The new OGL 1.2, What is Victory?

[GMforPowergamers]

Are you going to be a proponent of this 20 years from now when somebody whose ethos and morals you disagree with is in charge of Hasbro? Wielding the power, that this license grants them?

yes as long as hasbro/wotc is interested in making money then the person in charge isn't who I care about... they have to listen to the fans or not make money.

The same way I just spent weeks pushing Rifts, Torg and the like if you want to keep your d20, or Savage Worlds and Vampire if that isn't something you care about... if they do bad things with it I will do that again. If enough follow my lead they will change or lose all the money

Yes they are, I hope they become your lines as well, but if you decide differently that is fine.

thank you, this is a rare thought on these boards today

 

[GMforPowergamers]

They yanked an anti-captialist work as hateful, while adding terrible racist baggage to the Hadozee in their own work. I don't trust who's in charge NOW with morality policing, let alone 20 years from now.

I spoke out against the 'eat the rich' adventure and no one listened... I didn't catch the Hadozee thing until others did, then I added my voice and they changed it. A company like WotC/Hasbro has a financial motive that is easy to hit if we all work together.

 

[robconley]

In my personal experience, in the past 35ish years the barrier to new, innovative gaming experiences has never been finding new innovative products, but rather, finding players who want to engage with a game that isn’t the same old thing. Particularly when it came to a different rules set using different mechanisms.

Having creative freedom means accepting that one's personal tastes may never be the most popular. The good news is that it isn't a zero-sum game anymore. We not competing for limited shelf and warehouse space. You can make a go of it with a customer base in the hundreds. A living with a customer base in the thousands.
There are games like Backgammon, Chess that are just that good. My opinion is that the core mechanics of D&D are just that good and a rare example of the first mover in a new niche getting it right (mostly it took Greyhawk to solidify it) from the get-go. And I say this even tho I still consider GURPS my favorite RPG and I would write for it if SJ Games had an open 3PP program.

 

[robconley]

I spoke out against the 'eat the rich' adventure and no one listened... I didn't catch the Hadozee thing until others did, then I added my voice and they changed it. A company like WotC/Hasbro has a financial motive that is easy to hit if we all work together.

You are still a supplicant entreating a feudal lord to do the right thing. Rather than being truly free to pursue one's own creative interests. Or support others whose creative interests align more with yours. I realize those are harsh words but strip away all the talk and apologies and that is what we are left with. My choice is to refuse to submit. I hope in time you make the same choice as well. But if not it is fine by me.

 

[eyeheartawk]

They yanked an anti-captialist work as hateful, while adding terrible racist baggage to the Hadozee in their own work. I don't trust who's in charge NOW with morality policing, let alone 20 years from now.

I missed this somehow, what was the anti-capitalist work thing you're referencing?

 

[Aspirinsmurf]

I missed this somehow, what was the anti-capitalist work thing you're referencing?

Something they tore down from the DM's guild over a discretionary morality clause in that agreement, I gather. Not sure about the details or the timeline.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

average player lacks principles

again so if we don't all agree we lack principles...

did it ever accord to you we just have different priorities?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I think we have victory if the next OGL will have a clause, that if you use OGL, you need to assign OGC of your own instead of just taking.

I also think the anti-injunction clause seems fair to include. It is protecting them against bad players.

The anti inclusivity clause should protect them vs LaNasas, but it is too difficult to execute fairly. I just hope WotC stomps the NuTsr so har into ground that noone else tries anyway.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

You are still a supplicant entreating a feudal lord to do the right thing.

I'm sorry but these analogies are getting more and more insulting. No one is going to hold up a feudal lord...

We are looking at what they want, and what they are offering.

Rather than being truly free to pursue one's own creative interests. Or support others whose creative interests align more with yours. I realize those are harsh words but strip away all the talk and apologies and that is what we are left with. My choice is to refuse to submit. I hope in time you make the same choice as well. But if not it is fine by me.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I missed this somehow, what was the anti-capitalist work thing you're referencing?

it was called 'eat the rich'

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