product. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee may create original material that adds to the applicability of a 4E Reference, so long as this original material complies with the preceding sentence. <snip>

Hope that helps!

 

[Zaister]

Yes.

So this means, for example, I can have Demons in my licensed product, but they can't be Balors, Barlguras, Evistros, Glabrezus, Goristros, Hezrous, Immoliths, Mariliths, Mezzdemons, or Vrocks. I must make them up myself. Correct?

 

[lurkinglidda]

So this means, for example, I can have Demons in my licensed product, but they can't be Balors, Barlguras, Evistros, Glabrezus, Goristros, Hezrous, Immoliths, Mariliths, Mezzdemons, or Vrocks. I must make them up myself. Correct?

Yes.

 

[Alzrius]

Hm, this seems to be a tacit admission that the exclusion of specific demons and devils - and probably the other missing monsters too - was intentional, rather than accidental.

Oh well. Thanks Linae.

 

[lurkinglidda]

Hm, this seems to be a tacit admission that the exclusion of specific demons and devils - and probably the other missing monsters too - was intentional, rather than accidental.

Yes. I will respond to the other threads asking this question as well.

 

[Drkfathr1]

Still don't see how the Succubus can be considered IP of WOTC.

 

[jaldaen]

Yes.

Edit - do not define or redefine. you may add to the items in the SRD though.

Thanks, that clears it up... much more restrictive than I had hoped (especially with "Human" as a defined term), but thankfully there are synonyms one can use if you want to bring in a "cultural" aspect for a campaign setting.

Hope that helps!

Clarity is always a help