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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 5931631" data-attributes="member: 5100">I just don't get the hardcore OGL <s>love</s> fetishism. I appreciate the OGL. I'm grateful that WotC did that with d20 and I made use of some OGL materials. I'd certainly view an OGL 5e as a perk. I just wouldn't lose a beat if they didn't do it.I play D&amp;D to play D&amp;D. If I want to play some pseudo-D&amp;D, then there's already a ton of them out there. As far as a pseudo-5e goes, the play test still seems solidly d20 derived, so someone could do a knock-off through the back door by saying it was based on the OGL, rather than 5e. It might just be harder to find modules (either the 1e definition or the Lego meaning) and monster books by third parties. For that reason, alone, I think it might be in WotC's best interest to make 5e OGL or a new d20-type license. But... that's a business call that won't meaningfully impact my likelihood of buying 5e material.If WotC does decide to do something, though, I certainly hope it's more like the original d20/SRD than the GSL of 4e. The GSL really had the stink of a modernized version of the early/mid 1990s crusade against fans to stop posting home brew mechanics, etc. using the terms &quot;hit points&quot;, &quot;armor class&quot;, etc. on the grounds that these were copyrighted IP of TSR. That crusade was the final (and largest) factor in my decision to sell off my substantial collection of 1e and 2e books and move on to WoD, Fantasy Hero, and other games. I only returned to D&amp;D with the change of ownership and announcement of 3e (OGL wasn't a factor).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 5931631, member: 5100"] I just don't get the hardcore OGL [s]love[/s] fetishism. I appreciate the OGL. I'm grateful that WotC did that with d20 and I made use of some OGL materials. I'd certainly view an OGL 5e as a perk. I just wouldn't lose a beat if they didn't do it. I play D&D to play D&D. If I want to play some pseudo-D&D, then there's already a ton of them out there. As far as a pseudo-5e goes, the play test still seems solidly d20 derived, so someone could do a knock-off through the back door by saying it was based on the OGL, rather than 5e. It might just be harder to find modules (either the 1e definition or the Lego meaning) and monster books by third parties. For that reason, alone, I think it might be in WotC's best interest to make 5e OGL or a new d20-type license. But... that's a business call that won't meaningfully impact my likelihood of buying 5e material. If WotC does decide to do something, though, I certainly hope it's more like the original d20/SRD than the GSL of 4e. The GSL really had the stink of a modernized version of the early/mid 1990s crusade against fans to stop posting home brew mechanics, etc. using the terms "hit points", "armor class", etc. on the grounds that these were copyrighted IP of TSR. That crusade was the final (and largest) factor in my decision to sell off my substantial collection of 1e and 2e books and move on to WoD, Fantasy Hero, and other games. I only returned to D&D with the change of ownership and announcement of 3e (OGL wasn't a factor). [/QUOTE]

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