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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Walter_J" data-source="post: 1495628" data-attributes="member: 2938">You have to remember, the d20 logo was created by WotC to increase the sales of the PHB and (as a possible second reason) to let other publishers produce "support" products, such as adventures, that WotC doesn't consider profitable enough to publish themselves.Also, the standards which a publisher has to follow to use the d20 logo are far from being extensive enough to suggest any unification among different products from different publishers, except the most basic (roll d20 high).  You have a list of game terms (and only if you choose to include those terms in your game), and restrictions on including the steps for character creation and application of experience (to name the big ones).  That leaves a whole lot of choice for the publisher.  Some may choose to follow the SRD and put out a product that is closely compatible with other products that also followed the SRD.  Other publishers may choose to do something new or different.So, yeah, the words "illusion" or "misconception" may be appropriate.</blockquote>